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Publication
New York : Arbor House, c1983.
Description
Dr. Lewis Tunney, a brilliant historian who had stumbled onto an international art scandal, was brutally murdered in front of two hundred guests at an elegant party at the Smithsonian. When his fiancee, Heather McBea, flies in from Scotland to learn more, Mac Hanrahan, the captain in charge of the case, takes a heated interest in her. And when two more murders are committed, Hanrahan has reason to worry about Heather's sleuthing. But Heather is stubborn and insists on going her own way--right into the arms of a killer.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Kathy89
I really enjoyed this book. Excellent murder mystery and loved the settings both at the Smithsonian, London and Scotland. Woman comes to Washington DC after her fiance is murdered at the Smithsonian. Detective investigating the case has to deal with political interference and museum snobbery while
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juggling his relationship with ex-wife. Show Less
LibraryThing member CasaBooks
Reading these with my Mom.
A favorite series.
Great mysteries and great insight into behind the scenes Washington DC.
I'm reading them ALL.
Read in 2005.
A favorite series.
Great mysteries and great insight into behind the scenes Washington DC.
I'm reading them ALL.
Read in 2005.
LibraryThing member MerryMary
I really do enjoy this series. The author has a lifetime of Washington, DC experience (of course), and first-hand familiarity with the various landmarks she uses as settings for her murders. This gives the reader a strong sense of place for well-realized characters and well-thought-out mysteries.
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this one, a brilliant historian is murdered in the middle of a reception at the Smithsonian (falls over a balcony railing and lands in the middle of the Foucault Pendulum, as a matter of fact.). His fiance arrives from Scotland determined to solve the murder of her beloved - and almost immediately runs afoul of Captain Mike Hanrahan who is in charge of the case. The art scandal that is uncovered is fascinating. A good book. Show Less
LibraryThing member addunn3
Something funny is going on in the Smithsonian, with knife stabbed bodies falling over railings and a Scottish miss bent on solving her fiancé's murder. It's not a great mystery, little development, and a lot of filler to round out the page count.