Gaviota : a novel
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Author
Published
New York : iUniverse, c2007.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780595410392 (pbk) :, 0595410391 (pbk) :
Physical Desc
x, 440 pages : 1 map ; 23 cm.
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Status
Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Local Author Shelf
O'DOWD,E
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O'DOWD,E
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Fiction Area | O'DOWD,E | Checked Out | April 8, 2024 |
Central Library - Adult Fiction - Main Level - Local Author Shelf | O'DOWD,E | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Gaviota (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Lawyers -- California -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Fiction.
Santa Barbara County (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Gaviota -- Fiction.
Gaviota (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Lawyers -- California -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Fiction.
Santa Barbara County (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- California -- Gaviota -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : iUniverse, c2007.
Language
English
ISBN
9780595410392 (pbk) :, 0595410391 (pbk) :
Notes
Description
"On the central coast of California during World War II, A Japanese submarine attacks California's fuel supply, firing shells from its deck gun at oil storage tanks along the Gaviota coast. When the submarine later runs aground and is salvaged by U.S. Navy divers, they find a top-secret U.S. War Department Report detailing America's shoreline fortifications. A young lawyer who had successfully defended Japanese-Americans from prosecution is found dead only days after discovering the cause of mysterious explosions that destroyed two cliff-mounted U.S. gunsites. In Los Angeles, fifty years later, ... an arsonist sets fire to a commercial warehouse, and the innocent Latino youth who is charged with the crime goes on trial for his life. Paul "Pike" Seger, prominent trial lawyer, is nominated to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, but a blackmailer demands that he refuse the post, threatening to expose a sealed indictment charging his father with an infamous crime. Pike's search for the truth about his father, spanning five decades of interwoven events, culminates in his solving three murders and uncovering a wartime conspiracy to appropriate America's most valuable property for private gain. Gaviota-in equal parts historical novel, courtroom thriller and murder mystery-is at its heart a quest for redemption by a guilt-tormented man whose deepest yearning is for inner peace."--P. [4] of cover.
Additional Physical Form
Also available as an e-book, ISBN 9780595853960.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Dowd, E. (2007). Gaviota: a novel . iUniverse.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Dowd, Erik. 2007. Gaviota: A Novel. iUniverse.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Dowd, Erik. Gaviota: A Novel iUniverse, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Dowd, Erik. Gaviota: A Novel iUniverse, 2007.
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