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The Lethal Shore (working title) is the possible first book in the Eden Pond Series.

Overview

In February 1942, a fisherman finds a blood-soaked coat on an isolated Oregon beach not far from a secret U.S. Army defense project. But there’s no sign of its owner, Harry Pond, who had neither means nor reason to visit that beach. With war nerves wound tight in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, some locals think he fell prey to—or fell in with—collaborators laying the groundwork for Japanese incursions of the American mainland. The U.S. Army captain in charge of the investigation seems more interested in protecting his defense project than learning what happened to Harry.

Eden Pond, Harry’s twin sister, fears the worst. Childhood polio had left him with a chip on his shoulder and a desperate need to prove himself, no matter the consequences. She’s also worried about Harry’s best friend, Jonah Shibuya. The grandson of Japanese immigrants, he’s been in hiding for weeks as pressure ramps up on the government to address the “problem” of the west coast Japanese population.

With the official investigation going nowhere and Eden faced with growing hostility over her own fraught history with Jonah, she sets out to learn what happened to her missing brother and his friend. In the process, she risks the wrath of Army officials, a civilian militia with grand visions of repelling invasion, and an anxious community still coming to grips with life in a nation at war.

Chronology
The events of the novel take place in February and March 1942, with the denouement in May. The Lethal Shore is followed by "The Railroad Job" and Murder at the Shipyard.

Characters

Points of Interest

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 In February 1942, a fisherman finds a blood-soaked coat on an isolated Oregon beach not far from a secret U.S. Army defense project. But there’s no sign of its owner, [[Harry Pond]], who had neither means nor reason to visit that beach. With war nerves wound tight in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, some locals think he fell prey to—or fell in with—collaborators laying the groundwork for Japanese incursions of the American mainland. The [[Damian Nesmith|U.S. Army captain]] in charge of the investigation seems more interested in protecting his defense project than learning what happened to Harry.
-[[Eden Pond]], Harry’s twin sister, fears the worst. Childhood polio had left him with a chip on his shoulder and a desperate need to prove himself. Eden also fears for Harry’s best friend, [[Jonah Shibuya]]. The grandson of Japanese immigrants, he’s been in hiding for weeks as pressure ramps up on the government to address the “problem” of west coast Japanese. Rumors fly Jonah had a hand in Harry’s disappearance—and deeds far worse.
+[[Eden Pond]], Harry’s twin sister, fears the worst. Childhood polio had left him with a chip on his shoulder and a desperate need to prove himself, no matter the consequences. She’s also worried about Harry’s best friend, [[Jonah Shibuya]]. The grandson of Japanese immigrants, he’s been in hiding for weeks as pressure ramps up on the government to address the “problem” of the west coast Japanese population.
 With the official investigation going nowhere and Eden faced with growing hostility over her own fraught history with Jonah, she sets out to learn what happened to her missing brother and his friend. In the process, she risks the wrath of Army officials, a civilian militia with grand visions of repelling invasion, and an anxious community still coming to grips with life in a nation at war.