The Twenty-Seventh City

In St. Louis, Missouri, a once-thriving river city faces decline until it welcomes a new police chief, S. Jammu, a dynamic young woman from Bombay, India. Shortly after her arrival, the city's prominent figures find themselves caught in a widespread political conspiracy. Jonathan Franzen's "The Twenty-Seventh City" explores the transformation of an ordinary metropolis and the unraveling of the American dream through a blend of terror and dark comedy.