Murder at Ford's Theater [first edition]

A New York Times BestsellerThe body of an attractive young woman who worked for Senator Bruce Lerner, and who volunteered at Ford's, has been discovered in the alley behind the theatre. When a pair of mismatched cops -- studious, young Rick Klayman and gregarious veteran Mo Johnson -- start digging into the victim's life, the cast of suspects increases. Aside from the senator's rumored relationship with the victim, they find links between Nadia and his son, Jeremiah. Clarise Emerson, producer/director of Ford's Theatre and the senator's ex-wife, turns to her old friend Professor Mackensie Smith to establish her son's innocence.