Published by St. Petersburg Press Genres: Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Hunters Point: A Novel of San Francisco is a gripping noir historical mystery based on his parents’ post-internment life in 1958. This is Detective work at its finest. Plus, while reading you can count how many famous and notable people are in this book!
San Francisco, 1958
Second gen Japanese American and WW II vet Katsuhiro “Kats” Takemoto is a private investigator residing in San Francisco. He and his family had been interred in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. It was a devastating and hard time, yet Kats went on to serve his country and is a decorated veteran.
Kats was approached and accepted a case in Bayview Heights that includes the Hunters Point naval base. When his new ’employer’ refused to sell their land and property at the shipyard, strange things/incidents become happening and they escalated. While conducting his investigation, Kats comes up against some very tough and dangerous people. Kats will need to depend on his smarts, connections, and combat skills to solve this case.
This was a fast-paced historical mystery book that also looked at how Japanese Americans were treated during WWII and after. I enjoyed the detective work and action scenes. The famous people I mentioned in the beginning of the book help Kats along the way. There is a lot of action, solid detective work, Navy secret dealing, danger, corruption, cover ups, intrigue, romance, history, and tension which kept me turning the pages wanting more.
There are quite a few interesting characters in this book and I enjoyed their backstories. Kats, himself is an interesting character. I was fully invested in him and his investigation.
I am very impressed with the author’s research and writing skills. The pacing in this book was spot on. There was never a dull moment. This is the author’s debut novel, and it is an impressive one. I enjoyed the blending of fact and fiction. I look forward to reading more of his work in the future.
I received a copy of this book from Stepanie Barko, Literary Publicist in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.