Murder on the PotomacMargaret Truman |
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 12/14/2001 |
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Mackenzie Smith and his wife Annabelle Reed-Smith are casual friends with Wendell Tierney and his family. Reed-Smith has just joined the Board of the Historical Building Foundation, one of Tierney's favorite projects. The morning after her first meeting, Tierney's right hand woman is found dead in the Potomac. Tierney calls on Smith right away. Reed-Smith is afraid her husband is going to once again get involved with a murder case and possibly want to return to his attorney's practice. She doesn't realize this case will get them both deeply involved. She does realize the female detective on the case is trying to attract Smith. Before it is done, Reed-Smith begins to understand her husband's fascination in helping solve the occasional crime and his committment to her. Murder on the Potomac is not one of the stronger Capital Crime novels. I enjoyed it, and didn't put the pieces together until right before the denouement. At the same time, I never really got involved. Perhaps I didn't try to solve the mystery. I am one of those mystery readers who lets myself be surprised, although I try to guess "who done it" all the way through. But I don't usually sit down and figure out the clues. This time I was not tempted to try. |
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The Series: Murder in the White House |
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