Henry Wade Books in Order
Henry Menasco Wade was an American lawyer who served as district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. He participated in two notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century: the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and the U.S. Supreme Court case that held abortion was a constitutional right, Roe v. Wade. In addition, Wade was district attorney when Randall Dale Adams, the subject of the 1988 documentary film The Thin Blue Line, was wrongfully convicted in the murder of Robert Wood, a Dallas police officer. After his term and death, he was criticised for his corruption, ranging from wrongful convictions, to attitudes and certain comments on race, in addition to some decisions such as execution of innocent men.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Henry Wade
- #1AmazonThe Verdict of You All(1926)
- #2AmazonThe Missing Partners(1928)
- #3AmazonThe Duke of York's Steps(1929)
- #4AmazonThe Dying Alderman(1930)
- #5AmazonThe Hanging Captain(1932)
- #6AmazonMist on the Saltings(1933)
- #7AmazonPoliceman's Lot(1933)
- #8AmazonConstable Guard Thyself(1934)
- #9AmazonThe High Sheriff(1937)
- #10AmazonHere Comes the Copper(1938)
- #11AmazonReleased for Death(1938)
- #12AmazonLonely Magdalen(1940)
- #13AmazonNew Graves at Great Norne(1947)
- #14AmazonDiplomat's Folly(1951)
- #15AmazonBe Kind to the Killer(1952)
- #16AmazonHeir Presumptive(1953)
- #17AmazonToo Soon to Die(1953)
- #18AmazonGold Was Our Grave(1954)
- #19AmazonA Dying Fall(1955)
- #20AmazonThe Litmore Snatch(1957)
- #21AmazonGreat Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror(1931)
- #22AmazonFifty Famous Detectives of Fiction(1948)
About Henry Wade
Henry Menasco Wade was an American lawyer who served as district attorney of Dallas County from 1951 to 1987. He participated in two notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century: the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, and the U.S. Supreme Court case that held abortion was a constitutional right, Roe v. Wade. In addition, Wade was district attorney when Randall Dale Adams, the subject of the 1988 documentary film The Thin Blue Line, was wrongfully convicted in the murder of Robert Wood, a Dallas police officer. After his term and death, he was criticised for his corruption, ranging from wrongful convictions, to attitudes and certain comments on race, in addition to some decisions such as execution of innocent men.
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