| Palace Council Contributor(s): Carter, Stephen L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307385965 ISBN-13: 9780307385963 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: Bestselling author Stephen L. Carter delivers a gripping political thriller set against the backdrop of the Nixon White House, Vietnam, and Watergate. Philmont Castle has it all: wealth, respect, and connections. So he's the last person you'd expect to fall prey to a murderer, but when his body is found on the grounds of a Harlem mansion, the young writer Eddie Wesley, along with the woman he loves, Aurelia Treene, are pulled into a twentyyear search for the truth. The disappearance of Eddie's sister June makes their investigation even more troubling. As Eddie and Aurelia uncover layer upon layer of intrigue, their odyssey takes them from the wealthy drawing rooms of New York through the shady corners of radical politics to the Oval Office and Nixon himself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Political - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Private Investigators - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009464635 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.48" W x 7.9" (0.90 lbs) 592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A gripping, nationally bestselling political thriller set against the backdrop of Watergate, Vietnam, and the Nixon White House. Philmont Castle is a man who has it all: wealth, respect, and connections. He's the last person you'd expect to fall prey to a murderer, but then his body is found on the grounds of a Harlem mansion by the young writer Eddie Wesley, who along with the woman he loves, Aurelia Treene, is pulled into a twenty-year search for the truth. The disappearance of Eddie's sister June makes their investigation even more troubling. As Eddie and Aurelia uncover layer upon layer of intrigue, their odyssey takes them from the wealthy drawing rooms of New York through the shady corners of radical politics all the way to the Oval Office and President Nixon himself. |