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Margaret Truman's inside knowledge of Washington always makes her mysteries informative as well as being a good story. This one involves a Georgetown law professor who comes out of the classroom to help a friend during a Democratic presidential campaign.
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Truman captures the world inside the beltway and all the nuances of government/politics. Her books are always pageturners!
Barb K. (grandmabarb6) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 118 more book reviews
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Truman has become a first rate mystery writer.. an exciting romp through the maze of washington politics.
LeAnne G. (Gracious-Granny) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 137 more book reviews
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Margaret Truman books are always page turners, plus educational on our nations capital. very good!
Amanda S. (pandabear) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 210 more book reviews
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Loved this one!
Betty S. (NYYankeesRock) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 13 more book reviews
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Love anything by Truman. This is another good one.
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This is my first Margaret Truman mystery and I found it very well written, the plot was intricate enough to keep you guessing until the end and her knowledge of insider politics made it well worth the read. The mention of actual people as part of the story made it very believable. I've got another one of her books in my To Be Read pile and I'll definitly be looking for more. It's always fun to find a new author that you haven't read before and find you enjoy their books.
Exciting mystery!!
a mystery based on Washington DC and politics - not my cup of tea - cannot truthfully review this book since I did not read it...
Anna H. (Annaintx) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 8 more book reviews
This is the first of her books I have read. Very suspenseful.
Diane J. (Lituria) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 61 more book reviews
With theatrical skill, Truman shifts her scenes
With each new change of lighting, you see different facets of character, different faces of villainy. In the end, nothing you assumed at the start holds true.
The Houston Post
Excellent characterization, a plot that is involved but not too complicated and a pleasing
writing style are combined in this latest mystery, novel. It's good reading by an author who seems to get better with each murder. . . . There are many more locations Washington for murder
to happen, and we hope this excellent author
will use them in subsequent novels.
The Chattanooga Times
"Truman does a good job of building an intricate plot. I could not guess who the murderer was
The Richmond News Leader
With each new change of lighting, you see different facets of character, different faces of villainy. In the end, nothing you assumed at the start holds true.
The Houston Post
Excellent characterization, a plot that is involved but not too complicated and a pleasing
writing style are combined in this latest mystery, novel. It's good reading by an author who seems to get better with each murder. . . . There are many more locations Washington for murder
to happen, and we hope this excellent author
will use them in subsequent novels.
The Chattanooga Times
"Truman does a good job of building an intricate plot. I could not guess who the murderer was
The Richmond News Leader
Jackie R. (fruityyoda) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 4 more book reviews
I love Margaret Truman this one was good like all the others.
Allison W. (sealady) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 657 more book reviews
From Publishers Weekly: "Likely to follow Truman's eight earlier mysteries up the bestseller lists, her ninth opens with a grand performance at the Kennedy Center honoring Senator Ewald, favored to win his party's nomination for president. But hopes dim after the extravaganza when Professor MacKenzie (Mac) Smith finds an Ewald campaign worker, Andrea Feldman, shot dead behind the Center. The senator's son Paul, who has been sexually involved with Andrea, is arrested for the murder, whereupon his wife, Janet, disappears. As a professor of law and Ewald's friend, Mac uses his skills to investigate those in Ewald's orbit. The suspects include the senator's wife, Leslie, his campaign manager, Ed Farmer, and a host of others capable of murder so as to cause a scandal ruinous to the candidate. At last, Mac penetrates the mystery, thickly layered in the complexities of Washington political processes, once again brought vividly to life by Truman's expertise. Literary Guild main selection." Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
During a gala benefit for a Democratic Party hopeful, a young woman dies, the victim of quick and brutal violence. The murder weapon belongs to the candidate, Kenneth Ewald, and his son is the chief suspect. Out of the classroom comes professor Mac Smith to tackle a case that is bad for the senator, but may prove disastrous for the nation....
Jackie M. (Junker2) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 45 more book reviews
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.
Judy H. (hart2hart) reviewed Murder at the Kennedy Center (Capital Crimes, Bk 9) on + 711 more book reviews
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.
