During an extravagant affair at the home of Maine's junior senator, Jessica and George discover the body of the senator's chief of staff. The woman's death is deemed accidental, but Jessica and George suspect something more sinister. Their search for answers leads them from the shadowy halls of the Library of Congress to the D.C. social scene and even to the FBI. But to unravel the clues in this political puzzler, they will have to read between the lines---and the lies ...

Based on the Universal television series created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link. Includes excerpt from the next Murder, she wrote book Margaritas & murder.