On the trail of the killer of one of her aides, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is shocked to discover a German spy ring working inside the White House, just as America is poised on the brink of World War II. 35,000 first printing.
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The posthumously published 15th in Roosevelt's series starring his mother Eleanor as sleuth finds the White House in an uproar before a visit from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the 11th hour, Lucinda Robinson, Eleanor's social secretary, goes missing. Only after the royal couple leaves is her body discovered, stuffed in a third-floor closet. Eleanor enlists her old investigative pals, D.C. police captain Ed Kennelly and Secret Service agent Gerald Baines, to pursue the killer. They discover that Lucinda was a complex woman, fluent in German, ambitious, playful and sexually active. As they search, Eleanor goes undercover, masquerading as Detective Broderick when she visits a "carpet joint" (a nightclub with gambling) and sees a striptease act. Soon the First Lady suspects a connection between FDR's preoccupation with the German threat and Lucinda's fascination with that country. The author's fans will relish this glimpse into White House life of the time and the parade of famous names.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Eleanor the private eye is utterly endearing." --The New York Times
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This is another in the series of Elliott Roosevelt's mysteries starring First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It is June, 1939. World War Two is only weeks away. During the pomp and ceremony of a visit by the King and Queen of England, a young assistant to Eleanor Roosevelt is found murdered. Investigation reveals that she is not the innocent girl that everyone assumed her to be. She was also seen at the German Embassy, and further tracking leads to the realization that murderous German spies have penetrated the White House. For fans of the series, this is a vintage Elliott Roosevelt mystery, with much fascinating insight into the 1939 White House by someone who was there. There is nothing here for the blood and gore violence fan - just a relaxing mystery peopled by Franklin Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, Ernest Hemingway, and other notable figures of the time.
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This is an interesting story, but I didn't care for it. I want more excitement.
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As a historian I was tickled by some of the historical minutae that doesn't often surface about the White House or the Roosevelts. It is a light weight mystery but what a lark.
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The President of the United States woke earlier than his usual hour on the morning of Thursday, June 8, 1939. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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White House, First Lady, Lucinda Robinson, Mary Logan, David Lasky, Captain Kennelly, Secret Service, United States, Detective Broderick, East Wing, New York, Charles Pitt, Director Hoover, Edgar Hoover, Jerry Baines, Sam Lasky, Harry Hopkins, Lorena Hickock, Carmine Plumeri, Miss Robinson, Professor Robinson, Brother Willoughby, Christian Cassell, Gerald Baines, Martin Willoughby New!
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White House, First Lady, Lucinda Robinson, Mary Logan, David Lasky, Captain Kennelly, Secret Service, United States, Detective Broderick, East Wing, New York, Charles Pitt, Director Hoover, Edgar Hoover, Jerry Baines, Sam Lasky, Harry Hopkins, Lorena Hickock, Carmine Plumeri, Miss Robinson, Professor Robinson, Brother Willoughby, Christian Cassell, Gerald Baines, Martin Willoughby New!
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- First Lady by April Ashley on 6 pages
- Murder in the West Wing by Elliott Roosevelt in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips on page 91, and page 211
- The Foreign Office by William, Baron Strang on page 99
- Saint Paul by Michael Grant on page 106
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- Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom: An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery (Eleanor Roosevelt Mysteries) by Elliott Roosevelt in Front Matter
- Murder at the President's Door: An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery (Eleanor Roosevelt Mysteries) by Elliott Roosevelt in Front Matter
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