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Sam Sumida, a Japanese‑American academic, is thrust into a role as an amateur private investigator after his wife's murder on the eve of Pearl Harbor. With the LAPD largely overlooking the case, Sam grapples with grief, isolation, and the unsettling realization that his own presence—along with the murder investigation—has been erased. As war‑time fears loom over Los Angeles, he continues his search, interspersed with chapters from a pulp spy novel that reflects altered narratives and political biases. Behind the story is a young Nisei author who, despite relocating to a Japanese internment camp, changes the tale—while his New York editor, the 'woman with a blue pencil,' wields influence over the narrative’s direction.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Gordon McAlpine
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