《Murder at Union Station》是2005年Random House US出版的圖書，作者是Margaret Truman。
基本介紹
- 中文名：Murder at Union Station
- 作者：Margaret Truman
- 出版社：Random House US
- ISBN：9780449007396
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
When Washington’s splendid Union Station opened its doors in1908, the glorious structure epitomized capital stylishness. Today,restored and refurbished, the station is again a hub of activitywhere the world’s most famous and infamous people meet–and oftencollide. Now, in Margaret Truman’s new Capital Crime novel, thislandmark locale becomes the scene of a sensational shooting whoseconsequences ricochet from seedy bars to the halls ofCongress.
Historic Union Station means nothing to the elderly man speedingsouth on the last lap of what turns out to be a one-way journeyfrom Tel Aviv to D.C.–on a train that will soon land him at GateA-8 and, moments later, at St. Peter’s Gate. This weary traveler,whose terminal destination is probably hell, is Louis Russo, formermob hit man and government informer. Two men are at the station tomeet him. One is Richard Marienthal, a young writer whoseforthcoming book is based on Russo’s life. The other is the man whokills him.
Russo has returned to help promote Marienthal’s book, which,although no one has been allowed to read it, already has somepeople shaking in their Gucci boots. The powerful fear the contentswill not only expose organized crime’s nefarious business, but alsoa top-secret assignment abroad that Russo once masterminded for avery-high-profile Capitol Hill client. As news of Russo’s murderrockets from the MPD to the FBI and the CIA, from Congress to theWest Wing, the final chapter of the story begins its rapid-fireunfolding.
In addition to the bewildered Marienthal and his worriedgirlfriend, there is an array of memorable characters: rock-ribbedright-wing Senator Karl Widmer; ruthless New York publisher PamelaWarren; boozy MPD Detective Bret Mullin; shoe-shine virtuoso JoeJenks; dedicated presidential political adviser Chet Fletcher; andPresident Adam Parmele himself–not to mention freelance snoops,blow-dried climbers, and a killer or two. There’s no place like thenation’s capital, and as her myriad fans know, Margaret Trumanalways gets it right. Murder at Union Station is a luxury express,nonstop delight.
From the Hardcover edition.
作者簡介
Margaret Truman has 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, poverty and pageantry, in the nation’s capital. Her new work of nonfiction is The President’s House. She lives in Manhattan.
