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Capital Crimes #19

Murder at Ford's Theatre

margaret truman

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The body of Nadia Zarinski, an attractive young woman who worked for Senator Bruce Lerner - and who volunteered at Ford's - is discovered in the alley behind the theatre. Soon a pair of mismatched cops - young, studious Rick Klayman and gregarious veteran Moses "Mo" Johnson - start digging into the victim's life, and find themselves confronting an increasing cast of suspects. There's Virginia Senator Lerner himself, rumored to have had a sexual relationship with Nadia - and half the women in D.C. under ninety...Clarice Emerson, producer/director of Ford's Theatre and ex-wife of the senator, whose nomination to the head of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is now threatened by the scandal...Jeremiah Lerner, her aimless, hot-tempered son, said to have been sleeping with Nadia when his famous father wasn't... Bernard Crowley, the theatre's controller, whose emotions overflow at the mention of the crime... faded British stage star Sydney Bancroft, desperate for recognition and a comeback, and armed with damning information about Clarise Emerson...and other complex characters from both sides of the footlights.

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First published November 19,2002
Series
Capital Crimes
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the united states of america, 

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Published
June 10, 2004 by Brilliance Audio
ISBN
9781593351328
ASIN
1593351321
Language
English
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Mary Margaret Truman Daniel was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite. She was the only child of President Harry Truman and First Lady Bess Truman. While her father was president during the years 1945 to 1953, Margaret regularly accompanied him on campaign trips, such as the 1948 countrywide whistle-stop campaign lasting several weeks. She also appeared at important White House and political events during those years, being a favorite with the media.
After graduating from George Washington University in 1946, she embarked on a career as a coloratura soprano, beginning with a concert appearance with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1947. She appeared in concerts with orchestras throughout the United States and in recitals throughout the U.S. through 1956. She made recordings for RCA Victor, and made television appearances on programs like What's My Line? and The Bell Telephone Hour.
In 1957, one year after her marriage, Truman abandoned her singing career to pursue a career as a journalist and radio personality, when she became the co-host of the program Weekday with Mike Wallace. She also wrote articles as an independent journalist, for a variety of publications in the 1960s and 1970s. She later became the successful author of a series of murder mysteries, and a number of works on U.S. First Ladies and First Families, including well-received biographies of her father, President Harry S. Truman and mother Bess Truman.
She was married to journalist Clifton Daniel, managing editor of The New York Times. The couple had four sons, and were prominent New York socialites who often hosted events for the New York elite.

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leogirl321
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April 25,2025
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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.
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windeen-windy
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April 25,2025
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Another interesting crime solved by the D.C. couple of numerous books by Truman. Since this murder was at Ford's Theatre, there was a lot of history as well as theatrical info. Other than the crime solvers, the characters were not sympathetic at all.
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jimbles_notronbo
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April 25,2025
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Mac is coerced into defending the son of a sitting senator and the director of Ford's theater. The DA was convinced he'd murdered a girl behind the theatre, but the cops weren't convinced.
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El_Buen_Chipotle
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April 25,2025
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Well this was certainly a pretty surprising, suspenseful read. It has a little something for everyone, lots of talk about Lincoln his life, law career, and of course assassination. There’s plenty Shakespeare references (YUCK!!!) and it’s a murder-mystery about a recent (fiction) murder (in case you could not tell), and it got me as to the murderer because I was wrong (although the person who I thought did it did make a very good ending and almost murder). I’d have to say I’m glad President Truman’s daughter went away from singing to writing, she’s up there with my one of my favorite authors John Grisham. Five out of Five Stars!
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Aru_Keehl
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April 25,2025
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March 2019 I was feeling smug by guessing the "whodunit" on page 39 and it turned out to be correct. Now I see I've already read this story. At this rate, I can now read again all of my 600+ books audit'll be like the first time.

I really did like this story (albeit the second time around.)

6-24-2016 This is one of the Mac and Annabel stories. If you like the other Truman "Murder at..." stories, you'll enjoy this one, set in another historic Washington venue.
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serisoreal
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April 25,2025
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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.
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