The Chinese Jars

A noir mystery set in San Francisco, The Chinese Jars follows Samuel Hamilton, an ad salesman for the local newspaper, as he investigate the suspicious death of a casual acquaintance. The unraveling evidence leads him through a maze of traffickers in Chinese antiquities to Mister Song's Many Chinese Herbs store. Mr. Song is a powerful man in his neighborhood, and his vessels are a safe place for Chinatown residents to deposit money and documents.ReviewSteeped in the colorful reality of 1960s Chinatown, not to mention a quintessentially 1960s bar called, appropriately, Camelot; graced with fine writing and a fascinating plot that stretches from Chinatown to China; populated by a wonderful mix of the poisonous, the villainous, the rascally, the kindhearted and the inscrutable, Chinese Jars has all the elements of a great mystery. --Betsy Burton, owner of The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake CityFrom the Back CoverA noir mystery set in San Francisco in the early 1960s, The Chinese Jars follows Samuel Hamilton, an ad salesman for the local newspaper, as he investigates the suspicious death of a supposed millionaire and casual acquaintance from the Camelot bar. The unraveling evidence leads him through a maze of traffickers in Chinese art and antiquities, shady businessmen, and femme fatales to Mister Song's Many Chinese Herbs store. Mr. Song is a very powerful man in his neighborhood, and his vessels are a safe place for Chinatown residents to deposit money and documents.“… a tantalizing evocation of the San Francisco of yesteryear. A page turner of murder and suspense carried by a cast of memorable characters including Chinatown itself.”Amy Tan