Margaret Truman
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Capital crimes series volume 2
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When 200 people from Washington gather at a cocktail reception for Senate Majority Leader Cale Caldwell, they are horrified to find the guest of honor with an icepick through his chest. Lawyer Lydia James is called upon by the widow to act as special counsel to the Senate subcommittee investigating Caldwell's murder. When her prime suspect turns out to be Caldwell's son, Mark, whose past involves an unsolved murder and participation in a religious...
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Capital crimes series volume 1
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Who better to write a political thriller than the daughter of a president? Margaret Truman's first book in the Capital Crimes series, Murder in the White House, takes readers on a whirlwind journey through the public halls of power and the private corridors of the White House. When the Secretary of State is found murdered in the Lincoln bedroom, Ron Fairbanks, special counsel to the president and secret suitor of presidential daughter Lynne, is appointed...
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Capital crimes series volume 4
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Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. When his fiancee, Heather McBea, flies in from Scotland to learn more, Mac Hanrahan, the captain in charge of the case, takes a heated interest in her. And when two more murders are committed, Hanrahan has reason to worry about Heather's sleuthing. But Heather is stubborn...
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Capital crimes series volume 16
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The Washington art gallery owner, Annabel Smith, investigates the blackmarket in rare books. This follows several murders, connected to an attempt to obtain a journal of the voyage of Columbus to the New World.
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If there's one organization you don't want to mess with, it's the FBI. But Ross Lizenby and his fellow agent and girlfriend, Christine Saksis, must rush headlong into a showdown with one of the world's most respected-and feared-government agencies. When they are brought together to investigate the murder of Special Agent George Pritchard, they face serious doubts about the work they have dedicated their lives to. Pritchard was murdered on the FBI's...
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Justice must be served when a chief clerk is killed in this mystery by the New York Times–bestselling author. When Clarence Sutherland, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lieutenant Martin Teller of the DC police and Susanna Pincher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer. It turns out that Sutherland had a lot of confidential information on important people, and any one of them could be responsible for his...
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Capital crimes series volume 12
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Annabel and Mac Smith investigate the murder of Pauline Juris, an aide to an important Washington, D.C., businessman.
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When the corpse of a young woman is found floating down Washington's C&O Canal, everyone is shocked to learn the victim is none other than Valerie Frolich-a senator's daughter, Georgetown graduate, and a rising star in the cutthroat world of investigative journalism.
Washington Post reporter Joe Potamos is good at unearthing the skeletons in the nation's capital, so when he's assigned the Frolich story, he immediately senses this case is rife with...
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Capital crimes series volume 18
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Best-selling author Margaret Truman is beloved for her highly acclaimed Capital Crimes mystery series. In this adventure, former secret agent Max Pauling is offered a chance to do investigative work in Cuba. Although not anticipating danger, one of his sources is killed and he is assaulted. Max realizes that someone doesn't want him to uncover certain secrets of the isla bonita. Narrator Richard Poe brings out the suspense in this international thriller....
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Capital crimes series volume 15
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The Houston Post raves that best-seller Margaret Truman "evokes brilliantly the Washington she knows so well." Mackensie and Annabel Smith have moved to an apartment at the infamous Watergate. Mac is working on a commission to study US-Mexico relations at the request of his friend Joseph Aprile, the vice president of the US. But when someone is killed in the garage at the Watergate, the Smiths realize that Aprile's life is in danger and they must...
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Capital crimes series volume 13
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Best-selling author and president's daughter Margaret Truman escorts readers through the corridors of power and privilege that riddle the nation's capital. With this artful mystery, she paints a stunning portrait of obsession and deception, blackmail and murder in the pretentious world of fine art. The National Gallery is making lavish plans to display some of Italy's most treasured masterpieces by Caravaggio. When the White House asks local gallery...
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Capital crimes series volume 5
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British Ambassador to the U.S. Geoffrey James is a shady sort, prone to womanizing and taking financial advantage of his contacts. When Ambassador James drops dead at his own gala party, everyone suspects the ambassador's Iranian valet Nuri Hafez-who has suspiciously disappeared. But Washington Metro's Captain Sal Morizio and his fellow officer and lover, Connie Lake, are convinced there is something far more sinister going on. Margaret Truman enlivens...
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Capital crimes series volume 9
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Kenneth Ewald has what it takes to win the presidency: the support of his party, a lovely wife, a dynamic campaign. What neither he nor any candidate needs is a corpse. He knows only one man capable of solving a crime, clearing his son, putting his campaign back on track and catching a killer-his best friend Mac Smith. Oddly enough, it was Mac and his dog Rufus who found the body in the first place.
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Capital crimes series volume 8
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Collette Cahill of the State Department embarks upon a quest to find out why her friend Barrie Mayer, a literary agent, was found dead of an apparent heart attack at Heathrow airport in London.
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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....
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