Murder at Ford's Theatre
by Margaret Truman
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Author: Margaret TrumanEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-30
ISBN: 0449007383
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Fawcett
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Book Review: 3.5 stars- an average read, much better than Murder at the Library of Congress (1999)
Summary: 3 Stars
I skipped the book that comes right after Murder of the Library of Congress - it's about a plane crash, and I don't like flying. I was not impressed with LoC, but since I checked out some of her more recent Capitol Crimes, I gave this one a chance. Once again, it's simply an average read. I felt that the main detectives, Klayman and Johnson, were stereotypes. Klayman is the nerdy, white Jewish kid with a bleeding heart; Johnson is the black family man who sees crimes realistically. Their dialogue was not believable, but I did enjoy their working together on the job. (Did I need to read about Klayman dining with Johnson and his family? No, and I skimmed those and other irrelevant parts.)
I dislike the fact that everyone uses the term "make love" to describe Nadia's hook-ups. Only in one instance, when being described by a young man, was the term "screw" used. Instead of the fluffy "make love", couldn't other professionals have used "have sexual intercourse", "become physically intimate"?
The Smiths aren't as prominent in this story. Mac is more of the "hero" in that he is teaching a class in which that one of the other characters is enrolled. Mac also becomes involved in Nadia's murder case. Wife Annabel tries to support friend Clarise, who is working on something political.
What I did like what the history woven into the story. Truman researched Lincoln's assassination. The descriptions of DC were, of course, appreciated.
As the daughter of a former President, Truman knows what makes Washingtonians tick - what gets them to become so cutthroat, so phony, so immoral, etc. She's not afraid to use that knowledge in this book, creating a few vile characters in this installment.
Because of all the cliches and forced dialogue, I'm not sure if I'm going to read the other two Capitol Crimes that I checked out of the library.
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