num_pages: 774
description: In a vivid novel about the bizarre paradoxes of possession and loss, failing San Francisco private detective Henry Tyler journeys through the dark underbelly of the city as he searches for the legendary Queen of the Prostitutes, all the while grieving over the suicide of the woman he loves, his brother's wife, Irene.
language: English
title: The Royal Family
titlecomplete: The Royal Family
genres: American, Literary Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction, Crime, Literature, Mystery, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 724
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: California Book Award
category: Fiction (Silver)
publisher: Viking Adult