Larceny at the Library
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Descripción editorial
Congressional chief of staff Kit Marshall is finally figuring out what it takes to work for a newly minted committee chair in the House of Representatives. After a swanky evening soiree at the Library of Congress, Kit’s husband Doug discovers the body of a high-ranking librarian inside a ceremonial office. In addition to a murder, there’s also a major theft to complicate the situation. The contents of Abraham Lincoln’s pockets the night he was assassinated have gone missing. Kit’s political boss and the Librarian of Congress ask Kit to investigate, and she’s released into a world of intrigue populated by a frisky donor, an ambitious congressional relations specialist, a cagey rare books curator, an overly curious congressman, and a baseball-loving lawyer. Kit must solve the crime before Doug’s career is tanked by suspicion. The case takes her to the inner bowels of the Library of Congress, Ford’s Theatre, the National Portrait Gallery, and the D.C. Public Library. In the end, Kit must put her own life on the line to retrieve her most valuable possession, which goes unexpectedly missing as she hunts down the killer and thief.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A reception at the Library of Congress, where an exhibit featuring everything Abraham Lincoln had in his pockets the night he was assassinated is about to open, kicks off Shogan's workmanlike sixth Washington, D.C., mystery (after 2018's K Street Killing). The following morning, library staffer Doug Hollingsworth discovers the bludgeoned corpse of assistant librarian Gustav Gaffney next to a rifled cache of Lincoln artifacts. The Librarian of Congress asks Doug's wife, Kit Marshall, a Congressional chief of staff with a reputation as an amateur sleuth, to investigate. Doug is a suspect, but Kit learns that many people disliked Gaffney, including a library donor, a rare book specialist, and a congressman. In the end, the case hinges on figuring out whose alibis are trustworthy. Meanwhile, Kit and friends sample the capital's best restaurants and ogle the Library of Congress's architectural splendor. Fans of light traditional mysteries will be amused. Correction: An earlier version of this review incorrectly stated this was the fifth book in a series.
