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The Golden Gate by Amy Chua

The Golden Gate

A Novel

by Amy Chua
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  • First Published:
  • Sep 19, 2023, 384 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Aug 2024, 384 pages
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Bookworm Becky

Whodunit!
Swanky, stunning, persistent…

Headline! Death at the Claremont Hotel!

Berkeley’s Claremont Hotel 1930 - after a game of hide n seek with her younger sister Isabella, 7yo Iris Stafford’s (of THE Bainbridge family) body is found in a pile of dirty laundry at the bottom of the laundry chute.

Same Claremont Hotel 1944 - political candidate Walter Wilkinson is found in a humiliating condition, shot in the head. A possession of Iris’ is found in the closet in the room.

Homicide detective Al Sullivan thinks the “Wilkinson murder is connected to the Bainbridges in some complicated way,” but isn’t sure how. But what is it with the Bainbridges? “If there is a crisis at the hotel, a Bainbridge always seems to be in the middle of it.”

Join the search for a killer! Encounter a web of lies and coincidences! As D A Doogan says,” Infidelity, betrayal, and revenge - the red meat! Juries will love it!”


A great fiction debut! I will read future books by this author. I would like to read more stories about Detective Al Sullivan!

This kept me guessing!

Intricate plot.

Very descriptive writing. Ex: hide n seek in the hotel and Lincoln Highway

Enjoyed Mrs. Bainbridge’s disposition throughout the book. Clever!

Well researched. Detail oriented. Liked reading about the Golden Gate Bridge - building & opening!
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