What do You think about Murder On The Potomac (1995)?
I grabbed this because I needed an audio book for my car. I didn't realize that this was in the middle of a series. Usually when I grab a book in the middle of a series I am really intrigued by the characters. Book series are generally really good a developing interesting and charismatic characters. However, in this book the characters felt very flat to me. The only reason that I can think of is that the author told and didn't show. Mac is a handsome, brilliant lawyer in DC. But the story didn't really support that to me.I will not be reading the rest of the series.
—Kara Ripley
My first Margaret Truman mystery. I like the main characters well enough. Mac's love for Annabel is a bit sickening, maybe because I don't know them well enough, as this is the twelfth book in the series. Perhaps their relationship has been more deeply fleshed out in the earlier books, so Truman doesn't need to go into why he loves her so much at this juncture. I enjoyed DC as a character, and made notes about some of the restaurants Mac frequented to see if they're real, and if not, what they are based upon. I will read more, if I can get the books on my Kindle from the library, or paperbacks from the used bookstore.
—Trudy
Ok , finished, not who I thought the killer was. That's good. Makes for a good story not to figure out who done it too soon. Book 12 of the Capitol Crimes series. We are now into the early 90s. Mac Smith is giving some advice to a friend who's assistant was murdered. Everyone thinks he killed her because they were having an affair. Typical rich family on the hill, kids are spoiled rotten and have no compassion for anyone else in the family, wife is long-suffering because husband has had some affairs in the past. Adopted son has a gambling problem to the tune of millions. Not many people are feeling sorry for the family. Mac doesn't want to get involved but did say he would only help by being a consultant. So it takes until end to figure out who did what and why.
—Phillis
