Pleasant surprise, did not realize what I had been missing. Very good writer, in addition to history.

disappointing. stereotypical cardboard.

fun easy read - more fun if you've visited Washington and know all the places she mentions!

Another Good read this author gets stronger & stronger. Mac & Annabel again surface within the story & the detective team Klayman & Johnson were a strong story addition. Strong story & suspense. Good resolution at completion.

Interesting background on the theatre; good solid mystery with strong characters and plot. Recommended.

The descriptions of Washington, D.C. were great. The electricity of the town was aptly portrayed. There were a couple of places, however, that the author seemed to "fit" in place description in an attempt to create mood. However, the method didn't fit in with the voice used in her writing to that point. It was more of a distraction than an aid. The plot was acceptable though not outstanding.

I was headed to D.C. so I wanted a book to read about the city. I knew about this series so this was my choice. It was an enjoyable read, but too much happened too fast at the end. Still, it served the purpose. I enjoyed reading about the city. Also, Truman has some good insider cynicism about the town.

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This is the 4th straight Washington DC mystery I've read, after three White House chef stories. I enjoyed this novel more than those fine books. The main reason was the characters, you really got to know them. The book is really more of a character study as opposed to a straight mystery. The murder of a loose young female intern is the basis for the story, but we really are not given clues expect for those the detectives uncover, in fact some facts are hidden from the reader. An example is some very important news characters exchange but we don't find out what the news is until the mystery is solved. In a mystery story that would bother me, but in this novel it didn't - too much. Another interesting note, we really don't have a main character. The story shifts back and forth from the two detectives on the case, a lawyer/professor and his wife, a high powered woman who heads Ford's Theatre, a powerful Virginia Senator who was rumored to have an affair with the dead girl, and a has been English actor employed at the theatre. The main suspect, the surly son of the divorced Senator and head of Ford's Theatre, seems too pat to be the killer. The Washington background is well covered. I don't know if Margaret Truman really wrote this or it was ghost written, as claimed, but whoever wrote it did a good job. Not a great mystery, but an interesting and well written story.

Quite entertaining and a page turner. I figured out who did it quite early, but still enjoyed the book.

What this book taught me is that anybody can write a book with enough time. Anybody.

My grandma gave me a stack of books by this author. They're interesting because history and DC landmarks are incorporated into them. This one was all about where Lincoln was assassinated - Ford's Theatre. It was one of the better ones.