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)

Shadow of a Doubt(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death Penalty(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Judgment(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Court(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Proof of Intent (With: Walter Sorrells)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Dividend Was Death.(1968)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Destruction Committee(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Grinding Mill(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stalking Man(1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mark of Cain (As: Sean A. Key)(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Day of Wrath(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cain's Chinese Puzzle (As: Sean A. Key)(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Twelve Apostles(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Her Father's Daughter(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Her Honor(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In The Presence of Enemies(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Heart of Justice(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No More Dreams(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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.

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2 Responses to “Order of William J. Coughlin Books”

  1. Danarra Ban: 7 years ago

    You missed his first book, The Widow Wondered Why

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  2. Jo: 9 years ago

    First shadow of doubt was different than one published later after his death it was changed a lot

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