Book 1

Murder in the White House

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 December 1980
A ripping, original novel of unprecedented crime in the cloistered precincts of the highest office of the land. Within the White House's own walls, the body of the distinguished if raffish Secretary of State is found garroted. No one is above suspicion -- not the White House Chief of...Read more

Book 2

Murder on Capitol Hill

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 December 1981

Book 2

After a suicide bomber kills his youngest daughter at an outdoor cafe in Washington, D.C., private investigator Robert Brixton seeks revenge and answers.

"Private investigator Robert Brixton has always hated Washington. Against his better judgment, he decides to stick around and take a job as an agent in...Read more

Book 3

"A thriller...a novel...a fun thing, an entertainment and good reading."
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Who would want to kill Clarence Sutherland, a bright and handsome young man? The answer: practically everybody.

Book 4

Murder in the Smithsonian

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 December 1983

Book 5

Murder on Embassy Row

by Margaret Truman

Published 1 January 1984

Book 5

If someone in the pharmaceutical industry came upon a cheaper, non-addictive, and more effective painkiller, would he kill for it? Washington D.C. private detective Robert "Don't call me Bobby" Brixton, along with his mentors, attorneys Mac and Annabel Smith, discover that the answer is a resounding "Yes," as they...Read more

Book 6

Murder at the FBI

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 December 1985

Book 7

Murder in Georgetown

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 December 1986
Beautiful twenty-year old Valerie Frolich, a Senator's daughter, is killed at a posh Georgetown party. And when Joe Potamos, of the Washington Post's police beat, is assigned to report the murder, he finds out a number of things about Valerie which lead him to a number of startling questions...Read more

Book 8

Murder in the CIA

by Margaret Truman

Published 1 January 1987
“She invades the turf of John le Carré. . . . It is very good.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

Barrie Mayer, a beautiful Washington literary agent, arrives at London’s Heathrow Airport with plenty of time to make her flight to Budapest, where she’s planning to meet an author....Read more

Book 9

“An exciting romp through the maze of Washington politics.”—The Dallas Morning News

During a gala benefit for the Democratic Party's hottest presidential hopeful at the glittering Kennedy Center, a young woman dies, a victim of quick and brutal violence. The murder weapon belongs to the candidate. The chief...Read more

Book 10

“A vigorous tale of twists and turns . . . An authentic thriller.”—The Washington Post Book World

Murder didn't stop Mac Smith or Annabel Reed from falling in love, or from getting married at the glorious church on the hill in Washington, D.C., the National Cathedral. But the...Read more

Book 11

Murder at the Pentagon

by Margaret Truman

Published 21 April 1992
"Margaret Truman has become a first-rate mystery writer."
LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW
When a genius doctor is murdered and a desert madman gains the means to kill millions, Major Margit Falk, a helicopter pilot and Pentagon lawyer, is drawn into Project Safekeep--an antimissile scheme under congressional investigation. The...Read more

Book 12

Murder on the Potomac

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 May 1994
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"A first-rate mystery writer."
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"Harry's daughter knows her milieu; better still, she knows how to portray it convincingly."
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Book 13

“Powerful . . . Fascinating . . . Truman absolutely amazes.”—Atlanta Journal & Constitution

When the senior curator at Washington's famed National Gallery finds a missing painting by the Renaissance master Caravaggio, he mounts a world-class exhibition—and plots a brilliant forgery scheme that will stun the art world.
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Book 14

Murder in the House

by Margaret Truman

Published 1 July 1997
He died beneath the Statue of Freedom, clutching a 9-mm pistol in his hand. But as dawn rose, the politician would die again--in a hail of rumor and character assassination.

Now one man suspects the shattering truth: that the congressman's suicide was a carefully planned murder. In the...Read more

Book 15

Murder at the Watergate

by Margaret Truman

Published 30 June 1998
The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's most famous addresses--          although not everyone knows exactly what it is. This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences, restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famous after they break out and, on...Read more

Book 16

In the depths of the U.S. Library of Congress toil thousands of researchers, chasing down obsessions, breakthroughs, and new contributions to human wisdom. But when amateur D.C. sleuth Annabel Reed-Smith enters this stately American institution, she discovers a hornet’s nest of intrigue and murder.

After a renowned scholar...Read more

Book 17

Murder in Foggy Bottom

by Margaret Truman

Published 1 July 2000
Once it was a swamp. Now Foggy Bottom is swimming with real-estate sharks. When a man is found stabbed to death in this trendy D.C. neighborhood, it is major news. But within forty-eight hours the nation is gripped by a fear that leaves this comparatively small crime in the...Read more

Book 18

Murder in Havana

by Margaret Truman

Published 31 July 2001
Havana may be far from Washington, but DC power brokers are never far from Havana. Neither are danger, deception, and sudden death. That’s what draws Max Pauling there. As an ex-CIA, ex-State Department employee, he faces an uneventful early retirement–until he is asked to secretly fly some medical supplies...Read more