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Postmodernvenus A Detective Novel Set in San Francisco

by W. G. Peterson

Based on a true story.

Literature & Fiction Law Biographies & Memoirs True Crime
Author W. G. Peterson
Published 2025
Format Print edition

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About Postmodernvenus A Detective Novel Set in San Francisco

Based on a true story. Set in San Francisco, Postmodernvenus is the first novel in a trilogy-an unfolding saga that plunges readers into the labyrinth of the city's broken justice system, where systemic failure in government is met with silence. To navigate it, Rose Visjonær turns to government codes, case law, and philosophy-uncovering answers and truth hidden beneath deception, like a queen calculating her next move on the chessboard. She moves with precision, decoding tactics disguised as order and outmaneuvering those who mistake her for a pawn. When the scales of justice tip under the weight of lost and tainted evidence, truth splinters into disillusionment-broken by the very system sworn to protect it. This system doesn't seek fairness it expects obedience. Amid the chaos, Rose rises-and plays to win. "Halls of Justice painted---green money talking."---Metallica, San Francisco's immortal metal vanguard. In this city, wealth reigns-and truth gets buried six feet deep. What begins as a fact-finding mission pulls her deeper into the machinery of power, a labyrinthine chess match. Rose knows that seeking justice isn't just about winning-it's about making sure they never get to rewrite the past. Government immunity does not apply when the law imposes a clear, nondiscretionary duty. A story of virtue. Of power. And ultio tenetur a veritate. Justice bound by truth.

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