Getting political – with thrillers involving Capitol Crimes

It may be an election year, but all the slings and arrows from warring candidates and their respective parties can’t compare to the ominous weaponry and sinister plots perpetrated in politics of the literary kind. In the latest issue (Spring 2022) of Mystery Scene magazine, I take a look at political thrillers: The best-sellers. The writers (some of them actual politicos). The history. And more. The magazine is now on newsstands.