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  • Bibliography:
    4 Books
  • First Book:
    March 2018
  • Latest Book:
    September 2025
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Book List in Order: 4 titles



  • In a small Virginia town still reeling from World War II, a photograph of a beautiful murdered woman propels three young people into the middle of a far-reaching mystery. A lurid crime scene photo of a beautiful woman arrives on mystery writer Bun...



  • Two lonely teenage girls in 1940s Washington, DC, discover they have a penchant for solving crimes -- and an even greater desire to commit them -- in the new mystery novel by Macavity Award-winning novelist John Copenhaver.Philippa Watson, a good-nat...



  • When a popular mystery novelist dies suspiciously, his writing partner must untangle the author’s connection to a serial killer in award-winning John Copenhaver’s new novel set in 1950s McCarthy-era Washington, DC.*A Washington Post and TODAY.com...



  • Prepare for intrigue, suspense, and unforgettable twists in this groundbreaking anthology of queer crime fiction. In 2023, crime fiction anthologies featured 517 stories across 30 titles—but shockingly, fewer than 1 percent were penned by LGBTQ...




Award-Winning Books by John Copenhaver

Dodging and Burning
2019 Macavity Award -- First Mystery


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

John Copenhaver has published 4 books.

The next book by John Copenhaver, Crime Ink, will be published in September 2025.

The first book by John Copenhaver, Dodging and Burning, was published in March 2018.

No. John Copenhaver does not write books in series.