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The Golden Gate
A Novel
Taschenbuch von Amy Chua
Sprache: Englisch

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Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change.

In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs. A rich industrialist with enemies among the anarchist factions on the far left, Walter Wilkinson could have been targeted by any number of groups. But strangely, Sullivan's investigation brings up the specter of another tragedy at the Claremont, ten years earlier: the death of seven-year-old Iris Stafford, a member of the Bainbridge family, one of the wealthiest in all of San Francisco. Some say she haunts the Claremont still.

The many threads of the case keep leading Sullivan back to the three remaining Bainbridge heiresses, now adults: Iris's sister, Isabella, and her cousins Cassie and Nicole. Determined not to let anything distract him from the truth-not the powerful influence of Bainbridges' grandmother, or the political aspirations of Berkeley's district attorney, or the interest of China's First Lady Madame Chiang Kai-Shek in his findings-Sullivan follows his investigation to its devastating conclusion.

Chua's page-turning debut brings to life a historical era rife with turbulent social forces and groundbreaking forensic advances, when race and class defined the very essence of power, sex, and justice, and introduces a fascinating character in Detective Sullivan, a mixed race former Army officer who is still reckoning with his own history.

Amy Chua's debut novel, The Golden Gate, is a sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change.

In Berkeley, California, in 1944, Homicide Detective Al Sullivan has just left the swanky Claremont Hotel after a drink in the bar when a presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms upstairs. A rich industrialist with enemies among the anarchist factions on the far left, Walter Wilkinson could have been targeted by any number of groups. But strangely, Sullivan's investigation brings up the specter of another tragedy at the Claremont, ten years earlier: the death of seven-year-old Iris Stafford, a member of the Bainbridge family, one of the wealthiest in all of San Francisco. Some say she haunts the Claremont still.

The many threads of the case keep leading Sullivan back to the three remaining Bainbridge heiresses, now adults: Iris's sister, Isabella, and her cousins Cassie and Nicole. Determined not to let anything distract him from the truth-not the powerful influence of Bainbridges' grandmother, or the political aspirations of Berkeley's district attorney, or the interest of China's First Lady Madame Chiang Kai-Shek in his findings-Sullivan follows his investigation to its devastating conclusion.

Chua's page-turning debut brings to life a historical era rife with turbulent social forces and groundbreaking forensic advances, when race and class defined the very essence of power, sex, and justice, and introduces a fascinating character in Detective Sullivan, a mixed race former Army officer who is still reckoning with his own history.

Über den Autor
Amy Chua
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 371
Inhalt: 384 S.
ISBN-13: 9781250322913
ISBN-10: 125032291X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 900294575
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chua, Amy
Hersteller: Macmillan USA
Minotaur Books
Maße: 229 x 154 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Amy Chua
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2023
Gewicht: 0,408 kg
preigu-id: 126564374
Über den Autor
Amy Chua
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 371
Inhalt: 384 S.
ISBN-13: 9781250322913
ISBN-10: 125032291X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 900294575
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chua, Amy
Hersteller: Macmillan USA
Minotaur Books
Maße: 229 x 154 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Amy Chua
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2023
Gewicht: 0,408 kg
preigu-id: 126564374
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