Murder on Capitol Hill - (Capital Crimes) by Margaret Truman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When the senate majority leader is murdered at a reception in his honor, it is not the first brush with violence the family has had. Only two years ago, his niece was murdered, her killer never found. When attorney Lydia James, counsel to a senate committee investigating the majority leader's murder, suggests there may be a connection between the deaths, she's voted down fast. Yet strange rumors persist.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Bright, witty, and full of Washington insider insight. --<em>Houston Chronicle</em></strong></p><p><strong>A D.C. attorney is drawn into a web of deadly intrigue while investigating the death of a powerful Senator, in this</strong><strong> thrilling second book in Margaret Truman's nationally bestselling Capital Crimes series.</strong></p><p>Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn't sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor.<br/></p><p>The senator's murder wasn't the family's first brush with violence. Only two years ago, a niece had been murdered, her killer never found. But when attorney Lydia James, counsel to a Senate committee investigating the tragedy, suggests there might be a connection between the two deaths, she's voted down fast. Yet strange rumors persist. The senator's death could benefit many people, among them a bitter political adversary, an ambitious talk show host, and a master of spin who makes even murder look good . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn't sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor.</p><p>The senator's murder wasn't the family's first brush with violence. Only two years ago, a niece had been murdered, her killer never found. But when attorney Lydia James, counsel to a Senate committee investigating the tragedy, suggests there might be a connection between the two deaths, she's voted down fast. Yet strange rumors persist. The senator's death could benefit many people, among them a bitter political adversary, an ambitious talk show host, and a master of spin who makes even murder look good . . .</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A good old-fashioned mystery.--Cosmopolitan<br><br>Bright, witty, [and] full of Washington insider insight.--Houston Chronicle<br><br>She's up to the minute. And she's good.--Associated Press<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Margaret Truman has won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her ongoing series of Capital Crimes mysteries. Her novels let us into the corridors of power and privilege, poverty and pageantry in the nation's capital. She lives in Manhattan. <BR>
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