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Sargeant Peavy, a young member of the Federal Reserve Board, leads a life of public duty shadowed by a series of extramarital affairs. His sudden, naked demise in his Georgetown townhouse, accompanied by an earring belonging to his latest mistress, shocks the Washington community. The D.C. police initially see a straightforward case, but complications arise when the mistress, Jessica Dee, is revealed to be a close friend of Mrs. Roosevelt and an informant for FDR. Determined to uncover the truth, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt becomes the unexpected investigator, navigating a maze of political intrigue and personal scandal while revealing the darker side of Washington’s power circles.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Elliott Roosevelt
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