Murder at Beach Chalet: A Great Highway Mystery

by Glenn ImObersteg, Paul Totah

San Francisco 1934: The notorious Chinatown Squad raids a San Francisco brothel and rescues a young Chinese sex slave; a longshoreman is caught up in the Bloody Thursday rebellion on the waterfront. The two teens meet and fall in love and their passion is immortalized in a mural on the walls of San Francisco’s Beach Chalet. Before the paint is even dry, it is quickly covered over, and the lovers are entombed forever beneath a layer of plaster and pigments. This novel explores the life and times of San Franciscans through the Golden Gate International Exhibition, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the rise of the Beat Generation and the birth of the counterculture movement in the 1960s. The story ends with a shocking murder that reunites lovers and uncovers long-buried secrets on a stretch of San Francisco oceanfront known as The Great Highway.

253 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2023

Reviews

[Candice Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

I decided to read this book when I discovered that an acquaintance of mine is an author---and he co-wrote the book. I wasn't expecting a lot---so many people think they can write, then turn out disappointing work.

What a wonderful surprise!! This is a well-written good story. To me, it's historical fiction that just happens to include a murder. I liked the approach---a good bulid-up of back story before the actual killing even happens. And, a twist, the authors led us down a path, then surprised us at the end. I recommend this book.