Fantastic Novel: Margaret Truman's Undiplomatic Murder by Donald Bain

I just finished reading a great crime novel called "Undiplomatic Murder" by Donald Bain. It's part of the "Margaret Truman mystery series."  Back in 1981, I read the second book in her series. It was called "Murder on Capitol Hill." I thought it was pretty good, but had not read any other in the series until recently, when I learned that one of my all-time favorite mystery writers had picked up writing for her and wrote several in her series. In today's blog you'll read my review of "Undiplomatic Murders," and learn about Margaret Truman and Donald Bain. You may be surprised>>>>

WHO IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS? Donald Bain is the author I love (he passed a couple of years ago), and I became a fan because he wrote the majority of books in the Murder She Wrote mystery series (based on the television show in the 80s and 90s that I loved). He wrote the majority of the 50 plus books in that series. Bain has written 115 books, including forty of the bestselling Murder, She Wrote novels, was a longtime friend of Margaret Truman. He worked closely with her on her novels, and more than anyone understood the spirit and substance of her books.

WHO IS MARGARET TRUMAN? Margaret Truman, the daughter of President Harry S. Truman, published her first mystery novel set in Washington's corridors of power, "Murder in the White House," in 1980. Mr. Donal Bain did not help with that book, but he worked as Truman's ghost writer for the next 23 books in the series.

5 of 5 STARS -  Donald Bain did it again. I wasn't sure about reading another character by the author, because I was afraid I would compare it to his "Jessica Fletcher" but the characters were fantastic. Robert Brixton plays a former police officer working for U.S. agency in security. The supporting characters were fantastic and you could picture them in your mind. The story starts with a cafe explosion and leads Brixton on a complicated, inter-connected maze of bad guys. I was so into the book that I couldn't wait to finish it! Awesome book! 

ABOUT THE BOOK: Private investigator Robert Brixton has always hated Washington. Against his better judgment, he decides to stick around and take a job as an agent in a new State Department security agency headed by his former boss at the Washington P.D. After work one day he meets his youngest daughter, Janet, for a drink at an outdoor cafe. Shockingly, a young Arabic woman blows herself up, killing Janet and a dozen others. Seeking revenge for his daughter, Brixton follows the tracks of the bomber to a powerful senator's son. Brixton finds himself digging deep into what turns out to be a small but powerful cabal whose goal is to kill embassy workers from nations involved in the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. Donald Bain thrills again with Undiplomatic Murder, the riveting next installment in the Margaret Truman's beloved Capital Crimes series

Other Margaret Truman mysteries By Donald Bain:

1. Margaret Truman’s Experiment in Murder    ’12
2. Margaret Truman’s Undiplomatic Murder    ’14
3. Margaret Truman’s Internship in Murder    ’15
4. Margaret Truman’s Deadly Medicine    ’16