Margaret Truman Thrillers: Murder in the Supreme Court, Murder on Embassy Row, Murder at the FBI

Margaret Truman

Oct 2020 · Rosetta Books

About this ebook

These three political thrillers by the acclaimed author—and daughter of President Harry Truman—offer an insider’s look into the dangerous shadows of D.C.

Murder in the Supreme Court
When Clarence Sutherland, Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court, is found dead, Lieutenant Martin Teller of the Washington Police and Susanna Pincher of the Justice Department are pulled together to find the killer.

Murder on Embassy Road
When a British Ambassador drops dead at his own gala, everyone suspects his Iranian valet—who has suddenly disappeared. But knowing the Ambassador’s reputation for womanizing and shady financial deals, Washington Metro’s Captain Sal Morizio digs deeper.

Murder at the FBI
FBI Agents Ross Lizenby and Christine Saksis are in a showdown with their own Bureau when they investigate the murder of a fellow agent at the J. Edgar Hoover Building. While the higher-ups want the case closed quickly, the trail leads to disturbing secrets among them.

About the author

Mary Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry S. Truman, was born on February 17, 1924 in Independence, Missouri. She graduated from George Washington University in 1946. She was also known as Margaret Truman or Margaret Daniel. She was an American singer who later became the successful author of a series of murder mysteries and a number of works on U.S. First Ladies and First Families, including a biography of her father, President Harry S. Truman. The only child of Harry Truman and First Lady Bess Truman; she was called "Margaret" for most of her life. Truman made her concert debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1947 and her first television appearance on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town. She substituted for Edward R. Murrow on Person to Person, and later had her own radio shows (Weekday in the 1950s and Authors in the News in the 1960s). She was active with organizations such as the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation and the Truman Centennial Committee. She published her first book, Souvenir: Margaret Truman's Own Story in 1956. She also wrote a series of mysteries set at historic locations in Washington, D. C. She died on January 29, 2008 following a brief illness.