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Title: Murder at Ford's Theatre (Capital Crimes, 19) by Margaret Truman, Richard Allen ISBN: 1-59086-350-X Publisher: Brilliance Audio Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 3 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: I was hoping for more...
Comment: This was not one of Truman's best books. I kept waiting for some action and mystery... and then it did not come. The other Capital Crimes book I read most recently (Murder at the Smithsonian; Library of Congress) had a lot more intrigue. I did like the many DC references, but those are in all of her books... hopefully Ms. Truman will have some better books to offer in the future.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Inside the Beltway Thriller
Comment: In her latest novel, Margaret Truman stages "Murder at Ford's Theatre" with a cast drawn from recent headlines and past novels in her Capital Crime Series. The murder of Senate intern Nadia Zarinski, romantically linked to her boss, outside the historic theatre now run by the senator's ex-wife and Hollywood producer, Clarisse Emerson, who is preparing for her confirmation hearing as the next chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts sets off a media frenzy all too familar in the nation's capital. The case is so sensational that Truman's favorite Washington couple, George Washington University law professor Mackensie Smith and his wife Annabelle, are compelled to play leading roles once again. Supporting cast members and Lincoln buffs, detectives Klayman and Johnson, representing the Metropolitan Police Department, and Sydney Bancroft, aging British thespian and Ford Theatre artistic director, add colorful moments to this fast paced drama.
It is impossible for me to criticise Truman's work. Her attention to detail especially about local landmarks and legends in Washington, DC provides the reader with a sense of place that locals recognize and visitors remember. I don't doubt that Truman strolled the cafes and galleries of Dupont Circle sipping latte at Kramerbooks & Afterwoods researching the details about historic Ford's Theatre that she got correct right down to the spelling.
Above all, "Murder at Ford's Theatre" is first rate suspense. Whether you live inside the infamous beltway or not, add this book to your list right away.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great mystery set at Ford's Theatre in DC
Comment: Nadia Zarinski, intern to Senator Lerner, is found dead in the alley out back of Ford's Theatre in DC. She volunteered time at the Theatre now and then. She was found by Johnny Wales, a stage hand at the theatre. The only eyewitness to her murder is John Partridge. He is an alcoholic and thinks he is a CIA agent. He was sleeping it off in the alley.
Detectives Rick Klayman and Mo Johnson are investigating this death. There are rumors that Nadia and Senator Lerner were involved. The Senator's ex-wife, Clarise, is the head of Ford's Theatre and was unaware that Nadia was volunteering time at the theatre. Clarise is also to be confirmed as the head of the National Endowment of Arts within the week.
The Senator and Clarise's son Jeremiah becomes a suspect in the murder when a previous boyfriend of hers mentions that Jeremiah dated Nadia. That information is confirmed by another source.
Mac Smith is now a professor of law. He is teaching a special class on Lincoln the lawyer. He was a criminal lawyer until a drunk driver hit and killed his first wife and only son. He is remarried to Annabel who was a divorce lawyer and now owns and operates a Columbia art gallery. Mac is asked by Clarise to assist Jeremiah when he is arrested. Mac and his former law partner Yale Becker represent Jeremiah.
Detective Klayman wonders if they haven't been hasty in arresting Jeremiah. He's not convinced that all the other suspects were sufficiently interrogated.
Mac and Annabel are surprised by the Senator's and Clarise's detachment from Jeremiah through this ordeal.
Detective Klayman is very interested in President Lincoln and attends Mac's class. They are careful to not discuss this case, just Lincoln.
I am very happy that Margaret Truman has returned to her Capital Crimes series. I like Mac and Annabel and always enjoy seeing Mac get involved in a murder investigation. They feel like very down-to-earth people to me. Like your neighbor next door.
The Senator in this book was very well written. He was very detached and always too busy to deal with the daily problems.
All of the peripheral characters were well constructed as well. In the end of the book, I found myself flip-flopping from thinking one person did it to another. I wasn't able to easily pick out the killer. A sign of a good mystery!
I highly recommend this book and all the books in this series. The fact that I know the DC/VA area that was discussed always makes it more interesting.
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Title: Murder in Havana (Truman, Margaret, Capital Crimes Series.) by Margaret Truman ISBN: 0449006689 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Murder in Foggy Bottom (Truman, Margaret, Capital Crimes Series.) by Margaret Truman ISBN: 0449001962 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder at the Library of Congress (Capital Crimes (Paperback)) by Margaret Truman ISBN: 0449001954 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder in the House (Capital Crime Series , No 13) by Margaret Truman ISBN: 0449001725 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder on Capitol Hill (Capital Crimes (Paperback)) by Margaret Truman ISBN: 0345443802 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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