Murder Inside the Beltway - A Capital Crimes Novel

Zusatztext “Truman ‘knows the forks’ in the nation’s capital and how to pitchfork her readers into a web of murder and detection.” –The Christian Science Monitor Murder on K Street “[A] satisfying tale . . . remarkably fresh in its insights about politics! intrigue! money and sex in the city by the Potomac.” –Raleigh News & Observer Murder at the Opera “Bestseller Truman’s twenty-second D.C. mystery [is] one of her strongest. . . . [She] widens her scope to reveal a charming supporting cast. . . . Glimpses of intelligence gathering in the Middle East lend a timely feel.” –Publishers Weekly Murder at The Washington Tribune “Hooks the reader immediately.” –The Oklahoman Murder at Union Station “Truman has produced another knowing look at Washington politics. She! of all people! should know her characters well! and she draws them with style.” –The Dallas Morning News Informationen zum Autor Margaret Truman 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, and poverty and pageantry, in the nation’s capital. She was the author of many nonfiction books, including The President’s House, in which she shares some of the secrets and history of the White House where she once resided. She lived in Manhattan and passed away in 2008. Klappentext Rosalie Curzon! a Washington! D.C.! call girl! is found bludgeoned to death in her Adams-Morgan apartment. At the murder scene a video camera is discovered nestled high on a bookshelf. Had the victim taped some of her clients during their sexual liaisons? As the investigation proceeds! so does business inside the Beltway. President Burton Pyle is heatedly running for reelection against consummate politician Robert Colgate! who is expected to win. Colgate! though! is not without cracks in his slick exterior: Rumors swirl about his failing marriage and various dalliances. But no one is prepared for the explosive development that erupts when the daughter of Colgate's closest friend is kidnapped and Detective Mary Hall and rookie cop Matthew Jackson uncover a shocking connection between the abduction! the Curzon case-and a killer no one will see coming. ONE   “What a waste.”   Matthew Jackson went to where Walter Hatcher stood holding a framed eight-by-ten color photograph he’d pulled from a bookshelf. “She’s a knockout,” Hatcher said. “I wouldn’t have minded getting some of that myself.”   Jackson ignored Hatch’s comment—it wasn’t unexpected from the senior detective—and simply agreed that she was, indeed, beautiful.   The woman in the picture was posed the way photographers liked to shoot glamour girls of yesteryear, provocatively positioned on a white divan. She wore a bloodred kimono, left open enough to display plenty of leg and cleavage. Jackson tried to discern her lineage; probably Mediterranean a few generations back judging from her inky black hair and large, almond eyes. Her expression was inviting, slightly parted full crimson lips hinting at a mischievous smile, teasing whoever viewed the photograph.   Hatcher put the picture back on the shelf facedown and turned to look at the body sprawled in the center of the bedroom floor. “Looks like some john figured he didn’t get his money’s worth.”   “She’s a hooker?” Jackson said.   Hatcher looked at the young detective as though he’d mispronounced a simple word. “What do you figure she was, Jackson?” he asked. “Your mother decorate her bedroom like this?”   Jackson drew a breath. “Yeah, you’re right,” he said. He’d almost gotten used to his partner’s put-downs. Almost.   The room to which Hatch referred was a large bedroom on the second floor of an apartment in the Adams Morgan section of Washington. If a set designer had been cha...

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Truman
• Publisher: Ballantine
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.06.2010
• EAN: 9780345498892
• ISBN: 978-0-345-49889-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 170 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Capital Crimes; Capital Crimes (Paperback); Capital Crimes; Capital Crimes (Paperback)
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense