The last two books that I've read of Margaret Truman have let me less than satisfied. All her other books seem to wrap things up nicely and justice is done. This book and the last one I read don't bring the closure they should. Justice is done. The Apparatus behind the antagonist goes on unpunish...
I have not read a Margaret Truman novel in forever and now I remember why. She really wasn't a very good writer.The thing that is interesting about this book is that the author died in 2008 I believe and there is a copyright of 2012 by her estate. Who finished the book? There are references to...
Once upon a time I read Margaret Truman mystery novels. I don't remember which ones they were, sadly, but I do remember liking them. So I started to collect them as I found them at book sales and whatnot, and when I got back into audio books at the beginning of the year, I thought I'd start "re...
It was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder at Ford’s Theater–one that’s hot off today’s headlines. The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for senator Bruce Lerner–...
A former Mafia hit man allegedly carried out a contract assassination of a South American dictator based on the orders of the head of an American intelligence service. Following his arrest, he agrees to be a government witness in exchange for being included in the witness protection program as a...
There is very little historical value to this book. To me this was pure "fluff" history. Too much of Margaret Truman and not enough facts. Because she lived in the White House Margaret Truman must think that makes her a credible source and therefore she did not need to cite one source, make any n...
Once it was a swamp. Now Foggy Bottom is swimming with real-estate sharks. When a man is found stabbed to death in this trendy D.C. neighborhood, it is major news. But within forty-eight hours the nation is gripped by a fear that leaves this comparatively small crime in the dark. Three passenge...
The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most famous addresses-- although not everyone knows exactly what it is. This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences, restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famous after they break out and...
I'm not a fan of predictability. I'm especially not a fan of the protagonist being blind to things that should be obvious to her, so that she looks like she's stupid. In this book we had all of that plus the protagonist essentially blaming one of the victims (who was victimized first by her fat...
Tedious at bestPublished in 1990 by Random House AudioRead by Rene AuberjonoisDuration: approximately 3 hours.I have read a number of Margaret Truman's murder mysteries and was pleased to find this one as an audiobook so that I could enjoy it on my drive to work. However, this one was a true depa...
Margaret Truman said writing this book was the hardest thing she had ever done. Trying to step out of the role of daughter and examine her mother from a different viewpoint. Margaret Truman did an excellent job researching for this book. She says she spend days at the Truman Presidential Librar...
Mac Smith has retired from defending criminals in court and now teaches law at Georgetown. His wife also has retired from her law practice. She now sits on the Board of the Washington National Opera. When WNO planned to present Tosca, Annabel Smith convinces Mac to be a super in the upcoming prod...
Ambassador Geoffrey James might be a British citizen, but when he dies on the night of a gala party, it's up to Captain Sal Morizio of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department to investitgate. Despite orders to desist, Morizio and his lady love, fellow officer Connie Lake, know too much. And w...
"A thriller...a novel...a fun thing, an entertainment and good reading." LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Who would want to kill Clarence Sutherland, a bright and handsome young man? The answer: practically everybody.
"Dallas" in DCIf you're a fan of murder mysteries, this could well be entertaining. Having worked in DC for over a decade, it was very interesting for me to see all the local landmarks and hangouts - but from a very different perspective. The perspective is very slightly left of center, and is ve...
In the depths of the U.S. Library of Congress toil thousands of researchers, chasing down obsessions, breakthroughs, and new contributions to human wisdom. But when amateur D.C. sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith enters this stately American institution, she discovers a hornet s nest of intrigue and murde...
Max Pauling is an ex-CIA agent who is hired to fly medical supplies into Havana Cuba. When a German national employee of the local medical research firm is murdered, Max is arrested because he was with the man the night he was killed. Then a member of a US Congressional team is killed and Max i...
Hey y'all guess what a series based in DCI am finding that it is most helpful to read the copyright date before beginning the book because it helps me as a reader get a handle on the available technology. If the author has a sidekick accessing a phone in the car and the book was published in the ...
I'm "reading" the audio abridgment on my way to and from work, and I have to say it's ridiculously boring. I don't know if it's the abridger's fault or the author's fault, but the language and descriptions are boring or cliched or they take the time to describe things that don't really need descr...
This was such a strange book for me to read. I am currently assigned to the Pentagon, so the title of the book caught my eye. But the book was written before I ever joined the military, so it has a very dated feel to it. And interestingly enough, many of the controversial issues discussed in t...
I knew Ms. Truman was a mystery writer, but I never had any interest in reading her works until I visited the Truman’s Little White House in Key West and learned Ms. Truman was inspired by Agatha Christie. Had the two been publishing at the same time, Ms. Christie would not have had to worry abo...
This is one of books that Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry Truman, wrote about murders at vaious sites in Washington, D.C. An FBI agent,George Pritchard, is found behind a shooting target in the FBI shooting range (yes, he had been shot to death). Bad part is that 200 tourists are watching wh...
Nobody knows the crooked turns, slippery slopes, and dark, dangerous stretches of the Beltway better than Margaret Truman, dean of the Washington, D.C., mystery scene. And no one is better equipped to lead a suspenseful tour into the treacherous territory of big-time political lobbying, where the...
Enjoyable but my library only had the large print version and when I read one of those types I feel like I'm reading a primer! Lots of characters and just like the heroine you don't know who to trust! This is the first time I've seen the author add her political beliefs. She is not a big fan o...
Times are tough in Savannah for former cop and current PI Robert Brixton, so when he agrees to take on a 20 year-old murder case, he figures he’s got nothing to lose. It’s not long before the trail leads him deep into the corrupt underbelly of Savannah’s power elite, and right into the lap of a s...
Webster, was injured in an automobile accident last night in Washington’s Rock Creek Park. Miss Webster was released from Walter Reed Army Medical Center after treatment for a fracture of her right arm and cuts and bruises suffered in the crash of a small Japanese sports car driven by Ronald Y. F...
Your old Dad slept for 750 or 800 miles - three hours, and we were making from 250 to 300 miles an hour. No one, not even me (your mother would say I) knew how very tired and worn to a frazzle the Chief Executive had become. This terrible decision I had to make had been over my head for about six...
Hanrahan asked after he’d gotten Heather a cup of coffee. She’d arrived at his MPD office early; her internal clock was still set to London time. Her McBean tartan pleated skirt, navy blue blouse and blazer were fresh looking. She looked tired and worn. “Hectic, to say the least. But it’s good I ...
Have they been contacted?” Dorian Mars asked Teller. “We’re doing it now,” Teller said. “Not fast enough. The commissioner called. He’s up in arms.” You sure turn a phrase, Dorian. Well, not to be outdone… “What does he expect, miracles?” Teller lighted a clove. “I wish you wouldn’t smoke those t...
The tradition began with the second First Lady, Abigail Smith Adams. She and her husband, President John Adams, spent most of their single term in Philadelphia, the interim capital of the United States. Not until 1800 did Abigail and John move into the unfinished White House, where she had the do...
“May I speak with Micki Simmons,” Jackson said. “Who might ah say is callin’?” “Ah, Mr. Jackson. Matt Jackson. I’m calling from Washington.” “May I tell her what this is in reference to?” “Oh, she’ll know. We’re friends.” The woman called to Micki. The sounds of loud children played in the backgr...
Until this point, Harry Truman had had his share of verbal rocks thrown at him. But they mostly were hurled from local political platforms in speeches that were forgotten the day after they were made. The newspapers, even the Kansas City Star, had been fairly kind to him. The Star had praised him...
Those in whom he confided were impressed with his sense of honor and his unwillingness to participate in some of the agency’s more controversial medical and scientific endeavors. But he was never specific about the work he’d done for the CIA. He kept it vague, including just enough specificity to...