Hunters Point: A Novel of San Francisco by Peter Kageyama
Thanks to Publicist, Stephanie Barko, I am giving away one print and eBook copy of ‘Hunters Point: A Novel of San Francisco’ by Peter Kageyama.
Description Hunters Point by Peter Kageyama
The Cold War and the Beat Poets of North Beach collide in 1958 San Francisco in Peter Kageyama’s noir thriller about a Japanese American private eye investigating the mysterious goings on at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
SAN FRANCISCO, 1958. World War 2 veteran, Katsuhiro, “Kats” Takemoto is a Nisei, second generation Japanese American and the private detective for those who don’t get noticed by the police or get the attention of traditional private eyes. The city is exploding with population growth and creative expression as the Beat poets and artists fill coffee shops and galleries. When a young Beat poet enlists Kats to keep his family from being pushed out of the Bayview Heights neighborhood by a shady developer, Kats learns that the conspiracy to take over the land around Hunters Point runs deep into Cold War fears and politics. Kats takes on the US government, the Navy, unscrupulous businessmen and the west coast mafia as he and his friends race to find the truth.
Award winning author Peter Kageyama’s debut novel brings the post-war San Francisco scene to life with historic characters including Jimmy Stewart, Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Alfred Hitchcock and Shig Murao, along with the dynamics of racial identity for Japanese Americans finding their footing again in America following the war and internment. Praise Hunters Point by Peter Kageyama
Praise, Hunters Point by Peter Kageyama
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“The knockout first entry in Kageyama’s detective series starring Kats Takemoto… Arresting plotting and suspense, Hunters Point becomes a vital vessel to illuminate the past and those who lived there. This stellar San Francisco noir novel boasts rich characterization and a vital connection to the past.”– Editor’s Pick, Booklife by Publishers Weekly
“Well researched… immersive setting… striking cameos. A fun and captivating historical noir.”-– Kirkus Reviews
“City politics rules in Peter Kageyama’s debut mystery featuring a fully realized Japanese American detective, Kats Takemoto, during the height of the Cold War era. San Francisco, the center of the arts, naval history, and Asian American communities, is the perfect setting for P.I. Takemoto to encounter sharp turns and dangerous inclines in his investigations. A very intriguing beginning of a promising series.”— Naomi Hirahara, author of the 2022 Mary Higgins Clark Award winner, Clark and Division, a Japantown Mystery
About Peter Kageyama
Peter Kageyama is a third generation Japanese American – a sansei. He is a former Senior Fellow with the Alliance for Innovation and the author of four nonfiction books on cities and urban development. Peter lives in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Hunters Point is his debut novel.
Website: https://peterkageyama.com/dorothea-lange-photo/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pkageyama
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Giveaway Hunters Point by Peter Kageyama
This giveaway is open to Canada and the U.S. only. The winner will receive the choice of paperback or ebook, if in the U.S. or a Canadian winner will win the eBook. This giveaway ends on February 3, 2023 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
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