BIBFRAME Work

Title

Shadows in the pleasure gardens

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Griffin, Elaine Mary (author )
• Black Rose Writing (Firm) (publisher)

Subject

• Robbery investigation (LCSH)
• Horse racing (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Fiction (LCGFT)
• Novel (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Classification

LCC: PS3607.R546 S48 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Summary

"As a crucial witness to the "biggest scandal" early-nineteenth-century Fairmount has seen, lives hang on the balance of Chester Carter's true and complete testimony. Chester is an unambitious - or independent- minded - apprentice to Mr. Tate of Tate's Banking and Loans when he witnesses a bank robbery and finds himself serving as Sheriff Hoogkirk's justice-seeking assistant. His newfound role in law enforcement introduces him to gambling, carousing, and horse racing at the town's pleasure gardens, and he is drawn to its excitement at the expense of his courtship and professional career. When an acquaintance from the racetrack is implicated in the robberies, Chester worries he must choose between truth and justice. Shadows in the Pleasure Gardens weaves together timeless themes, including the personal search for purpose and fulfillment, pressure to conform to societal expectations, corruption of the powerful, and how horses help us escape it all, if only for a bit"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Griffin, Elaine Mary. Shadows in the pleasure gardens

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:17:37.961020+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24021933

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc