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The Emperor of Ocean Park
By Stephen L. Carter
Knopf, 657 pages, $26.95
Set in the elite world of Washington, D.C., and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., this story revolves around the death of a controversial Supreme Court nominee. In his fiction debut, Stephen L. Carter, a brand-name franchise with books like “Civility” and “Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby,” brings us a page-turner that touches on everything from academic politics and FBI intrigue to infidelity and chess.




