Publication Date: April 2024
Blurb:
Los Angeles, 1932: Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, has a face known to practically anyone, especially to the Chow sisters—May, Gemma, and Peony—Lulu’s former classmates and neighbors. So the girls instantly know it’s Lulu whose body they discover one morning in an out-of-the-way stable, far from the Beverly Hills mansion where she moved once her fame skyrocketed.
The sisters suspect Lulu’s death is the result of foul play, but the LAPD—known for being corrupt to the core—doesn’t seem motivated to investigate. Even worse, there are signs that point to the possibility of a police cover-up, and powerful forces in the city want to frame the killing as evidence that Chinatown is a den of iniquity and crime, even more reason it should be demolished to make room for the construction of a new railway depot, Union Station.
Worried that neither the police nor the papers will treat a Chinese girl fairly—no matter how famous and wealthy—the sisters set out to solve their friend’s murder themselves, and maybe save their neighborhood in the bargain. But with Lulu’s killer still on the loose, the girls’ investigation just might put them square in the crosshairs of a coldblooded murderer.
What To Expect:
Kill Her Twice is a YA murder mystery set in 1932 Los Angeles, in Chinatown. Readers can expect sleuthing, peril, ethnic clashes, and clean romance.
Content Warnings:
Language: Mild – A few instances of brief profanity.
Sexual Content: Closed Door – Brief kissing. A minor character is revealed to be homosexual.
Violence: Moderate – A body is found; one physical assault plus an instance of gun violence. Details are nongraphical.
Substance Use: Mild – A few instances of alcohol consumption at parties. A teen girl has a few sips of champagne.
Prejudices: Heavy – The story revolves around the murder of a Chinese girl and impending razing of Los Angeles’s Old Chinatown. The prejudices against Chinese people in the 1930’s are very clear.
Religious Themes: Spirituality (including Buddhism) is mentioned in the context of cultural traditions.
Other Topics: A woman is found to be pregnant out of wedlock.
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