Unexpected Developments

Ben Safford #7

by Emma Lathen, R.B. Dominic

Representative Ben Safford thought he was helping a young Air Force flyer accused of pilot error in a mysterious crash. Until the hotheaded pilot rejected Ben's help; until Ben discovered the body of a murdered officer; until he was almost killed by a bomb in the Capitol.
Ben had always known that politics makes strange bedfellows, but never in his wildest nightmares did he expect to uncover a menage that included Congress, the Pentagon, the Saudi Arabian Embassy, the United Nations, the Air Force and the nation's'largest aircraft manufacturer.
Unexpected Developments
"The plot is delightfully devious; the characters ring true, and the suspense is unrelenting."
Newsday

Genres: Mystery

243 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Aka R.B. Dominic

Emma Lathen is the pen name of two American businesswomen: an attorney Mary Jane Latsis (July 12, 1927 -October 29, 1997) and an economic analyst Martha Henissart (b. 1929),who received her B.A. in physics from Mount Holyoke College in 1950.

http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/31/boo...

Reviews

[Suzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Published in 1984 and a fun look back at how things were in Washington then. An interesting mystery with the regular cast and crew at a time before cell phones and computers.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Air Force court of inquiry has found Neil Conroy responsible for the crash of a new fighter plane. But Neil's mother, one of Ben Safford's constituents, is not satisfied. All the Ohio congressman agrees to do is to make sure Neil's rights have not been violated. But the first witness he is to interview commits suicide, with a tacit acknowledgment that he's accepted a bribe. Soon Safford is involved with the Paris Air Show, the manufacturers of the plane, the Fairfax County Police, the Air Force, and the Saudi embassy. Another witty production from the pseudonymous Dominic.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent Congressman Ben Safford mustery by R. B. Dominic. As always it's set amid the politics and shenanigans of Washington D. C. This time the story revolves around a newly developed fighter plane and the young pilot who shoulders the blame for crashing one. He's onee of Ben's constituents which gets Ben involved in all the twists and turns of the air industry and the Pentgon.
Excellent story---raced through it and despite the fact it was written 30 years ago you'll find that not much changes in Washington D. C.

[Regine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sturdy.