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Hunters Point : a novel of San Francisco / by Peter Kageyama

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: St. Petersburg, FL : St. Petersburg Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 268 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781940300634
  • 1940300630
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: 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.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery KAGEYAMA PETER KT 1 Available 33111010965297
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Japanese American. Nisei. Private Detective. War Hero. Internee.Katsuhiro, 'Kats' Takemoto is a war hero turned private detective in the exploding metropolis of San Francisco in 1958. Drawn into a deadly cover up, Kats investigates the US Navy, the west coast organized crime families and the Beat art scene of North Beach in search of the truth that hides in the dark, cold waters of San Francisco Bay.

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.

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