Description: Political Consultant Devlin Conrad had the feeling that his very married client Senator Robert Logan was a lot more involved with the beautiful and mysterious Tracy Cabot than he wanted to admit. But he learned too late that the Cabot woman was a spy working for a shadowy right-wing organization - too late because by then she'd been found murdered in Senator Logan's fishing cabin, and the police are certain that he killed her. But Conrad finds numerous suspects in the Senator's mansion and in the somewhat comic but dangerous figure of political saboteur Howie Ruskin. He must find the real killer if he is to win the election for a client whose vanity and arrogance make him right at home in the United States Senate.
Brief description: Ed Gorman has won the Shamus, Anthony, Ellery Queen, Spur, and International Fiction Awards. He has been shortlisted for an Edgar Award twice, and once for the Silver Dagger. His other work includes the Sam McCain series and the Jack Dwyer series.
Review Quotes: The Dev Conrad mysteries showcase Gorman's gifts for creating realistic characters and plotting suspenseful stories-- "Booklist"