Undiplomatic Murder

When Margaret Truman died it was a blow to her fans--we thought like Uris and Michener and others that her death meant the death of her Capital Crime series. Happily, Donald Bain has taken over and he does not disappoint. This, the most recent of the series, revolves around Robert Brixton, former co......more

I did not find the main character all that likable, although I thought some of his friends were alright. I was not sure if it was the author or the character who was spouting certain stereotypes of individuals. The story was quite predictable and not overly original. Perhaps if I knew Washington, DC......more

I had very low expectations for this novel. It was sitting on my book shelf gathering dust for years when I selected it for my next read. I had a plan - for every "good" book (new and by favorite authors) I read, I was going to read one of the "dogs" that was taking up shelf space. The characters fr......more

A cafe popular with state department employees is bombed. People from different embassies are murdered. Why? Is it because they work for these embassies? Or is it because they are gay? Unfortunately for the perpetrators, Robert Brixton and his daughter were in the cafe. She was killed. Brixton wants......more

Not written by Margaret Truman, but Donald Bain, who probably was ghost writer for a lot of her mysteries. Great plotting, dealing with issues still problems today. Terrorist activity made for most of the action. Robert Brixton was a very believable protagonist. Certainly kept my attention to the ve......more