The Nebesada Affair

Novelist Hoagy Pretchet moved to San Diego to escape the emotional demons that have haunted his life since childhood. This retiring young man is about to be drawn into a mystery that will test the limits of his cunning and courage.

When three police officers knock on Hoagy's door investigating the murder of his neighbor--the alluring Catherine Nabesada--Hoagy has no choice but to leave his isolation behind as he is pulled into Catherine's troubled affairs and the search for a mysterious Japanese artifact known as the Uwibami Tatsu Claw. The plot thickens when Hoagy discovers that Catherine is still alive and the men searching for her are not police, but rather agents of powerful forces that Hoagy investigates despite the danger he soon encounters. Following the clues from strip clubs to pleasure boats to wild car chases, Hoagy becomes determined to solve the mystery oi>The Nabesada Affair despite growing threats to his own life.