The Solomon Scandals (Second Edition)
David H. Rothman
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
The Solomon Scandals is a provocative Washington suspense novel inspired by now-forgotten history. A deadly high-rise collapse happened in Northern Virginia, and a U.S. senator and a Supreme Court justice held stakes in a CIA-occupied building.
In the novel, a rule-breaking reporter for a crooked newspaper investigates the darker side of a popular real estate tycoon. One of the tycoon's rickety buildings houses hundreds of workers for a shadowy bureaucracy. The reporter's incendiary discoveries compel him to hide his related memoir for a century to shield those on the scandals' fringes.
David H. Rothman's complex tale teems with memorable characters caught up in a classic Washington dilemma: friendship vs. duty. Real estate magnate Sy Solomon, an ex-bricklayer, buys up scores of politicians and bureaucrats.
George McWilliams, a Solomon friend, is a mysterious editor wealthy enough to have built a mini Versailles. Wendy Blevin is a powerful but inwardly fragile gossip columnist from an Old Money family with its share of tragedies. Margo Danialson, a B.A. in medieval studies, is unhappily tethered to a corrupt federal agency. Dr. Rebecca Kitiona-Fenton, a multiracial feminist, outspokenly annotates the newspaper memoir of her white great-granduncle, Jonathan Stone.
Rothman's style is hardboiled and often satirical. Although Scandals includes strong language and some sexist and racist dialogue, Dr. Kitiona-Fenton's endnotes provide additional context.
Kirkus Reviews says the second edition "captures the aura of dark nihilism in some quarters of the political world with great power … This is a riveting work, mordantly insightful and surprisingly entertaining."
Note: Scandals is a character-driven suspense novel, not a "non-stop action" thriller.
Duration - 8h 47m.
Author - David H. Rothman.
Narrator - Digital Voice Marcus G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2023 David H. Rothman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Solomon Scandals is a provocative Washington suspense novel inspired by now-forgotten history. A deadly high-rise collapse happened in Northern Virginia, and a U.S. senator and a Supreme Court justice held stakes in a CIA-occupied building. In the novel, a rule-breaking reporter for a crooked newspaper investigates the darker side of a popular real estate tycoon. One of the tycoon's rickety buildings houses hundreds of workers for a shadowy bureaucracy. The reporter's incendiary discoveries compel him to hide his related memoir for a century to shield those on the scandals' fringes. David H. Rothman's complex tale teems with memorable characters caught up in a classic Washington dilemma: friendship vs. duty. Real estate magnate Sy Solomon, an ex-bricklayer, buys up scores of politicians and bureaucrats. George McWilliams, a Solomon friend, is a mysterious editor wealthy enough to have built a mini Versailles. Wendy Blevin is a powerful but inwardly fragile gossip columnist from an Old Money family with its share of tragedies. Margo Danialson, a B.A. in medieval studies, is unhappily tethered to a corrupt federal agency. Dr. Rebecca Kitiona-Fenton, a multiracial feminist, outspokenly annotates the newspaper memoir of her white great-granduncle, Jonathan Stone. Rothman's style is hardboiled and often satirical. Although Scandals includes strong language and some sexist and racist dialogue, Dr. Kitiona-Fenton's endnotes provide additional context. Kirkus Reviews says the second edition "captures the aura of dark nihilism in some quarters of the political world with great power … This is a riveting work, mordantly insightful and surprisingly entertaining." Note: Scandals is a character-driven suspense novel, not a "non-stop action" thriller. Duration - 8h 47m. Author - David H. Rothman. Narrator - Digital Voice Marcus G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2023 David H. Rothman ©.
Language:
English
Introduction
Duration:00:00:07
Foreword by Dr. Rebecca Kitiona-Fenton
Duration:00:03:21
Chapter 1
Duration:00:12:00
Chapter 2
Duration:00:11:29
Chapter 3
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter 4
Duration:00:12:50
Chapter 5
Duration:00:04:34
Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:16
Chapter 7
Duration:00:07:11
Chapter 8
Duration:00:07:19
Chapter 9
Duration:00:13:35
Chapter 10
Duration:00:05:02
Chapter 11
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 12
Duration:00:09:13
Chapter 13
Duration:00:10:36
Chapter 14
Duration:00:04:44
Chapter 15
Duration:00:11:24
Chapter 16
Duration:00:09:33
Chapter 17
Duration:00:10:03
Chapter 18
Duration:00:02:57
Chapter 19
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 20
Duration:00:11:18
Chapter 21
Duration:00:17:35
Chapter 22
Duration:00:05:44
Chapter 23
Duration:00:12:42
Chapter 24
Duration:00:09:13
Chapter 25
Duration:00:07:26
Chapter 26
Duration:00:12:49
Chapter 27
Duration:00:07:56
Chapter 28
Duration:00:15:48
Chapter 29
Duration:00:14:46
Chapter 30
Duration:00:08:12
Chapter 31
Duration:00:05:55
Chapter 32
Duration:00:09:12
Chapter 33
Duration:00:08:02
Chapter 34
Duration:00:08:16
Chapter 35
Duration:00:09:58
Chapter 36
Duration:00:12:41
Chapter 37
Duration:00:08:34
Chapter 38
Duration:00:15:18
Chapter 39
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter 40
Duration:00:15:25
Chapter 41
Duration:00:08:04
Chapter 42
Duration:00:06:04
Dr. Kitiona-Fenton’s Afterword
Duration:00:21:42
Author’s Note
Duration:00:05:23
Discussion Guide
Duration:00:07:33
Scandals’s Origins
Duration:00:49:05
Endnotes
Duration:00:31:25
About the Author
Duration:00:01:22
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:29