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"A thriller...a novel...a fun thing, an entertainment and good reading."
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Who would want to kill Clarence Sutherland, a bright and handsome young man? The answer: practically everybody. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Sleazy Fellow's Bad Deeds Catch Up With Him, May 23 2003

By	George Webster, Ph.D., (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder in the Supreme Court (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a typical Margaret Truman mystery. The plot is simple, the characters are well-drawn, and we get more of Margaret Truman's wonderful insight into Washington. A law clerk at the Supreme Court is found shot to death while he sits in the chair of the Chief Justice. Lieutenant Martin Teller of the Washington police and Susanna Pincher of the Justice Department investigate the murder. They find that the Supreme Court is not the high-minded place they imagined. It is a hot bed of intrigue, backbiting, and politics, especially under a right wing Chief Justice and President. The law clerk had dug up dirt on all the Justices and was using it claw his way to the White House. Thus, we have plenty of suspects in high places. It makes for a tangled web and a relaxing mystery to read.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Delicious plotting, Jul 16 2000

By	Patricia Lavins (Vero Beach, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder in the Supreme Court (Mass Market Paperback)

Murder is not a subject that one thinks of when one considers the somber, hallowed halls of the stately granite structure that abuts the U. S. Capitol grounds. Yet the author makes the crime in the sacred highest court in the land indeed seem plausible. The reader is spellbound throughout the narrative of this page-turner. The insight into the behind-the-scenes working of the court gives even more credibility to this mystery. This is a welcome addition to the spectular crime series.

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2.0 out of 5 stars This must be an early effort., Jul 4 2000

By	Christina P. Branson "killer_b_books" (Farmington) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Murder in the Supreme Court (Mass Market Paperback)

The cop had his moments, but on the whole the characters were not very well drawn, and the manner in which they interrelated were slapdash. Maybe it was just typical of the disco era in which this book was written, but I thought the dialogue was atrocious. The puzzle was not all that compelling, and the author's political overtones seemed both simplistic and schizophrenic.

Final verdict: a poor attempt at mystery fiction.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Better, But Still Predictable
The third in Truman's "Murder in Washington" series is better than the first two, but not much. Read more

Published on Jun 19 2000 by richard_t

4.0 out of 5 stars suspenseful
"Murder In the Supreme Court" is a suspenseful book. A young man by the name of Clarence Sutherland is discovered sitting in the Chief Justice's chair with a hole in... Read more

Published on Oct 27 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner. Can't put it down
Truman does a good job of writing murders in a town which her fauther onced lived in. A Murder happening in the Country's most sacred hall takes you page by page.

Published on May 8 1999