Between them, Senator Cale Caldwell and his blue-blooded wife controlled as much power on Capitol Hill as the law would allow. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to protect him from a killer, even surrounded by his friends at a champagne reception in his honor.
The senator’s murder wasn’t the family’s first brush with
violence. Only two years ago, a niece had been murdered, her killer
never found. But when attorney Lydia James, counsel to a senate
committee investigating the tragedy, suggests there might be a
connection between the two deaths, she’s voted down fast. Yet
strange rumors persist. The senator’s death could benefit many
people, among them a bitter political adversary, an ambitious talk
show host, and a master of spin who makes even murder look
good. . . .