employs a classic device of misdirection by making the criminal's method of operation look like that of another kind of criminal. Focusing on how well the device works would be a good way to open a discussion. Another good opening would be to discuss the nature of They All Ran After the President's Wife. Is it a true mystery or is it a thriller? When is a mystery story not a mystery?

1. What do you make of the former president being "a master pilot and checked out on the SST"? Is this too implausible? How does it affect your response to the plot?

2. Why does Wexler Klint take as much time as he does to murder Sandra?

3. What is the point of Wexler Klint making the crime seem to be one committed by terrorists?

4. Why is Henry disgusted when White says that "I feel that there...