On July 16th in 1790, Congress authorized President George Washington to choose a permanent site for the capital city, and an area along the Potomac River was selected, although it wasn't until ten years later that the move from Philadelphia occurred. The census of 1800 showed that the new capital had a grand total population of 14,103.
In honor of DC Day, here are some authors with titles and series set in D.C. Some, like George Pelecanos, were not only born in the District, but live there (well, in a suburb), and write plots set almost exclusively in the city. Of course, if your plot involves the U.S. President, Congress, or the Supreme Court and/or is a spy thriller, chances are pretty good you're going to at least touch upon D.C. at some point.
- Adkins, Jan - Deadline for Final Art
- Adler, Warren -- Fiona Fitzgerald series
- Andrews, Robert -- Frank Kearney & Jose Phelps series
- Bowen, Michael -- Richard Michaelson series
- Brophy, Beth - My Ex-Best Friend
- Clancy, Tom -- Jack Ryan series
- Cohen, William S. -- Murder in the Senate
- Collins, Max Allan -- Nathan Heller Mysteries
- Elkins, Aaron J. - Chris Norgren Mysteries
- Fleming, Barbara -- Hot Stones, Cold Death
- Fox, Barbara -- Sandy Evans & Joey Jason series
- Massey, Sujata -- Rei Shimura Mysteries
- Mickelbury, Penny -- Carole Ann Gibson series
- Osborne, Denise -- Feng Shui Mysteries
- Patterson, James -- Alex Cross series
- Pelecanos, George -- Various
- Richman, Phyllis -- Charles Wheatley series
- Roosevelt, Elliot -- Eleanor Roosevelt series
- Russell, Alan - Political Suicide
- Truman, Margaret -- Capitol Crimes
It's just a partial list -- feel free to add your own entries.
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