Murder in the Smithsonian [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Margaret Truman (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1983

"Nonstop action and a brillianly evocative setting make this another winner!"
BOOKLIST
Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. When his fiancee, Heather McBea, flies in from Scotland to learn more, Mac Hanrahan, the captain in charge of the case, takes a heated interest in her. And when two more murders are committed, Hanrahan has reason to worry about Heather's sleuthing. But Heather is stubborn and insists on going her own way--right into the arms of a killer....

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"Nonstop action and a brillianly evocative setting make this another winner!"
BOOKLIST
Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. When his fiancee, Heather McBea, flies in from Scotland to learn more, Mac Hanrahan, the captain in charge of the case, takes a heated interest in her. And when two more murders are committed, Hanrahan has reason to worry about Heather's sleuthing. But Heather is stubborn and insists on going her own way--right into the arms of a killer.... --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co; 1 edition (December 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816136017
• ISBN-13: 978-0816136018
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,611,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dastardly Deeds at the Smithsonian, April 7, 2003

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George Webster, Ph.D., (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder in the Smithsonian (Capital Crime Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Margaret Truman writes mysteries that capitalize on her terrific knowledge of Washington, DC, and impress me by moving right along to a solution. The plots can be a bit intricate, but that's part of the fun. In this story, Dr. Lewis Tunney, a historian, is murdered spectacularly on the balcony above the famous Focault pendulum in the National Museum of American History, during a gala attended by the Vice President of the United States. Captain Mac Hanrahan of the Washington police has the task, filled with political pressure, of solving the murder. He finds that Tunney had learned a devastating secret, and was murdered before he could reveal it. Hanrahan's task is complicated by the arrival in the United States of strong-willed Heather McBean, the Scottish fiance of Tunney. She sets out independently to find who murdered Tunney. But the murderer proceeds to kill others who might know Tunney's secret, and Heather finds herself stalked by the murderer. It all makes an enjoyable story.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars About like Truman's others so far, July 22, 2000

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Christina P. Branson "Strixaluco" (Fort Collins) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder in the Smithsonian (Capital Crime Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

The dialogue in this book was somewhat better than that in Murder in the Supreme Court, but the characters were flat, the exposition was blaring, and the collusion required for the plot to work was pretty unbelievable, even for fiction.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Always enjoyable!, May 29, 2007

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Cranberry (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder in the Smithsonian (Capital Crime Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoy Truman's books and recently made a list of those I've missed along the way which led me to this earlier work. I liked the characters so much I didn't want this book to end. Her books always enliven history as well as offer a murder to be solved. This particular story would make a good movie as it includes jewels, castles, London, and White House venues.