The Emperor of Ocean Park
- ISBN-10
- 0375413634
- ISBN-13
- 9780375413636
- Series
- The Emperor of Ocean Park
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 657
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Authors
- Stephen L. Carter, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law Stephen L Carter
Description
After the death of his father, the flamboyant and controversial Judge Oliver Garland, his son Talcott must unravel the truth about his father's life, a quest that brings him face to face with old scandals and family secrets.
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