Their Shadows Deep
A Novel
Published on 1. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
383 pages
978-1-6625-2597-1 (ISBN)
Description
The author of Nothing Is Forgotten takes a dark look at power gone too far, imagining the connection between JFK's presidential campaign and an ex-cop's investigation into her husband's murder.
In 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy makes a historic run for the White House. Despite concerns about his Catholicism, Kennedy's outward charm is winning the country over, but his inner demons are putting his candidacy in danger and risk destroying his political career.
That same year, Caitlin Russo, a former cop turned reporter, is devoting her skills to finding her husband's killer. His job as a CIA operative posed its fair share of risks, but when Caitlin discovers his notes about the case that led to his death, she knows there's more to the story than simple tragedy.
As Caitlin and Kennedy search for the people responsible for upending their lives, some ugly truths about American politics and foreign affairs come to light, and Caitlin finds herself in a web of deceit and shattered hopes, realizing that heroes aren't always who they seem.
In 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy makes a historic run for the White House. Despite concerns about his Catholicism, Kennedy's outward charm is winning the country over, but his inner demons are putting his candidacy in danger and risk destroying his political career.
That same year, Caitlin Russo, a former cop turned reporter, is devoting her skills to finding her husband's killer. His job as a CIA operative posed its fair share of risks, but when Caitlin discovers his notes about the case that led to his death, she knows there's more to the story than simple tragedy.
As Caitlin and Kennedy search for the people responsible for upending their lives, some ugly truths about American politics and foreign affairs come to light, and Caitlin finds herself in a web of deceit and shattered hopes, realizing that heroes aren't always who they seem.
Reviews / Votes
"An absorbing story . . . Golden knows how to pique our interest . . . Vivid characters and strong storytelling." -The Washington Post"Keenly detailed . . . compelling . . . Author Golden proves his stripes as a historian, detailing the lovers' brief bliss in prewar Greenwich Village, separating them for their individual battles during the war, and reuniting them in a skillfully evoked postwar Paris . . . The love story is epic and truly felt. Fascinating, complex." -Kirkus Reviews
"Each setting is recreated with a socially conscious eye, from the horrifying racism of the Jim Crow South to the Greenwich Village art scene to postwar Paris, whose residents' emotional suffering hasn't dimmed their appreciation for beauty. Julian and Kendall are independent, courageous people who grow over time, and their story feels undeniably romantic." -Booklist
"Glenna and Gordon's romance rises and falls with the familiar but engrossing tempo of reckless, youthful passion." -Publishers Weekly
"Golden draws a vivid portrait of the Cold War era, but it is the complex and unexpected connection between Holocaust survivors and their descendants that turns this book into a page-turner." -RT Book Reviews
"Both heartbreaking and mesmerizing." -Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
"Stirring and romantic, a sweeping novel about first loves and second chances." -Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Opposite of Me
"An absorbing, intelligent novel about retracing one's steps to recover what was lost, and about coming to terms with the mistakes of the past in order to rediscover a future. Peter Golden reminds us that going back is sometimes the only way to move ahead." -Elizabeth Brundage, author of A Stranger Like You and The Doctor's Wife
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Seattle
United States
Publishing group
Amazon Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 137 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6625-2597-1 (9781662525971)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Peter Golden is an award-winning journalist, novelist, and historian. His novels include Comeback Love, Wherever There Is Light, and Nothing Is Forgotten. The author lives with his wife near Albany, New York.