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Camel Club novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
The Camel Club, a quartet of eccentrics dedicated to finding out what's really going on in America's government, becomes embroiled in an intriguing and dangerous mystery when the assassination of the U.S. Speaker of the House is linked to the death of the director of the Library of Congress's rare book room.
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English
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After a mysterious car accident kills his predecessor, Congressman Charlie Marder struggles to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, D.C., where he finds an underworld of backroom deals, secret societies, and a conspiracy at the highest levels of the government.
Charlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling to navigate the dangerous waters...
Author
Series
Ben Kincaid novels volume 16
Language
English
Description
Oklahoma defense attorney Ben Kincaid has found himself smack in the middle of more than a few controversies and deadly predicaments–and the unexpected leap from his modest Tulsa law offices to Washington, D.C.’s Senate chamber hasn’t taken the edge off Ben’s knack for stepping into the line of fire. Now the idealistic junior senator is plunged into the thick of lethal intrigue when a shocking campaign of terror against key...
Author
Series
Cape Weathers mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
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When her father, a former U.S. senator, and brother vanish, only to turn up dead on a Mexican golf course with body parts missing, the senator's estranged daughter Rebecca hires P.I. Cape Weathers to uncover the truth.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Charlie and Margaret Marder, political stars in 1960s Washington DC, know all too well how the tangled web of power in the nation's capital can operate. But while they long to settle into the comforts of home, Attorney General Robert Kennedy has other plans. He needs them to look into a potential threat not only to the presidency, but to the security of the United States itself. Charlie and Margaret quickly find themselves on a flight to sunny Los...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Colorado congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term of office quietly--when a political mole reveals to the world Kendrick's deepest secret...that Kendrick was the anonymous man in Masqar, the man who courageously freed the hostage held in the American embassy by Arab terrorists; the unknown hero who performed an act of outrageous daring then silently disappeared. Now, suddenly, Kendrick is a living target pursued by the terrorists he...
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
"In 1897 Washington, D.C., Anna O'Brien, a librarian at the Library of Congress, assists charismatic young congressman Luke Callahan, but the more political secrets they uncover the more their growing trust is strained"--
10) My gal Sunday
Author
Series
Henry and Sunday mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
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Description
Henry Britland, ex-President, and his wife, Sunday, a newly elected Congresswoman, are a team of sleuths in these short stories, with cases ranging from a crime on the presidential yacht to a kidnapping that brings Henry back to the White House.
11) Above the law
Author
Series
Casey Jordan thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2009], ©2009
Language
English
Description
"Tim Green returns with a new legal thriller featuring his female protagonist from one of his most successful books, The letter of the law, Casey Jordan"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Lurking in the shadows, away from any government oversight, a secret partnership has been formed between an Israeli spymaster pulling the strings of the most efficient killing machine the Mossad has to offer and an exclusive billionaire boys club that wants to dictate the New World Order. In their pocket is a powerful U.S. senator who aspires to the presidency. Success means vast wealth and increased power, and they'll stop at nothing to succeed"--Amazon.com....
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Series
Detective Joe Sandilands mysteries volume 11
Publisher
SohoCrime
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
At dawn one morning in 1933, an amateur dowsing team searching the banks of the Thames for precious metals unearths the body of a young woman with a priceless gold coin in her mouth. The case falls on Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard Joe Sandilands's turf, but he's been given another assignment -- and a very high-profile one. London is hosting a historic economic conference to try to solve the Global Depression and political tensions are running...
Author
Series
Capital crimes series volume 28
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Laura is a young intern in Washington, D.C., working for handsome and likable Congressman Hal Gannon. Laura falls for the charming Gannon, but when she catches a stewardess at Gannon's apartment, she vows to destroy him. Private investigator Robert Brixton is a former cop who has also worked for the FBI. When Laura goes missing, Brixton is hired by Laura's family to gain insight into the case that the police might have missed. Brixton tracks down...
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Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Hammer is summoned to a meeting with Jamie Winters, United States Senator from New York, and Jamie's lovely, very smart wife, Nicole, considered by many to be the power behind the throne. Winters is being blackmailed, and Hammer is given a list of suspects who may be behind the threats to the Senator's contemplated White House bid. But when the suspects begin to drop like flies, Hammer realizes there is more to this case than just a salacious tape....
16) House secrets
Author
Series
Joe DeMarco thrillers volume 4
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When Joe DeMarco is asked by the Speaker of the House to probe the apparent accidental death of a reporter who was trailing presidential hopeful Senator Paul Morelli, dirty secrets and divided loyalties threaten his investigation.
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