El consejo de palacio
by Stephen L. Carter
In the summer of 1952, twenty prominent men gather at a secret meeting on Martha's Vineyard and devise a plot to manipulate the President of the United States. Soon after, the body of one of these men is found by Eddie Wesley, Harlem's rising literary star. When Eddie's younger sister mysteriously disappears, Eddie and the woman he loves, Aurelia Treene, are pulled into what becomes a twenty-year search for the truth. 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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: Spanish Dutch English
Subjects
Showing 6 featured editions. View all 14 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
aaaa
|
2
|
cccc
|
3
Palace council
2009, Vintage Contemporaries
in English
- 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed.
0307385965 9780307385963
|
eeee
|
4
|
eeee
|
5
|
eeee
|
6
|
eeee
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Translation from English of: Palace council
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
Work Description
Bestselling author Stephen L. Carter delivers a gripping 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.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Community Reviews (0)
Lists