San Francisco, 1944. Oliver Wright, a homicide detective on medical
leave from the Marines, is investigating an attempted murder at the
Presidio when the Army asks him to guard Sophia Nirenska, a Polish
resistance fighter who survived the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in Poland and
is touring America to raise money for children hidden from the Nazis in
Europe.
Neither is happy with the assignment, but after a car
deliberately hits Sophia, they reluctantly agree that he should travel
with her to Petaluma where she hopes to enlist the help of eastern
European chicken farmers. She insists political enemies want to silence
her, but Oliver believes the motive is more personal and connected to
the woman found in the Presidio. He and his German shepherd, Harley, try
to protect Sophia, but she insists on doing things her own way—a
dangerous decision that puts them both in mortal danger.
Oliver
finds the key at the heart of the threat to Sophia, a secret with its
roots in Poland. When he does, he is forced to choose between enforcing
the law as he knows it—and jeopardizing Sophia—or accepting a rougher
kind of justice.
While this fast-paced mystery illuminates the
fears and troubles WWII inflicts on many groups of people, it is also a
story full of love, kindness, and a celebration of the gift of finding
family among strangers. It will appeal to readers interested in northern
California, World War II, the destructiveness of totalitarianism, the
bond between people and dogs, and communities that celebrate food and
friendship.
San Francisco, 1944. Oliver Wright, a homicide detective on medical leave from the Marines, is investigating an attempted murder at the Presidio when the Army asks him to guard Sophia Nirenska...
