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Set in December 1941, the story follows Louise Hunter, a nurse in New York, as she reacts to the FBI’s arrest of Masako Fumi, an avant‑garde Japanese‑American artist. When Masako’s art dealer is found dead in his gallery, Louise teams up with a radical lawyer, a journalist roommate, and homicide detective Michael McKenna. Together they must navigate government paranoia, racism, and dangerous political forces to uncover the true killer.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Joanne Dobson
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