Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, #9)

By Margaret Truman

Book Overview

"An exciting romp through the maze of Washington politics."-- The Dallas Morning News During a gala benefit for the Democratic Party's hottest presidential hopeful at the glittering Kennedy Center, a young woman dies, a victim of quick and brutal violence. The murder weapon belongs to the candidate. The chief suspect is the candidate's son. The dynamic campaign of Senator Kenneth Ewald has collided with a tragedy that can send his son to jail--and wreck his own career. George Washington University law professor Mac Smith comes out of the classroom to tackle a case that's bad for Senator Ewald but may prove even worse for the nation. And Smith himself marches straight into the firing line of an unscrupulous TV evangelist who gets his orders from God and a dethroned Central American dictator who takes interference from no one. . . . "Margaret Truman has become a first-rate mystery writer."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449212084
• ISBN13: 9780449212080
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

It's fun to compare with current politicians as well!

... Margaret Truman has woven together her knowledge of Washingtonpolitics and a great mystery in "Murder at the Kennedy Center."And she sure knows how to interweave a complicated plot. As soonas Mac agrees to take a ace, he runs into countless problems:Senator Ewald, it seems, has not be as...his political supporters might believe; ...Soon a South American dictator and a conservative evangelist muddy the waters even more. As Mac delves deeper into the mystery, he learns more about hisfriend than perhaps he had wanted to know. In a short period oftime, he has a long list of suspects!Truman has done an excellent job of creating vivid characters anddeveloping a plot that will keep you alert. She has also managedto mirror a number of contemporary politicians and headlines inthis novel; I think you'll have fun deciding who is beingmodeled.

Combines murder and political intrique

The description of a Democratic party gala is described with the intimacy of one who has actually attended such an affair. It is for this reason that the reader trusts the author in the other relevant portions of the plotting and structure of this well-told tale of mayhem in our nation's capital. This is a fine addition to the author's stunning series of mystery novels using the backdrop of the great institutions of Washington, D. C.

Thoroughly enjoyable

I've just discovered Margaret Truman and am enjoying every minute of her writing. Not only does she write a good mystery but she entices me with her detailed descriptions of life in Washington D.C. Mac and Annabelle are becoming "good friends". I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series.

This was another of Truman's great books!!

This was another of Truman's great books!! The action of was continues though out the whole book and it was a wonderful book!