Murder at Midnight — Elliott Roosevelt

WHEN A JUDGE IS KILLED AT THE WHITE HOUSE, ELEANOR MUST BRING A KILLER TO JUSTICE.

A delightful combination of history and mystery, the Eleanor Roosevelt novels bring readers back in time as our most beloved First Lady scours the nation's capital for clues while crossing paths with many of her famous contemporaries.

In MURDER AT MIDNIGHT, Judge Horace Blackwell is found stabbed to death in his room at the Executive Mansion, and Sara Carter, a black maid, is summarily arrested. Ever conscientious, Eleanor Roosevelt is determined to prevent a miscarriage of justice. Armed with a mandate from FDR, Eleanor begins her investigation, sifting evidence and juggling her many duties as the First Lady.

Faced with the steamy facts of Blackwell's private life--his mob connections and the related death of a speakeasy bouncer--Eleanor finds suspects and motives aplenty. It takes sharp wits and common sense to solve a crime while serving tea to the ladies of the "crusade for decency," but can Eleanor save Sara from the electric chair--and save Washington from a cunning killer?