When Paul Duroc, a special assistant to the president, dies after drinking bourbon with Therese Rolland, Rolland is accused of his murder, but Eleanor Roosevelt has other ideas. 35,000 first printing. $35,000 ad/promo.
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Roosevelt's posthumously published 11th mystery starring his mother Eleanor relies on name recognition and behind-the-scenes tattling to sustain interest in its mediocre plot. In March 1936, White House staffer Paul Duroc dies of cyanide poisoning while having drinks with purchasing agent Therese Rolland, and she is charged with the murder. Believing in the young woman's innocence, the First Lady decides to assist the investigation of Secret Service agent Stan Szezygiel and Washington, D.C., Det. Lt. Edward Kennelly. Meanwhile, FDR is marshaling support for his 1936 reelection, a job made easier since the assassination six months earlier of Louisiana candidate Huey Long. Backroom information and campaign machinations tie Duroc to the Long machine, leading the First Lady, Szezygiel and Kennelly deep into Louisiana power circles to find the killer. Vignettes of politicians and such figures as Albert Einstein, Bela Lugosi and Little Orphan Annie creator Harold Gray flesh out the slender story line.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Blackmail and Murder in the White House,
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This review is from: Murder in the West Wing (Mass Market Paperback)
Eleanor Roosevelt was an activist First Lady who championed the downtrodden. In a series of fictional mysteries, her son, Elliott, has her also be a master detective. Here, the year is 1936, and America is still in the grip of the Great Depression. But in Washington, a complex web of blackmail has been in operation, resulting in the murder of a member of President Roosevelt's staff. The police accuse a White House aide, but Mrs. Roosevelt quickly concludes that she is not the murderer. To find the real murderer, she must dig through a morass of secrets and lies involving a corrupt, political machine in Louisiana. As she nears the truth, another murder shocks the White House, and it takes all of her insight to untangle this complex web. The story has the same deliberate pace as previous mysteries in this series, flavored with an inside look at the White House in that long-ago time. Don't expect a frantic thriller, but it's thoroughly enjoyable to see if you can solve the mystery before Mrs. Roosevelt does.
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