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.

There are point-blank descriptions of characters that fall into classic archetypes. And the book is full of rich detail on the Washington and arts milieu. I especially appreciated how facts about Lincoln's life and death were made apropos through various characters. However, I found the story itself serviceable; there were several plausible suspects to keep me guessing, but not much action or twists. Not my type of read.

3.5/5. While I enjoyed the historic bits about Lincoln and the obviously in depth research that was done to accurately describe the legal process; parts tended to drag and didn't have much to do with the actual plot.

A so so mystery, one of this author's "Capital Crimes" series. I am not a big mystery fan, but I like the Sherlock Holmes stories by Doyle...and Tony Hillerman with his mysteries set in the American Southwest....and a few others....

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.

Who killed Nadia Zarinski who volunteered at Ford’s Theatre and who is rumored to be a former lover of Senator Bruce Lerner?

Margaret Truman did an extraordinary job in making us suspect everyone then redirecting us when we believe we have figured out the identity of the actual killer! Richard Allen was phenomenal in his storytelling.

What I liked was that we never get lost in all the twists and turns and smoke and mirrors. Not only was Murder at Ford’s Theatre a good read, we learn a lot about the history surrounding the theatre.

Usually I have a pretty good idea who the villain is about halfway through a Margaret Truman book. In this case, however, the identity of the murderer, and the motivation, took me completely by surprise. Well done!

This is an enjoyable Capital Crimes Mystery by Harry Truman's daughter Margaret. There are many suspects--some possibilities presenting even at the end of the book. Thus you are kept guessing until the end. It also has two of my favorite recurring characters featured in a number of these books--Mac Smith and his wife, Annabelle. It is always fun to be presented with Washington DC historical facts.

Fast read (although it took me a few days!)- kinda fun because of the references to all the local places in Washington, DC. Dated (characters just started using cell phones! but that happens with any book written in the "present"). A basic who-dunnit; nothing overly dramatic or challenging but a good beach read if you like mysteries.

She is a master at this!

What a complex plot that kept you guessing right up to the very end. She certainly understood the nature of DC and politics, as well as a wonderful grasp of the theatre and Shakespeare. A great read!

Good book. Somewhat dated but that's okay.

Very boring and I fell asleep every time I tried to read it. I wanted so much to like it too!