Amy Chua

An epic, devastating, majestic mystery. Clever, richly imagined and outright thrilling — Chris Whitaker Berkeley, California 1944: A former presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms at the opulent Claremont Hotel. A rich industrialist, Walter Wilkinson, could have been targeted by any number of adversaries. But Detective Al Sullivan's investigation brings up the spectre of another tragedy at...

A sweeping, evocative, and compelling historical thriller that paints a vibrant portrait of a California buffeted by the turbulent crosswinds of a world at war and a society about to undergo massive change. Berkeley, California 1944: A former presidential candidate is assassinated in one of the rooms at the opulent Claremont Hotel. A rich industrialist, Walter Wilkinson could have been...