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Starred Review. Two lesser characters from Yale law professor Carter's bestselling first novel, The Emperor of Ocean Park (2002)—husband and wife Lemaster and Julia Carlyle—take center stage in his second, a compelling, literate page-turner that effortlessly blends a gripping whodunit with complex discussions of politics and race in contemporary America. Lemaster, one of the country's most influential African-Americans, has recently begun his tenure as president of a prestigious New England university. As he and Julia, who serves as a dean in the university's divinity school, drive home one snowy night, they happen upon the corpse of Professor Kellen Zant, a brilliant economist as well as Julia's former lover. The murder threatens to shatter not only the Carlyles' marriage but also the fragile psyche of their precocious but troubled daughter, Vanessa—and may affect the upcoming, bitterly contested race for the White House. Julia proves an unlikely but dogged investigator, who looks beyond the official verdict that Zant was killed in a chance encounter with a robber. In the richness of his characters, both major and minor, and the intelligence of his writing, Carter rivals Scott Turow. Expect another bestseller. 300,000 first printing; author tour. (July)
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Carters brisk, stylish writing grabs the listeners attention immediately, and narrator Bahni Turpin makes the words come alive. The story opens with a mystery--the discovery of a body in the roadside snow. Turpins performance of the complex plot is at once thoughtful and energetic. She embraces a variety of voices, shifting between genders, accents, and ages with panache. The focus is a complicated but accessible collage of relationships within families, between races, and within communities. Julia Carlyles character leads listeners through the mystery of the murdered man and explores issues of race and influence in a university town. This audiobook has a story to tell and a great narrator to tell it. L.B.F. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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