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Capital Mysteries Books in Order

Capital Mysteries by Ron Roy contains 14 books, published between 2001 and 2012. The first book is Who Cloned the President? (2001) and the newest is Turkey Trouble on the National Mall (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
2001–2012
Pages on record
527 in 6 of 14 books
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Capital Mysteries is a 14-book children's mystery series by Ron Roy, published from 2001 to 2012 and tagged with Washington, D.C. Who Cloned the President? (2001) opens the series and Turkey Trouble on the National Mall (2012) is the newest. Kidnapped at the Capital (2002), The Skeleton in the Smithsonian (2003), A Spy in the White House (2004) and Fireworks at the FBI (2006) are among the titles. Subjects include presidents, elections, spies, theft, cloning and tigers. The series is listed as likely complete.

How many Capital Mysteries books are there?

Capital Mysteries has 14 books, released between 2001 and 2012.

Capital Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Capital Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Who Cloned the President? by Ron Roy, book 1 of the Capital Mysteries series (2001)
  2. Cover of Kidnapped at the Capital by Ron Roy, book 2 of the Capital Mysteries series (2002)
  3. Cover of A Spy in the White House by Ron Roy, book 4 of the Capital Mysteries series (2004)
  4. Cover of Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb? by Ron Roy, book 5 of the Capital Mysteries series (2005)
  5. Cover of Trouble at the Treasury by Ron Roy, book 7 of the Capital Mysteries series (2006)
  6. Cover of Mystery at the Washington Monument by Ron Roy, book 8 of the Capital Mysteries series (2007)
  7. Cover of A Thief at the National Zoo by Ron Roy, book 9 of the Capital Mysteries series (2007)
  8. Cover of The Election-Day Disaster by Ron Roy, book 10 of the Capital Mysteries series (2008)
  9. Cover of The Secret at Jefferson's Mansion by Ron Roy, book 11 of the Capital Mysteries series (2009)
  10. Cover of The Ghost at Camp David by Ron Roy, book 12 of the Capital Mysteries series (2010)
  11. Cover of Trapped on the D.C. Train! by Ron Roy, book 13 of the Capital Mysteries series (2011)
  12. Cover of Turkey Trouble on the National Mall by Ron Roy, book 14 of the Capital Mysteries series (2012)
  1. 1
    Who Cloned the President?2001 · 74 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200174
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  2. 2
    Kidnapped at the Capital2002 · confirmed 1/4
    2002–
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  3. 3
    The Skeleton in the Smithsonian2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    A Spy in the White House2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb?2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  6. 6
    Fireworks at the FBI2006 · 87 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200687
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  7. 7
    Trouble at the Treasury2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200696
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  8. 8
    Mystery at the Washington Monument2007 · 87 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200787
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  9. 9
    A Thief at the National Zoo2007 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200796
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  10. 10
    The Election-Day Disaster2008 · 87 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200887
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  11. 11
    The Secret at Jefferson's Mansion2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  12. 12
    The Ghost at Camp David2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  13. 13
    Trapped on the D.C. Train!2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  14. 14
    Turkey Trouble on the National Mall2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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Is there a chronological order for Capital Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Capital Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Capital Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Capital Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Capital Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Capital Mysteries

Start with Who Cloned the President? (2001), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Capital Mysteries book?

Turkey Trouble on the National Mall (2012) is the newest Capital Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Capital Mysteries book coming?

No next Capital Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Capital Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Capital Mysteries title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Capital Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
527 pages across the 6 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 87 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Capital Mysteries books, 11 of 14, were published in the 2000s.

What the Capital Mysteries books are about

13 of the 14 Capital Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 10 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Ron Roy

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Ron Roy

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.