Margaret Truman
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Series
Capital crimes series volume 23
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English
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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 right information and enough influence can buy power–the kind that corrupts . . . and sometimes kills.
Arriving home from a fund-raising dinner,...
Arriving home from a fund-raising dinner,...
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 6
Language
English
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Special agent George Pritchard was nobody's favorite at the FBI. But when his murdered body is found, agents Ross Lizenby and Christine Saksis look for answers--only to find that the bureau wants questions kept to a suspicious minimum ...
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 2
Language
English
Description
Senator Cale Caldwell and his wife maintained a far-reaching and powerful grip on Capitol Hill society-but not powerful enough to save him from foul play. Despite his eminence and influence, the Senator's life is cut short in brutal fashion at a glamorous reception held in his honor, just two short years after tragedy struck the Caldwell family in the form of the unsolved murder of his niece. When attorney Lydia James suggests a connection between...
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English
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These three political thrillers by the acclaimed author-and daughter of President Harry Truman-offer an insider's look into the dangerous shadows of D.C.
Murder in the Supreme Court
When Clarence Sutherland, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lieutenant Martin Teller of the Washington Police and Susanna Pincher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer.
Murder on Embassy Road
When a British Ambassador drops...
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English
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Murder and intrigue on the steps of the United States capital building pulls Robert Brixton into his most personal case yet!
2002: A military transport on a secret run to dispose of its deadly contents vanishes without a trace.
The present: A mass shooting on the steps of the Capitol nearly claims the life of Robert Brixton's grandson.
No stranger to high-stakes investigations, Brixton embarks on a trail to uncover the motive behind the shooting....
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 25
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Times are tough in Savannah for former cop and current PI Robert Brixton, so when he agrees to take on a twenty-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 secret government organization that's been offing "troublesome" politicians for decades. The cold case heats up when he joins forces with former attorneys...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
In Washington, a congressman is accused of sexual harassment by a staffer. When the staffer is killed, police turn their attention to the congressman, only to see him killed and his daughter kidnaped. Sleuthing law professor Mac Smith uncovers an influence-peddling Russian connection.
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 30
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
David Portland works security for America’s British Embassy in London. His life is upended when his son Trevor dies mysteriously in Nigeria, while employed by a suspicious security/mercenary company known as SureSafe.
One night, Portland sees a man in a bar wearing a bracelet―a family heirloom, which he had given his son―and attacks the man. The information he learns will send Portland down a rabbit-hole of deadly deception―one which he hopes...