I raced through to the end to be done with this book. Not a quality read. I found the writing quality poor, the tone obnoxious with heavy handed characterizations. Had the misfortune of being read after The Book Thief and during Alice Munro's Selected Stories, so it hardly stood a chance, I guess.

I didn't care for it, and didn't finish it.

Not great literature but kept you in it until the end. Interesting bits about Ford's and Lincoln. And lots of DC sites.

If you want to learn about the Washington DC landmark - Ford's Theatre - this is a fun start. Have never read any of Margaret Truman's mystery/crime books before and this one if the 19th in her Capital Crimes series. Hoping to start with Murder in the Smithsonian next.

The ending didn’t (in my mind) line up with the clues, and there were several unnecessary additional storylines that felt cluttering. Overall, decent, but not spectacular. But I love the Lincoln history interspersed throughout.

Murder at Ford’s Theatre

Written By: Margaret Truman

Published by: Ballantine Books

Murder at Ford’s Theatre

This is a story about the murder of a young female intern of U.S. Senator, Bruce Lerner. The intern, Nadia Zarinski, was found in the alley behind the Ford’s Theatre. “Cause? Subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages. Manner or death? Blow to the head with blunt, broad object.”

Ms. Zarinski has been rumored to be having an affair with the senator. The senator is ex-husband of Clarise Emerson, the theatre’s producing director. The case is assigned to Rick Klayman and Mo Johnson, detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit, of the MPD.

The senator and his ex-wife are both career oriented, him wanting to run for president and her currently under consideration for the director of the NEA. It does not help when their son, Jeremiah, who had a sexual relationship with the intern, is charged with the murder.

The book was well researched as far as history of the Ford’s Theatre and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. There were a couple of mistakes in the author’s police procedural knowledge and a couple of streets were incorrectly names. Otherwise, I enjoyed to mystery.

This book is part of the Capital Crimes series written by the author, the daughter of President Harry Truman.

it wasnt what i was expecting based off the title, but i will continue reading her works.

This is one of the best Truman Capital Crimes novel I have read. It had a few zany characters and several powerful Washington residents, and the mystery was well executed. Mac Smith briefly resumed his original role of defense attorney to represent a friend's son charged with murder. The book had interesting police officers investigating and all the twists and turns and surprises found in a good murder mystery.

Annabel talks Mac into helping a friend's son suspected of murder. Book follows the 2 cops investigating. Many of the characters work at Ford's theater. The theater plays a main part in the book

Just finished this one .... I have always enjoyed Margaret Truman's writing and this series of books. I think she attempted to 'wrap it up' too soon for my taste. I did figure out who did it about 1/2 way through but I still enjoyed it as a summer read.

I have read several books by Margaret Truman and
have enjoyed them.

I picked this up at a little free library and wasn't sure what to expect, but it was very enjoyable. There were lots of possible and plausible murderers to keep things interesting.