Danger in High Places by Sharon Gilligan

Freelance photographer Alix Nicholson was expecting some great photos of the AIDS Quilt- what she got was a corpse with a story to tell! Set against the backdrop of Washington DC, the bestselling author of FACES OF LOVE delivers a riveting mystery. When Alix accidentally stumbles on a deadly scheme surrounding AIDS funding, she is catapulted into the seamy underbelly of Washington politics. With the help of Mac, a lesbian congressional aide, Alix gradually untangles the plot, has a romantic interlude, and learns of the dangers in high places.

A well-crafted whodunit that will keep you guessing until the last page. Look for the next Alix Nicholson mystery.