Murder at the Library of Congress
- ISBN-10
- 0449001954
- ISBN-13
- 9780449001950
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fawcett Books
- Author
- Margaret Truman
Description
Commissioned by the Library of Congress's magazine, Civilization, to write an article on a recently discovered, supposed diary of Christopher Columbus, Annabel Smith finds herself matching wits with a ruthless wealthy bibliophile, an ambitious TV journalist, and a killer to complete her assignment. Reprint.
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