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Murder in the House (Capital Crimes #14)
He died beneath the Statue of Freedom, clutching a 9-mm pistol in his hand. But as dawn rose, the politician would die again--in a hail of rumor and character assassination.
Now one man suspects the shattering truth: that the congressman's suicide was a carefully planned murder. In the heart of the free world, a furious struggle begins: to reclaim a man's innocence, expose...more
Now one man suspects the shattering truth: that the congressman's suicide was a carefully planned murder. In the heart of the free world, a furious struggle begins: to reclaim a man's innocence, expose...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 28th 1998
by Fawcett
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Congressman Paul Latham had just been asked to accept the nomination as the Secretary of State. He was ready to accept the post and asked his good friend Mac Smith to act as his attorney during the confirmation hearing. When he is found dead the next day, it is rumored that he committed suicide when it was discovered that a charge of sexual harassment was pending. Mac very quickly finds it was a murder and he is bound to try and clear Paul's name for the sake of his family and his legacy. This w...more
I listened to the book on tape on a trip.This is a rather disjointed story. There is a powerful congressman, nominated by the president to be Secretary of State, who is charged with sexual harassment by his office assistant and is murdered. There is his buddy, a somewhat shady wealthy businessman, with deep ties into post-Soviet Russia. There are Russian mobsters and oligarchs. There is a law professor who ends up trying to figure out who committed the murder. There are a couple of CIA and FBI a...more
Started this book and realized that I had read it sometime in the past. Skimmed through it to reacquaint myself with the plot and characters and found it just as interesting this second time around. Margaret Truman never fails to entertain with her murder mysteries centered around the political climate in our nations capital.
I liked it a lot. I Don't read murder mysteries much, but really like Ma4rgaret Truman. She does an excellent job of developing characters, plotting and has good solid writing. I intend to read the rest of the series.
Reading these with my Mom.
A favorite series.
Great mysteries and great insight into behind the scenes Washington DC.
I'm reading them ALL.
Read in 2005.
A favorite series.
Great mysteries and great insight into behind the scenes Washington DC.
I'm reading them ALL.
Read in 2005.
A good mystery read. Well written and fun to relate to the locales in the DC area. Easy to relate to the characters and not over run with the political details.
This was a fast paced, light mystery involving a house member nominated for secretary of state.
Typical Truman mystery, but not as well written as others, I didn't think. The last chapter read as if she was tired of writing and just wrote paragraphs to tie things up. I felt there could have been more explanation.
Margaret Truman's Capital Crime books are always a good read.
I do enjoy Ms. Truman's books - but this one was very predictable.
I love the Smiths.
I really enjoyed this book. I enjoy all Margaret Truman books. Always a good plot and twist.
I enjoyed reading a novel set in D.C. especially since I'm going back there soon, but overall this was a very predictable and bland read.
Margaret is always a good read.
Always a pleasure to read Margaret Truman's mysteries. They're very engaging and informative on the workings of our Fair City.
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Mary Margaret Truman-Daniel, widely known throughout her life as "Margaret Truman", (February 17, 1924 — January 29, 2008) was an American singer who later became a successful writer. She was the only child of Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States) and his wife Bess.
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