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
(with Walter Sorrells)
| The Court | (1982) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Shadow of a Doubt | (1991) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Death Penalty | (1992) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Judgment | (1997) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Proof of Intent | (2002) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Dividend Was Death. | (1968) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Destruction Committee | (1971) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Grinding Mill | (1973) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Stalking Man | (1979) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Mark of Cain | (1980) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Day of Wrath | (1980) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Cain's Chinese Puzzle | (1981) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Twelve Apostles | (1984) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Her Father's Daughter | (1986) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| Her Honor | (1987) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| In The Presence of Enemies | (1989) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
| The Heart of Justice | (1995) | Amazon US | Amazon UK |
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