Publishers Weekly
12/07/2020
This strong relaunch of the Margaret Truman franchise from Land (the Murder, She Wrote series) opens with a drone attack on Caesarea, Israel, that kills dozens of beachgoers. A week later, in Washington, D.C., Vice President Stephanie Davenport dies of an apparent heart attack at her official residence. The next morning, former State Department agent Robert Brixton narrowly escapes a suicide bombing in the Metro. Brixton, moved by his daughter’s death in a similar attack five years earlier, sets out to solve the mystery of the subway bombing. In the process, he meets Secret Service agent Kendra Rendine, who believes Davenport was murdered. As their two investigations start to overlap, Brixton and Rendine come across an ex-Mossad agent whose search for the perpetrator behind the drone attack seems to connect with their own. The trail eventually leads to villainy in the ranks of America’s upper political hierarchy. The suspenseful plot and well-developed characters will keep readers turning the pages to the satisfying ending. Land is a worthy successor to Truman. Agent: Robert G. Diforio, D4EO Literary. (Feb.)
From the Publisher
Murder on the Metro starts with a bang and keeps on going at breakneck speed.” —Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author
“A roller coaster of a novel. Smart and fast.” —David Baldacci, New York Times bestselling author
“From sunny tourist beaches to Washington, D.C.’s secretive back rooms and board rooms, Murder on the Metro is a labyrinth of page-turning excitement.” —Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author
“Margaret Truman’s Murder on the Metro is a spectacular international thriller of intrigue and conspiracy that I could . . . not . . . put . . . down.” —Mark Greaney, New York Times bestselling author
“A fascinating, exciting thriller that is hard to put down.... The story is well put together, the characters are three dimensional, the tension is strong, and the story is believable.” —New York Journal of Books
“[C]ompulsively readable and compellingly suspenseful.” —Providence Journal
“If you like mysteries written in the style of Christie, Chandler, and the great legends of our genre . . . Murder on the Metro needs to be on your winter’s reading list.” —Strand Magazine
“Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes series . . . lights an adrenaline-filled, slow burning fuse that will ignite the world in explosive fury!” —TopShelf Magazine
For the Capital Crimes series
“Political junkies of all stripes should find something to feed their appetites.” —Publishers Weekly on Margaret Truman's Experiment in Murder
“Dead-on descriptions of Washington's most crack-ridden streets and exclusionary shindigs.” —USA Today on Murder at Ford's Theater
