Elective Murder — Janet McGiffin

THE HOTTEST ISSUE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS MURDER.
Senator Irene Wisnewski's hard living has finally done her in. Or so it appears when the tough old gal collapses and dies during hearings on health care reform.
Dr. Maxene St. Clair, on hand to testify about emergency room abuse, suspects murder, but her friend Detective Joseph Grabowski can't find the evidence to prove it-- even though for decades Senator Irene has been poison to her colleagues, her staff, and the lobbyists who court her favor. Now the Wisnewski health care bill is also dead, and women's issues will soon be buried deeper than ever.
But rumor insists that Irene was murdered and that another woman senator will be next. Before they know it, St. Clair and Grabowski find themselves entangled in the fevered, sometimes ruthless, world of state politics -- where animosities run long and deep, and anything goes, even murder....