We almost missed our April post, but here it is. The ladies of Grandmothers, Incorporated are at it again in Book #4 in the Grandmothers, Incorporated series, Whose Knife is it Anyway? now available on Amazon.com and Smashwords.com.
Meanwhile, here's a review of an interesting mystery novel with a different twist that readers might enjoy.
BOOK
REVIEW
Face
of the Enemy
I like the old black and white, fast talking film
noir mystery movies othe 1930s and 40s that I’ve occasionally run across on
TV. I like the sense of urgency, and the
sense of style they convey, but rarely have I found a book that captured the
feeling of that film genre, that is until I read Face of the Enemy, by Jo Anne Dobson and Beverly Graves Myers.
Set in December 1941, shortly after Japan bombed
Pear Harbor, Face of the Enemy sheds
light on America’s racial paranoia during that period of time, especially its
bigotry toward people of Japanese descent.
Even more interesting is the fact that this novel doesn’t take place on
the West Coast where there were mass government incarcerations of people of Japanese
ancestry. Instead, Face of the Enemy takes place on the East Coast, in the glitzy art
world of New York City.
When the murdered body of an art dealer is
discovered in his gallery, the authorities suspect artists, Masako Fumi, an
avant-garde Japanese immigrant, married to a university professor, who is
American and who is gravely ill.
Although there are other suspects and even a lead detective who is
skeptical about her guilt, the FBI is anxious to turn the talented artist’s
case into a political coup, especially since she’s the estranged daughter of a
high official in the Japanese government.
It seems that Masako’s only hope for redemption is her husband’s nurse, an
unassuming Southern bell named Louise Hunter, who fervently believes in the
woman’s innocence and vows to help her.
The twists and turns in Face of the Enemy are a mystery lover’s delight. The characters are vivid and the dialogue is
snappy. As for the storyline, it
contains historic references about an era about which I knew little. Face of
the Enemy wasn’t merely entertaining, but educational as well.
