The last two books that I've read of Margaret Truman have let me less than satisfied. All her other books seem to wrap things up nicely and justice is done. This book and the last one I read don't bring the closure they should. Justice is done. The Apparatus behind the antagonist goes on unpunish...
I have not read a Margaret Truman novel in forever and now I remember why. She really wasn't a very good writer.The thing that is interesting about this book is that the author died in 2008 I believe and there is a copyright of 2012 by her estate. Who finished the book? There are references to...
Once upon a time I read Margaret Truman mystery novels. I don't remember which ones they were, sadly, but I do remember liking them. So I started to collect them as I found them at book sales and whatnot, and when I got back into audio books at the beginning of the year, I thought I'd start "re...
A former Mafia hit man allegedly carried out a contract assassination of a South American dictator based on the orders of the head of an American intelligence service. Following his arrest, he agrees to be a government witness in exchange for being included in the witness protection program as a...
There is very little historical value to this book. To me this was pure "fluff" history. Too much of Margaret Truman and not enough facts. Because she lived in the White House Margaret Truman must think that makes her a credible source and therefore she did not need to cite one source, make any n...
I'm not a fan of predictability. I'm especially not a fan of the protagonist being blind to things that should be obvious to her, so that she looks like she's stupid. In this book we had all of that plus the protagonist essentially blaming one of the victims (who was victimized first by her fat...
Tedious at bestPublished in 1990 by Random House AudioRead by Rene AuberjonoisDuration: approximately 3 hours.I have read a number of Margaret Truman's murder mysteries and was pleased to find this one as an audiobook so that I could enjoy it on my drive to work. However, this one was a true depa...
Margaret Truman said writing this book was the hardest thing she had ever done. Trying to step out of the role of daughter and examine her mother from a different viewpoint. Margaret Truman did an excellent job researching for this book. She says she spend days at the Truman Presidential Librar...
Mac Smith has retired from defending criminals in court and now teaches law at Georgetown. His wife also has retired from her law practice. She now sits on the Board of the Washington National Opera. When WNO planned to present Tosca, Annabel Smith convinces Mac to be a super in the upcoming prod...
"Dallas" in DCIf you're a fan of murder mysteries, this could well be entertaining. Having worked in DC for over a decade, it was very interesting for me to see all the local landmarks and hangouts - but from a very different perspective. The perspective is very slightly left of center, and is ve...
Max Pauling is an ex-CIA agent who is hired to fly medical supplies into Havana Cuba. When a German national employee of the local medical research firm is murdered, Max is arrested because he was with the man the night he was killed. Then a member of a US Congressional team is killed and Max i...
Hey y'all guess what a series based in DCI am finding that it is most helpful to read the copyright date before beginning the book because it helps me as a reader get a handle on the available technology. If the author has a sidekick accessing a phone in the car and the book was published in the ...
I'm "reading" the audio abridgment on my way to and from work, and I have to say it's ridiculously boring. I don't know if it's the abridger's fault or the author's fault, but the language and descriptions are boring or cliched or they take the time to describe things that don't really need descr...
This was such a strange book for me to read. I am currently assigned to the Pentagon, so the title of the book caught my eye. But the book was written before I ever joined the military, so it has a very dated feel to it. And interestingly enough, many of the controversial issues discussed in t...
I knew Ms. Truman was a mystery writer, but I never had any interest in reading her works until I visited the Truman’s Little White House in Key West and learned Ms. Truman was inspired by Agatha Christie. Had the two been publishing at the same time, Ms. Christie would not have had to worry abo...
This is one of books that Margaret Truman, daughter of Harry Truman, wrote about murders at vaious sites in Washington, D.C. An FBI agent,George Pritchard, is found behind a shooting target in the FBI shooting range (yes, he had been shot to death). Bad part is that 200 tourists are watching wh...
Enjoyable but my library only had the large print version and when I read one of those types I feel like I'm reading a primer! Lots of characters and just like the heroine you don't know who to trust! This is the first time I've seen the author add her political beliefs. She is not a big fan o...