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Margaret Truman won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her ongoing series of Capital Crimes mysteries. Her novels let us into the corridors of power and privilege, and poverty and pageantry, in the nation’s capital. She was the author of many nonfiction books, including The President’s House, in which she shares some of the secrets and history of the White House where she once resided. She lived in Manhattan and passed away in 2008.
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Murder on K Street
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $7.99
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... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $7.99
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... Read more >
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Murder at the Opera
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2007
Price: $7.99
Margaret Truman, who knows where all the bodies are buried inside the Beltway, has written her most thrilling novel of suspense yet. Murder at the Opera features the popular crime-fighting couple Mac Smith and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, as they navigate the glitz, glamour, and grime that is Washington, D.C.
It ain’t... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2007
Price: $7.99
Margaret Truman, who knows where all the bodies are buried inside the Beltway, has written her most thrilling novel of suspense yet. Murder at the Opera features the popular crime-fighting couple Mac Smith and his wife, Annabel Reed-Smith, as they navigate the glitz, glamour, and grime that is Washington, D.C.
It ain’t... Read more >
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Murder at the Washington Tribune
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $7.99
“Truman can write suspense with the best of them.”
–Larry King
“Satisfying . . . [a] solid mystery . . . a cautionary tale about ambition and a vote for journalistic integrity.”
–Publishers Weekly
At the big, aggressive Washington Tribune, a young woman, fresh out of journalism school, has been brutally strangled to death–and the... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $7.99
“Truman can write suspense with the best of them.”
–Larry King
“Satisfying . . . [a] solid mystery . . . a cautionary tale about ambition and a vote for journalistic integrity.”
–Publishers Weekly
At the big, aggressive Washington Tribune, a young woman, fresh out of journalism school, has been brutally strangled to death–and the... Read more >
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Murder at Union Station
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $7.99
When Washington’s splendid Union Station opened its doors in 1908, the glorious structure epitomized capital stylishness. Today, restored and refurbished, the station is again a hub of activity where the world’s most famous and infamous people meet–and often collide. Now, in Margaret Truman’s new Capital Crime novel, this landmark locale becomes... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $7.99
When Washington’s splendid Union Station opened its doors in 1908, the glorious structure epitomized capital stylishness. Today, restored and refurbished, the station is again a hub of activity where the world’s most famous and infamous people meet–and often collide. Now, in Margaret Truman’s new Capital Crime novel, this landmark locale becomes... Read more >
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Murder in Havana
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $7.99
Havana may be far from Washington, but DC power brokers are never far from Havana. Neither are danger, deception, and sudden death. That’s what draws Max Pauling there. As an ex-CIA, ex-State Department employee, he faces an uneventful early retirement–until he is asked to secretly fly some medical supplies into the... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2002
Price: $7.99
Havana may be far from Washington, but DC power brokers are never far from Havana. Neither are danger, deception, and sudden death. That’s what draws Max Pauling there. As an ex-CIA, ex-State Department employee, he faces an uneventful early retirement–until he is asked to secretly fly some medical supplies into the... Read more >
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Murder in Foggy Bottom
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2002
Price: $7.99
Once it was a swamp. Now Foggy Bottom is swimming with real-estate sharks. When a man is found stabbed to death in this trendy D.C. neighborhood, it is major news. But within forty-eight hours the nation is gripped by a fear that leaves this comparatively small crime in the dark.
Three... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: January 29, 2002
Price: $7.99
Once it was a swamp. Now Foggy Bottom is swimming with real-estate sharks. When a man is found stabbed to death in this trendy D.C. neighborhood, it is major news. But within forty-eight hours the nation is gripped by a fear that leaves this comparatively small crime in the dark.
Three... Read more >
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Murder at Ford's Theatre
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2003
Price: $7.99
It was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder at Ford’s Theater–one that’s hot off today’s headlines.
The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for senator Bruce Lerner–and who volunteered at Ford’s–is discovered... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2003
Price: $7.99
It was the site of one of the most infamous assassinations in American history. Now bestselling mystery master Margaret Truman premieres a new murder at Ford’s Theater–one that’s hot off today’s headlines.
The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for senator Bruce Lerner–and who volunteered at Ford’s–is discovered... Read more >
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Murder in the CIA
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1988
Price: $6.99
Barrie Mayer, a beautiful Washington literary agent, finds her trip to Budapest cut short -- when her body turns up dead. But her best friend, Colette Cahill, a CIA agent, knows that Barrie was carrying something else in her briefcase, and she suspects the worst. When the Agency instructs her to... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1988
Price: $6.99
Barrie Mayer, a beautiful Washington literary agent, finds her trip to Budapest cut short -- when her body turns up dead. But her best friend, Colette Cahill, a CIA agent, knows that Barrie was carrying something else in her briefcase, and she suspects the worst. When the Agency instructs her to... Read more >
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Murder in the White House
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
In a town where the weapon of choice is usually a well-aimed rumor, the strangling of Secretary of State Lansard Blaine in the Lincoln Bedroom is a gruesome first. White House counsel Ron Fairbanks is ordered to investigate. There are persistent rumors that the Secretary was an accomplished womanizer with ties... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
In a town where the weapon of choice is usually a well-aimed rumor, the strangling of Secretary of State Lansard Blaine in the Lincoln Bedroom is a gruesome first. White House counsel Ron Fairbanks is ordered to investigate. There are persistent rumors that the Secretary was an accomplished womanizer with ties... Read more >
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Murder at the Library of Congress
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
In the depths of the U.S. Library of Congress toil thousands of researchers, chasing down obsessions, breakthroughs, and new contributions to human wisdom. But when amateur D.C. sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith enters this stately American institution, she discovers a hornet’s nest of intrigue and murder.
After a renowned scholar is bludgeoned to death... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
In the depths of the U.S. Library of Congress toil thousands of researchers, chasing down obsessions, breakthroughs, and new contributions to human wisdom. But when amateur D.C. sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith enters this stately American institution, she discovers a hornet’s nest of intrigue and murder.
After a renowned scholar is bludgeoned to death... Read more >
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First Ladies
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 27, 1996
Price: $16.00
"Fascinating. . . . First Ladies is a wonderfully generous look at the women who, often against their wishes, took on what Truman calls 'the world's second toughest job.' "
--The Christian Science Monitor
Whether they envision their role as protector, partner, advisor, or scold, First Ladies find themselves in a job that... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: August 27, 1996
Price: $16.00
"Fascinating. . . . First Ladies is a wonderfully generous look at the women who, often against their wishes, took on what Truman calls 'the world's second toughest job.' "
--The Christian Science Monitor
Whether they envision their role as protector, partner, advisor, or scold, First Ladies find themselves in a job that... Read more >
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Murder in the Supreme Court
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1985
Price: $6.99
"A thriller...a novel...a fun thing, an entertainment and good reading."
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Who would want to kill Clarence Sutherland, a bright and handsome young man? The answer: practically everybody. Read more >
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1985
Price: $6.99
"A thriller...a novel...a fun thing, an entertainment and good reading."
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Who would want to kill Clarence Sutherland, a bright and handsome young man? The answer: practically everybody. Read more >
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Murder at the National Cathedral
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: December 13, 1991
Price: $7.99
"One of her most enjoyable books."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The brutal murder of a friend drags Mac Smith and Annabel Reed from their newlywed bliss into an unholy web of intrigue and danger. When a second murder is commited in England, which the honeymooners had just visited, the Smiths go back across the seas... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: December 13, 1991
Price: $7.99
"One of her most enjoyable books."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The brutal murder of a friend drags Mac Smith and Annabel Reed from their newlywed bliss into an unholy web of intrigue and danger. When a second murder is commited in England, which the honeymooners had just visited, the Smiths go back across the seas... Read more >
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Murder in Georgetown
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1987
Price: $7.99
"The oil of inside knowledge lubricates the asembled whole into a smooth-running, fast-moving narrative."
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Beautiful twenty-year old Valerie Frolich, a Senator's daughter, is killed at a posh Georgetown party. And when Joe Potamos, of the Washington Post's police beat, is assigned to report the murder, he finds out a number of... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 12, 1987
Price: $7.99
"The oil of inside knowledge lubricates the asembled whole into a smooth-running, fast-moving narrative."
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
Beautiful twenty-year old Valerie Frolich, a Senator's daughter, is killed at a posh Georgetown party. And when Joe Potamos, of the Washington Post's police beat, is assigned to report the murder, he finds out a number of... Read more >
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Murder on Embassy Row
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 12, 1985
Price: $7.99
Ambassador Geoffrey James might be a British citizen, but when he dies on the night of a gala party, it's up to Captain Sal Morizio of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department to investitgate. Despite orders to desist, Morizio and his lady love, fellow officer Connie Lake, know too much. And what they... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 12, 1985
Price: $7.99
Ambassador Geoffrey James might be a British citizen, but when he dies on the night of a gala party, it's up to Captain Sal Morizio of Washington's Metropolitan Police Department to investitgate. Despite orders to desist, Morizio and his lady love, fellow officer Connie Lake, know too much. And what they... Read more >
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Murder on Capitol Hill
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor.
The senator’s murder wasn’t the family’s first brush with... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor.
The senator’s murder wasn’t the family’s first brush with... Read more >
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Capital Crimes
Format: Trade Paperback, 944 pages
On Sale: November 29, 2005
Price: $16.95
Set throughout our nation’s political power center, the compelling, intriguing stories from former first daughter and master storyteller Margaret Truman have delighted legions of fans. Now in one thrilling volume, here are three classic suspense novels in the acclaimed Capital Crimes series.
MURDER IN THE SUPREME COURT
Clarence Sutherland, head clerk to the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 944 pages
On Sale: November 29, 2005
Price: $16.95
Set throughout our nation’s political power center, the compelling, intriguing stories from former first daughter and master storyteller Margaret Truman have delighted legions of fans. Now in one thrilling volume, here are three classic suspense novels in the acclaimed Capital Crimes series.
MURDER IN THE SUPREME COURT
Clarence Sutherland, head clerk to the... Read more >
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Murder at the Watergate
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 3, 1999
Price: $7.99
The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most famous addresses-- although not everyone knows exactly what it is. This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences, restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famous after they break out and, on occasion, for... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 3, 1999
Price: $7.99
The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most famous addresses-- although not everyone knows exactly what it is. This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences, restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famous after they break out and, on occasion, for... Read more >
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Murder in the House
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 28, 1998
Price: $7.99
He died beneath the Statue of Freedom, clutching a 9-mm pistol in his hand. But as dawn rose, the politician would die again--in a hail of rumor and character assassination.
Now one man suspects the shattering truth: that the congressman's suicide was a carefully planned murder. In the heart of the free... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 28, 1998
Price: $7.99
He died beneath the Statue of Freedom, clutching a 9-mm pistol in his hand. But as dawn rose, the politician would die again--in a hail of rumor and character assassination.
Now one man suspects the shattering truth: that the congressman's suicide was a carefully planned murder. In the heart of the free... Read more >
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Murder at the National Gallery
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 28, 1997
Price: $7.99
"POWERFUL . . . FASCINATING . . . Truman absolutely amazes."
--Atlanta Journal & Constitution
When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibition--and plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world.
"A THRILLING CHASE."
--Publishers Weekly
But an... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: May 28, 1997
Price: $7.99
"POWERFUL . . . FASCINATING . . . Truman absolutely amazes."
--Atlanta Journal & Constitution
When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibition--and plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world.
"A THRILLING CHASE."
--Publishers Weekly
But an... Read more >
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Murder at the Kennedy Center
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: May 28, 1990
Price: $7.99
"An exciting romp."
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: May 28, 1990
Price: $7.99
"An exciting romp."
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
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... Read more >
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Murder on the Potomac
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1995
Price: $7.99
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
MARGARET TRUMAN
Bestselling author of MURDER AT THE PENTAGON
MURDER ON THE POTOMAC
"A first-rate mystery writer."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review
First time in paperback!
"Harry's daughter knows her milieu; better still, she knows how to portray it convincingly."
--The San Diego Union
Law professor Mac has unflagging passion for two things in his life: his wife... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1995
Price: $7.99
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
MARGARET TRUMAN
Bestselling author of MURDER AT THE PENTAGON
MURDER ON THE POTOMAC
"A first-rate mystery writer."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review
First time in paperback!
"Harry's daughter knows her milieu; better still, she knows how to portray it convincingly."
--The San Diego Union
Law professor Mac has unflagging passion for two things in his life: his wife... Read more >
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Murder Inside the Beltway
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $25.00
In an esteemed writing career spanning nearly three decades, Margaret Truman penned twenty-four thrilling Capital Crimes novels, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called a “dazzling series.” Now, in her crowning achievement, Murder Inside the Beltway, Truman brilliantly shows that politics can be not only dirty but downright deadly.
Rosalie Curzon, a Washington, D.C.... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $25.00
In an esteemed writing career spanning nearly three decades, Margaret Truman penned twenty-four thrilling Capital Crimes novels, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called a “dazzling series.” Now, in her crowning achievement, Murder Inside the Beltway, Truman brilliantly shows that politics can be not only dirty but downright deadly.
Rosalie Curzon, a Washington, D.C.... Read more >
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Murder in the Smithsonian
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 24, 1985
Price: $7.99
"Nonstop action and a brillianly evocative setting make this another winner!"
BOOKLIST
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... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 24, 1985
Price: $7.99
"Nonstop action and a brillianly evocative setting make this another winner!"
BOOKLIST
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... Read more >
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The President's House
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2005
Price: $13.00
As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting–but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 25, 2005
Price: $13.00
As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting–but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized... Read more >
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