Order of William J. Coughlin Books
William J. Coughlin (1929-1992) was an American novelist of legal thrillers. In addition to being an author, Coughlin was a U.S. administrative judge based out of Detroit. His series character is Charley Sloan.
William J. Coughlin became a published author in 1968 with The Dividend Was Death. Below is a list of William J. Coughlin’s books in order of when they were originally released:
Publication Order of Charley Sloan Books
(by)
| The Court | (1982) |    |
| Shadow of a Doubt | (1991) | |
| Death Penalty | (1992) | |
| The Judgment | (1997) | |
| Proof of Intent | (2002) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Dividend Was Death. | (1968) | |
| The Destruction Committee | (1971) | |
| The Grinding Mill | (1973) | |
| The Stalking Man | (1979) | |
| The Mark of Cain | (1980) | |
| Day of Wrath | (1980) | |
| Cain's Chinese Puzzle | (1981) | |
| The Twelve Apostles | (1984) | |
| Her Father's Daughter | (1986) | |
| Her Honor | (1987) | |
| In The Presence of Enemies | (1989) | |
| The Heart of Justice | (1995) | |
Notes: Any novels by William Jeremiah Coughlin published after 1992 was ghostwritten or written by a co-author. Proof of Intent was co-authored by Walter Sorrells.
No More Dreams was later published under the title The Court.
The Cain series books were written under the pen name of Sean A. Key.
You missed his first book, The Widow Wondered Why
First shadow of doubt was different than one published later after his death it was changed a lot