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The latest Washington Whodunit by Colleen Shogan
ON SALE NOW: Homicide in the House (Book 2) | ALSO AVAILABLE: Stabbing in the Senate (Book 1)
NEW: Shogan named among Boxer, McConnell, and Gingrich on ROLL CALL's Summer Must-Read List
Colleen J. Shogan has been reading mysteries since the age of six. She conceived of the plot of “Stabbing in the Senate” one morning while taking a walk in her suburban Washington, D.C. neighborhood. A political scientist by training, Colleen has taught American politics at Yale, George Mason University, Georgetown, and Penn. She previously worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative staffer in the United States Senate, and as Deputy Director of the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress (LoC). She currently serves as LoC's Deputy Director of National and International Outreach.
Colleen lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband Rob and their beagle mutt Conan. She is represented by Dawn Dowdle of the Blue Ridge Literary Agency.
"Homicide in the House" and "Stabbing in the Senate" are the first books in Colleen's Washington Whodunit mystery series, published by Camel Press (a subsidiary of Coffeetown Press).
Conan the dog, once voted Dog Most Likely to Succeed by Capitol Hill insiders, serves both as muse and cameo participant in the Washington Whodunit series.
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EXTRA EXTRA!: ROLL CALL is hot on the trail of Kit Marshall! Read the profile on Colleen and "Stabbing in the Senate."
Photo credits: author: Glen Fuhrmeister; Conan: Angela Napili
Kit Marshall arrives to work early one morning on Capitol Hill to find her boss Senator Lyndon Langsford, a political vanguard who juggles enemies on both sides of the aisle, stabbed to death by a model Army helicopter that decorated his desk for years. The Capitol Hill Police are short on clues, and Kit becomes the prime suspect. After a media maelstrom, Kit decides to enlist the help of her best friend and office mate, Meg, to investigate the murder. Their list of suspects includes a polyglot group of Washington, D.C., politicos—the scheming lobbyist and his pushy press secretary girlfriend, the facetiously grieving widow, the desperate Senator facing a difficult reelection campaign. And then there’s the the brainy office colleague oddly curious about the murder, and the ambitious member of the House of Representatives who desperately wants Langsford’s Senate seat. Who can be trusted … if anyone?Prequel to “Homicide in the House” both from Camel PressRotor Mortis
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