by Tom Wolfe
First published 1998
Atlanta tycoon Charlie Croker is on the brink of financial collapse. His plantation and skyscraper empire face repossession by greedy banks. With time running out, Charlie sees a desperate gambit: hushing up a rape case in exchange for leniency. As the threat of ruin looms, Charlie must navigate a web of power, race, and family to save his legacy and his soul.
Genres: fiction, drama, american-fiction, 20th-century, business, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: high-stakes, power-dynamics
Setting: Atlanta, Georgia
Period: 20th-century
742 pages · Hardcover · Farrar, Straus and Giroux