Passage to Murder ^Featured

Big Jim Reid, a notorious San Francisco crime boss, is murdered at his exclusive speakeasy on the night prohibition ends. His son’s rifle lies next to his body. Inspectors Fitzgerald and Thompson find themselves embroiled in a web of family conflicts, infidelity, intrigue, and blackmail as they investigate the bloody homicide.

A mighty man with many enemies, numerous people in Reid’s orbit had a motive for the murder. They include his sophisticated and unfaithful wife, his son, a professional magician, his chauffeur, an alcoholic Norwegian ship’s captain, and two Japanese flapper showgirls.

As the investigation deepens, they discover a tangled mass of secrets and lies. Who is telling the truth? Who has the most to gain from Reid’s death? Set in the decadent world of 1930s San Francisco, this page-turning mystery will keep you guessing until the end.