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.

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.

It isn't who you think that did the deAD

disappointing. stereotypical cardboard.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Margret Truman adds interesting historical facts about Washington D.C. to her murder mysterys while spinning a good tale with suspense and usually a surprise ending. All of her books target a specific locaation as Murder in the Oval Office, Murder in the Library of Congress and of course this one takes place in Ford's Theatre

Her main character former criminal attorney Mac Smith, who is now a Professor of Law at Georgetown University offering a course on Abraham Lincoln,the attorney which gives more opportunities to include facts on President Lincoln.

Surprise ending. It was good. I enjoyed the history of Ford's Theatre!

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

Highly recommend.

I have always enjoyed Margaret Truman Books. An employee that works at the Ford's Theater is found murdered behind the back alley of the Theater.

Also enjoy since I know all the areas around D.C. that are referenced in the book makes it even more interesting.