The Body in the Ballroom: An Alice Roosevelt Mystery

Synopsis

President Teddy Roosevelts daring daughter, Alice, leaps into action to exonerate a friend accused of poisoning a man just about everyone hated.Alice Roosevelt, the brilliant, danger-loving daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, has already risked an assassins bullet to solve one murder. She never expected to have to sleuth another, but shed never pass up the opportunity, either. Anything to stave off boredom. And such an opportunity presents itself when Alice is invited to a lavish ball. The high-society guests are in high spirits as they imbibe the finest wines. But one man, detested by nearly all the partygoers, quaffs a decidedly deadlier cocktail. An African American mechanic, who also happens to be a good friend of former Rough Rider-turned-Secret Service Agent Joseph St. Clair, is suspected of the murder-by-poison, but Alice is sure hes innocent and is back on the scene to clear his name. From downtown betting parlors to uptown mansions, Alice and Agent St. Clair uncover forbidden romances and a financial deal that just might change the world. But neither Alice nor her would-be protector may survive the case at hand in The Body in the Ballroom, R. J. Koretos gripping second Alice Roosevelt mystery.