December 1941. America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe McGrady is assigned to investigate a homicide that will change his life forever. Because the trail of murder he uncovers will lead him across the Pacific, far from home and the woman he loves; and though the U.S. doesn't know it yet, a Japanese fleet is already steaming toward Pearl Harbor.

Formerly a bar owner, a criminal defense investigator, and an English teacher,
James Kestrel is now an attorney practicing throughout the Pacific. His writing has
won advance praise from Stephen King, James Patterson, Dennis Lehane, Lee Child,
Meg Gardiner, James Fallows, Pico Iyer, and numerous other authors. A sailor and
world traveler, Kestrel has lived in Taiwan, New Orleans, and a West Texas ghost
town. He lives in Volcano, Hawaii.