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displacedvermoter

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5. Murder in the Oval Library

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:23 PM

5 hrs ago

A Lincoln's White House Mystery

April 1861 and Washington DC faces imminent invasion, but murder is close at hand in the White House. President Lincoln entrusts his close aid, Adam Speed Quinn, to solve the case, and protect his life.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, March 29, 2026? [View all] hermetic 6 hrs ago OP

Three recommended here: cbabe 6 hrs ago #1

Just about to finish "A Litter of Bones" by JD Kirk, a Scottish author. sinkingfeeling 5 hrs ago #2

Love Scottish crimes hermetic 5 hrs ago #4

Happy spring day. Currently enjoying saga of grandson and friends trying txwhitedove 5 hrs ago #3

Murder in the Oval Library displacedvermoter 5 hrs ago #5

Author C.M. Gleason hermetic 4 hrs ago #6

I read the first in the series, fun. displacedvermoter 2 hrs ago #10

Passages by Connie Willis Polly Hennessey 3 hrs ago #7

Love Connie Williis' hermetic 3 hrs ago #8

I just started "Night of Camp David" by Fletcher Knebel. Apparently, it's about the POTUS going nuts. Vinca 3 hrs ago #9

Truly, sadly hermetic 2 hrs ago #11

I heard a news commentator mention it one day. He also wrote "Seven Days in May" which was excellent. Vinca 2 hrs ago #12

Finished "Women of a Promiscuous Nature" by Donna Everhart mentalsolstice 1 hr ago #13