Newly minted 25-year-old lawyer Bob Abramson joins the DA's office in San Diego and soon finds himself leading an investigation into the politically charged murder of the mayor's husband, a powerful, wealthy developer with far too many secrets for his wife's political ambitions.
Bob's first encounter with murder occurred four years previously, when his roommate, the scion of an old Boston family, was murdered and the case was investigated by the victim's Harvard professor, Marcus George. As the investigation developed, Bob and Marcus, naturally, fell in love.
Now, Bob has completed law school and landed a job as an Assistant District Attorney in San Diego, and Marcus has accepted a new position at UC San Diego. As they settle in to their new home, they're thrust into the investigation and its political ramification, and they find that a gay subculture roils much of southern California's placidly straight surface.
Show moreNewly minted 25-year-old lawyer Bob Abramson joins the DA's office in San Diego and soon finds himself leading an investigation into the politically charged murder of the mayor's husband, a powerful, wealthy developer with far too many secrets for his wife's political ambitions.
Bob's first encounter with murder occurred four years previously, when his roommate, the scion of an old Boston family, was murdered and the case was investigated by the victim's Harvard professor, Marcus George. As the investigation developed, Bob and Marcus, naturally, fell in love.
Now, Bob has completed law school and landed a job as an Assistant District Attorney in San Diego, and Marcus has accepted a new position at UC San Diego. As they settle in to their new home, they're thrust into the investigation and its political ramification, and they find that a gay subculture roils much of southern California's placidly straight surface.
Show moreA graduate of the University of Michigan, with advanced degrees from Princeton University, H.N. Hirsch is the Erwin N. Griswold Professor of Politics Emeritus at Oberlin College in Ohio, where he also held a joint appointment from 2005-2014 in Comparative American Studies; served as Acting Chair of the Department of Politics in 2010-2011; and was Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 2005-06. He began his career at Harvard, where he was Head Tutor in the Department of Government; he later served as Director of the Legal Studies Program at Macalester College; and chaired the Department of Political Science at the University of California at San Diego and at Macalester. His first mystery, SHADE, was published by Pisgah Press in May 2022. He is the author or editor of Office Hours: One Academic Life (2016); A Theory of Liberty: The Constitution and Minorities (1992); and The Enigma of Felix Frankfurter (1981/2014); and editor of The Future of Gay Rights in America (2005).Among his areas of legal expertise are Constitutional law and jurisprudence; and modern political theory; and gender and sexuality.
Written in the classic style of James Ellroy, Fault Line is a
murder mystery you won't soon forget. With a full cast of
characters, a scenic setting, plus a laundry list of suspects, I
couldn't stop reading until the dramatic conclusion. Fans of L.A.
Confidential will enjoy this political murder mystery. 5+ stars!-
N. N. Light's Book Heaven
Libraries and readers looking for a classic gay murder mystery
steeped in California culture, political subterfuge, and characters
that live on the line of lies and danger will find Fault Line a
fine study in intrigue ... packed with social and political as well
as psychological and relationship insights. Hirsch brings to life a
myriad of characters that swirl around this unique murder case and
its accompanying special interests. This creates a memorable,
compelling read....Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review, Donovan's
Bookshelf
5.0 out of 5 stars A bristling murder mystery"Hirsch weaves his
tale well, capturing Southern California ambience and the interplay
of his characters cinematically." ---Grady Harp of Goodreads
"Bob and Marcus are a gay Nick and Nora, a couple you'll want to
spend time and solve mysteries with." - Jean Redmann, author of the
award winning Micky Knight Mystery Series
Fault Line is a suspenseful and utterly gritty crime fiction book
The plot is intelligently crafted, and ... thoroughly
satisfying.From the Onlinebookclub.com
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