The most talked about fiction debut in years: a large, suspense-laden thriller that is also a novel of brilliantly astute social observation focusing on two fascinating worlds: that of the New York-Washington black upper middle class, and the complex world of an Ivy League law school. Judge Oliver Garland has just died in suspicious circumstances. Conservative and famously controversial, Garland has made many enemies. Many years ago, he'd earned a judge's highest prize: a Supreme Court nomination. But in a scene of bitter ...
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The most talked about fiction debut in years: a large, suspense-laden thriller that is also a novel of brilliantly astute social observation focusing on two fascinating worlds: that of the New York-Washington black upper middle class, and the complex world of an Ivy League law school. Judge Oliver Garland has just died in suspicious circumstances. Conservative and famously controversial, Garland has made many enemies. Many years ago, he'd earned a judge's highest prize: a Supreme Court nomination. But in a scene of bitter humiliation in front of a televised audience and before the eyes of his family, he had to withdraw his nomination. It was a national scandal, and a private agony, one from which he never recovered. Now, years later, the judge's death raises even more questions than his life did and seems to be leading to a second, even more terrible scandal. Could he have been murdered? He has left a strange message for his son Talcott, a professor at an elite Ivy League law school - entrusting him with 'the arrangements' - a mysterious puzzle that only Tal can unlock, and only by unearthing the ambiguities of his father's turbulent past. When another man is found dead, and then another, Talcott must risk life, marriage and reputation, following the clues his father left him. Intricate, superbly written, often scathingly funny, The Emperor of Ocean Park is a triumphant work of fiction, a brilliantly crafted tapestry of ambition, family secrets, murder, and justice gone terribly wrong.
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Very good. VGC. Jonathan Cape, 2002. First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Large format paperback(a couple of small nicks, scratches and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC. Nice and clean pages as new but slightly tainted on the outer edges, small nick and crease on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear.657pp. First edition. Heavy book.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Jonathan Cape, 2002. First UK edition-first printing (2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(two creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 657pp. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx. 1.1 Kg).
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Very Good. 2002. Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
this is a good book. i ordered it because i read it a few years ago and enjoyed it then. but it was so detailed and intricate that i had forgotten what happened at the end and actually am reading it again and its just as if it were the first time. readers must be very patient as many, many details are given but it is worth the wait as the entire portrait is painted.
dyana
Sep 24, 2009
Love this legal thriller
all eight hundred plus pages is absolutely great.....so many events tied into one story....made fantastic entertainment....a legal law story you won't be able to put down
papasmurf
Aug 23, 2007
Very good read
I found the book interesting, well written and full of believable characters. The story line was complex with unpredictable twists and turns. The subplots that foccused on the Garland family and their history were engaging.