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

About the Book

When two women are brutally murdered, D.C. crime reporter Joe Wilcox invents a serial killer for good copy. Soon, Joe's brother, who's been in a mental institution in Illinois for 40 years, shows up in Washington. Can Joe turn his long-lost brother into the killer he's invented?

Book Synopsis

"Truman can write suspense with the best of them."
-Larry King

"Satisfying . . . [a] solid mystery . . . a cautionary tale about ambition and a vote for journalistic integrity."
-Publishers Weekly

At the big, aggressive Washington Tribune, a young woman, fresh out of journalism school, has been brutally strangled to death-and the hunt for her killer is making sensational headlines. Then a second woman is found dead. She, too, worked in the media. For veteran Trib reporter Joe Wilcox, the case strikes too close to home: His daughter is a beautiful rising TV news star. Seeing a chance to revive his free-falling career, Joe spearheads the Trib's investigation and baits a trap for the murderer with a secret from his own past. Suddenly Joe is risking his career, his marriage, and even his daughter's life by playing a dangerous game with a possible serial killer . . . one who hides in plain sight.

"Ripe with suspense, Truman's mystery gets edgier with each page. . . . A captivating, fast-paced thriller."
-Romantic Times

"Hooks the reader immediately."
-The Ottawa Sun

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.