THE GOLDEN GATE IS RED

For any reader familiar with San Francisco for many years, its a superbly atmospheric walk down memory lane; Kohlberg's admiration for and knowledge of the city is apparent -- but that is not all. Kholberg shows us, very clearly, that the rich are different. His careful crafting shows us that the real villains are the greedy financial "experts." A step out of fiction and into real life — Kohlberg's enormous financial pedigree and international reputation serves him well here.

A tax investigator races against time to save the love of his life—and the man who stole her from him. Inspired by a true story, THE GOLDEN GATE IS RED is a riveting story of betrayal and avarice, set against a vivid San Francisco backdrop. Every tax cheat needs a lawyer, and every lawyer needs an investigator like Max Smoller. Lawyers pay Smoller handsomely to dig up their clients’ dirt so that no nasty surprises come out during trial. Smoller knows that every crook tells the same story—a tale rotten with self-pity and unwavering greed. But he never thought he would hear that story from his former business partner, Joe Dempsey. Founder of private equity firm Kohlberg & Company, Jim Kohlberg is an author, director, and film producer ("Trumbo," " Two Family House," "The Music Never Stopped"). Upcoming projects include film adaptations of the bestselling novels Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon, and Mary Glickman’s Home in the Morning. Kohlberg’s 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.