Murder at the Washington Tribune by Margaret Truman

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454157855134089057.post-37165923670426219392007-11-26T13:36:00.000-05:002007-11-26T13:49:12.119-05:00Murder at the Washington Tribune by Margaret Truman<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4JiD6kGRQNk/R0sUyLfATnI/AAAAAAAAAUU/U1yw1F2dDSY/s1600-h/Murder+at+the+Washington+Tribune.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137222652255030898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_4JiD6kGRQNk/R0sUyLfATnI/AAAAAAAAAUU/U1yw1F2dDSY/s400/Murder+at+the+Washington+Tribune.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Author Biography:</div><ul><li>Born February 17, 1924 in Independence, MO.</li><li>Daughter of President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman. </li><li>Attended public school in Independence, MO and a private girls school, Gunston Hall, in Washington, D. C. </li><li>Graduated from George Washington University in 1946 with a B. A. in history.</li><li>Aspired to be a singer in the 1940's, and performed on stage, radio, and television into the 1950's. </li><li>Married Clifton Daniel, assistant to the foreign news editor of the New York Times Washington Bureau, on April 21, 1956 at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence. </li><li>Had 4 sons: Clifton Truman, William Wallace, Harrison Gates, and Thomas Washington. </li><li>Has written both fiction and non - fiction. </li><li>Began writing mysteries in 1980 with Murder at the White House.</li><li>Is the oldest surviving child of a U. S. President at age 83. </li></ul>Discussion Questions:<ol><li>Washington, D. C. becomes a character with Truman's descriptions of its streets, buildings, and restaurants. What place descriptions are especially evocative, or is the locale so well integrated with action that only an overall impression is retained?</li> <li>Why does Joe continue to try to prove that a serial killer is at work in spite the lack of evidence? How do his actions impact his future?</li> <li>Why does Joe allow his brother, Michael, back into his life?</li> <li>How does Paul Morehouse play on Joe's insecurity?</li> <li>Is Joe threatened by his daughter's ambitions?</li> <li>What do you think of this book? Would you recommend it to anyone else? Why?</li> <li>If you have read other books in the Capital Crimes series, how does this one stand up to the rest?</li></ol>Greenwood County Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711231480267259927noreply@blogger.com