The Golden Gate Is Red

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Inspired by the murder of millionaire financier and banker Ted Ammon: A tax investigator races against time to save the love of his lifeand the man who stole her from him
Even at the start of their once-promising partnership, Smoller knew Dempseys brilliance would eventually catapult his friend toward success beyond their shabby office on San Franciscos Telegraph Hill. But Smoller never expected his lover, Christina Lawson, to follow Dempsey out the door. Years after the betrayal, Lawson and Dempsey are separated, and the IRS is nipping at their heels. With prosecution, bankruptcy, and prison on the horizon, its up to Smoller to save his former partner and the only woman he ever lovedbefore its too late.The Golden Gate Is Red is a riveting tale of avarice and betrayal, set against a vivid San Francisco backdrop.

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Darkly atmospheric and deeply evocativea chillingly Chandleresque dive into the lives and crimes of the wealthy and corrupt of San Francisco. Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series

As a reader I love a fresh, intriguing narrative; as a writer I love sharp, incisive prose. In The Golden Gate Is Red, James Kohlberg has given us both. Randall Wallace, Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Braveheart

Author Bio

Jim Kohlberg is an author, director, and film producer. The founder of private equity firm Kohlberg & Company, he made his first foray into Hollywood as executive producer of Two Family House (1999), which won the Sundance Film Festivals Audience Award in 2000. He has since produced or exec-produced four more films, including Trumbo (2007), a documentary about famed blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. In 2008 Kohlberg directed a theatrical production of Arthur Millers All My Sons at the Mountain View Performing Arts Center, and in 2011 he made his film directorial debut with The Music Never Stopped, which opened that years Sundance Festival, won several awards from music therapy groups who praised the films use of classic 1960s rock, and was called by Los Angeles Times critic Gary Goldstein one film that fully merited a place in the best picture conversation. His upcoming projects include a film adaptation of the bestselling novel Home in the Morning by Mary Glickman.Kohlbergs short fiction has been published in literary magazines such as the MacGuffin, the South Dakota Review, and the Distillery. The Golden Gate Is Red is his first novel.