Murder at the Pentagon - (Capital Crimes) by Margaret Truman (Paperback)

About the Book

A brilliant doctor is murdered, and a desert madman gains the means to kill millions. These two events ultimately draw Major Margit Falk, a helicopter pilot and Pentagon lawyer, into betrayal and danger--and into the heart of the Pentagon's most precarious pet project. . . .

Book Synopsis

"Margaret Truman has become a first-rate mystery writer."
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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 alleged murderer has his share of secrets, but Falk smells conspiracy in the air. And although she turns to her mentor, law professor Mackenzie Smith for help, she's got to beat a cunning madman and a nuclear blast....
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From the Back Cover

A genius doctor is murdered, and a desert madman gains the means to kill millions. These two explosive events ultimately draw Major Margit Falk, a helicopter pilot and Pentagon lawyer, into a maelstrom of betrayal, deceit, and danger -- and straight into the heart of the Pentagon's most precarious pet project.

It is called Project Safekeep, an antimissile scheme under congressional investigation. Its chief engineer was the murder victim. The alleged murderer, and Falk's client, is a senior CIA officer and alleged homosexual. The smell of conspiracy is in the air, as Falk calls on her mentor, law professor Mackenzie Smith, for help. But it might already be too late -- because what Falk is smelling might not be conspiracy. It might be nuclear fallout.

Review Quotes

"TRUMAN 'KNOWS THE FORKS' IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND HOW TO PITCHFORK HER READERS INTO A WEB OF MURDER AND DETECTION".

-- The Christian Science Monitor

About the Author

Margaret Truman won faithful readers with her works of biography and fiction, particularly her ongoing series of Capital Crimes mysteries. Her novels let us into the corridors of power and privilege, and poverty and pageantry, in the nation's capital. She was the author of many nonfiction books, including The President's House, in which she shares some of the secrets and history of the White House where she once resided. Truman lived in Manhattan and passed away in 2008.