Echoes of Infamy

by Shaina Steinberg

In late-1940s Los Angeles, former spies Evelyn Bishop and Nick Gallagher dig into shady real estate dealings, murder, and the appalling aftereffects of WWII-era Japanese American internment in this intrigue-filled historical mystery for readers of Allison Montclair, Jacqueline Winspear, Ashley Weaver, and Susan Elia MacNeal.

Now president of her father’s company, Bishop Aeronautics, Evelyn is presiding over a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of her factory when she is approached by Billy Takemura, a Japanese American soldier who announces that she’s building on stolen land.

Like Evelyn and Nick, Billy is a war hero. He served in the decorated 442nd Nisei company, while most of his family were forcibly interned at Manzanar. Their thriving family restaurant, and the land it occupied, were taken while they were in the camp.

Determined to right this wrong—and concerned about her father’s possible involvement in profiteering—Evelyn enlists Nick in her investigation. What starts as a discovery of widespread fraud quickly graduates to murder. Suspects range from an unscrupulous business partner to a bitter widow to Billy’s hotheaded brother. It’s up to Evelyn and Nick to expose the truth. However, it’s not easy when Evelyn is fending off betrayal in her own company and Nick’s brutal childhood returns to haunt him.

Nothing is as it seems as secrets threaten to destroy the life they have worked so hard to build . . .

Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Romance, Noir

329 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 26, 2026

Reviews

[Lata]

Some months after the end of book two, Evelyn Bishop and Nick Gallagher are both busy; Evelyn needs more manufacturing capability for Bishop Aeronautics, and is looking to build a new factory on the company's land.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, a Japanese American former soldier, Billy Takemura, informs her angrily that Bishop Aeronautics is going to be building on stolen land.

Evelyn and Nick learn that Evelyn's father purchased the land legally for his engineering company. The ownership story becomes less legal before this; The Takemuras, like many other Japanese Americans and their descendants, built successful lives and businesses. In the Takemuras' case, they had a small, bustling restaurant.

With Pearl Harbour, they and other Japanese Americans were rounded up, detained, then sent inland; their homes and businesses were confiscated, or left in the care of friends, like the Takemuras, who left their restaurant with a White friend. Unfortunately, that man lost the business, and Nick spends much of his time trying to figure out what happened afterwards.

Evelyn, meanwhile, is dealing with very pressing financial worries, an executive/family friend who urges her to take on investors, and banks unwilling to loan her the money she needs to not only complete construction, but to also keep the existing factory open and running. Which is extra hard when a missing real estate developer (Nick's case), involved with the land purchase by her company years ago, turns up dead on the construction site. Police cordon off the area, and all construction is halted indefinitely while the bigoted cop in charge barely investigates.

Nick's investigations unearth rapacious and shady real estate transactions, bitter partners, and a suspect the police are happy to arrest, despite flimsy evidence, Billy's hotheaded brother. Nick and Evelyn must not only figure out who is really behind the land sale and murder, and Bishop Aeronautics financial woes, but Nick must also deal with a nephew he never knew existed arriving on his doorstep. This brings up many bad memories of his own awful childhood, and he is immediately fiercely protective of this smart and nervous boy.

This fast-moving story was such a good entry in this series. The urgency and tension in the story are wonderfully evoked by audiobook narrator Carrie Coello. I like her forthright, smart Evelyn and often emotional Nick.

Author Shaina Steinberg also expertly weaves in a shameful part of history when peaceful citizens were imprisoned because of how they looked. At the same time, this book has mysteries that affect Evelyn and Nick personally, making this story richer for the emotions they evoke in the characters.

I really enjoyed "Echoes of Infamy" (and its audio). I've read book two in this series, but have not read of this pair's wartime experiences, which are in book one. It's time to remedy that.

Thank you to Netgalley, Kensington Publishing and Highbridge Audio for these ARCs in exchange for my review.

[Elaine]

Another great addition to the Evelyn and Nick series!

In this one, Evelyn has taken over her father’s business, Bishop Aeronautics, but as they are building and expanding, problems begin arising.

First, she is accused of ‘stealing’ the land that she is building on. She is shocked, and starts to try to uncover what exactly happened. Her father wouldn’t do this… would he?
Second, someone is killed on the property. So now, all activities have been halted. No one can work. No building can happen. AND, the police chief has it in for one particular man… and arrests him immediately… with no proof whatsoever.

As Evelyn and Nick are investigating, they open up all kinds of ‘cans of worms’…

Additionally, Nick discovers that he has a nephew! His sister’s son. They haven’t spoken for years… but he tracked Nick down! And it gets very interesting from there…

And if that isn’t enough… her father’s company is under financial strain, and being as this was taking place back in the 30’s or 40’s… well, women were not considered ABLE to run a business…never mind take out a loan. And, she might just have some resistance going on from within the walls of the company!

If you’ve been following these two along their path, you definitely don’t want to miss out on this one! And if you have not been following, you can easily pick this one up as a standalone. The references are there, and you will not feel lost.

#EchoesOfInfamy by @ShainaSteinberg and narrated nicely by @CarrieCoello.

4 solid, sweet, sad, family-bound, traitors-are-near, love-is-in-the-air stars for me! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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[Barb in Maryland]

Excellent continuation of this interesting noir-ish series set in late 1940s Los Angeles. It was great to be back with Evelyn Bishop and Nick Gallagher.

The infamy referred to in the title is the forced relocation and internment of Japanese-Americans during 1942. Not one of the US's finer actions, to put it mildly. In the post-war years many internees returned home to discover their houses, businesses, personal possessions gone--lost, stolen, or swindled away.
This fact figures highly in the plot of this story. Evelyn Bishop is breaking ground on the expansion of Bishop Aeronautics physical plant when she is accused of building on stolen land.
The investigation into the ownership of the land becomes very complicated, with one complication being the discovery of a murdered man's grave on said property. I really enjoyed all the twists and turns of this murder case.
While Evelyn in focusing her business problems Nick is dealing with complications of his own--the sudden appearance of a young teenage boy claiming to be his nephew. Rory, a nice but messed-up kid, drags Nick back to his own awful family relationships.

I really like this series. I like the realistic troubles Evelyn faces as a woman running a major business. The misogyny and paternalism that she has to deal with is well handled. I'm really interested in seeing where the author is next going to take Evelyn and Nick.

[Susan J. Barrett]

This historical mystery follows Evelyn and Nick, a newly married couple who met as spies in Europe during the war. Evelyn is also new to running the aeronautics company her father founded when an accusation of stolen land and a crime scene suspends their expansion plans and threatens the company’s survival.
Caught between investigating both the land matter and a murder, Evelyn also has to navigate the threat of bankruptcy, facing unanticipated internal forces as well as external ones.
I enjoyed this medium-paced historical novel and although it was a great story with a solid plot it lacked the level of suspense I was expecting, so more of a mystery than a thriller, but definitely worth a read. A solid five stars from me, with thanks to NetGalley and Highbridge Audio for a chance to listen to an advance copy, narrated by Carrie Coello.
It’s actually the third book in a series (I haven’t read the first two), but works perfectly well as a standalone.
Echoes of Infamy published on 26 May.

[Tina]

I just discovered this series and eagerly read the first two books before starting the ARC of this book. I think these are a great example of the historical mystery genre and I have enjoyed getting to know the characters and the way the author juxtaposes historical events and social issues. This book was no exception, picking up on the lives of Evelyn and Nick as newlyweds tackling a new case and challenges at Bishop Aeronautics. This book explored the experiences of veterans, the treatment of Japanese Americans during and after the war, Hoover's FBI and the Lavender scare, and the challenges of poverty and family cycles of violence. While these themes may sound grim, I found their treatment and the gentle and multifaceted treatment of characters to be quite uplifting. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

[Robin]

While I usually have no problem catching up with a series even with a later instalment, with this series, I needed to go back to a synopsis of books one and two to get up to speed. The characters have complex backstories. It’s 1948 Los Angeles, and the main characters, Evelyn Bishop and Nick Gallagher, met during the war working as OSS agents. In this novel, Evelyn has taken over the family aeronautics company, and she and Nick are now married. He’s working as a private eye.

Steinberg has many issues she wants to address: chauvinism in the workplace; Japanese internment camps; the treatment of homosexuals in 1948; and a nephew that turns up out of nowhere. As the book opens, Bishop Aeronautics is breaking ground on an expansion when she is approached by Billy Takemura, a Japanese American soldier who insists they are breaking ground on land where their illegally seized (and now destroyed) family restaurant sat. Evelyn, who has a very stringent conscience, asks Nick to investigate and discover how the Takemuras lost their land.

Soon after Nick gets to work, a body is discovered on the development site, and it turns out to be the owner of a company who had bought up all kinds of land to build new housing developments. It’s not long before Billy’s brother, the ne’er do well Hanzo, is arrested for the crime. Nick gets to work to prove his innocence, meanwhile having to deal with a sheriff who is not only sexist and racist but figures he has the culprit. Hanzo was “known” to the department as a troublemaker and has a long record.

At the same time, a young boy has appeared near Nick’s office. He turns out to be Nick’s nephew, and Nick is delighted to discover family, as he was abandoned by his parents and older siblings at age 12. His nephew, Rory, is about the same age. He and Evelyn take him in, feed him, and start to gain his trust. They both suspect Rory’s life has been no easier than Nick’s was. This is actually the central emotional plotline, and it’s really well done. This part of the novel is top notch – well written and moving, with wonderful character development.

Nick’s investigation takes in the horror of the Japanese interment camps during the war and it’s quite resonant at the present moment. Japanese were turned out of their homes with only what they could carry and put into camps. They came back after the war to find their homes and businesses gone, as the Takemuras have. The rage felt by Billy and Hanzo is perfectly understandable.

The book also takes a look at the scepticism Evelyn meets as she runs her father’s aeronautics company. Though several of the men she works with have known her since she was a child, they still treat her like one, and assume as she’s just been married, she’ll be leaving soon to have babies. Evelyn, however, proves herself to be a bit of a bad ass. I hope there were companies treating their workers so well back in 1948, but I’m not sure.

There’s another character struggling with homosexuality, something that was, if not criminalized, certainly deemed unacceptable. Evelyn and Nick have no troubles with it, and I’m assuming there were certainly people in 1948 who didn’t either, but it wasn’t the prevailing attitude.

This book has a rich and textured canvas, full of interesting (if perhaps slightly too many) characters and putting heartbreaking life into the issues the author is writing about. Strongest of all is the relationship between Evelyn, Nick and Rory, who finds his footing. The investigation is well done with a good clue toward the end that cracks the case. This is an unusual time period for a mystery – at least for one set in the States – and I enjoyed this look at postwar life.

[Jane]

Thanks to BookTrib, the author and the publisher for this (then ARC).

Again, I find myself reading a book in the middle of the series. Plus, this is not my usual typical read, meaning, historical and mystery in one.

First of all, I love the cover.

Set in 1949, Evelyn Bishop (formerly a Private Investigator) and her husband Nick are former spies for the OSS (see others in this series) and he is now a private investigator. She is the President of Bishop Aeronautics, which she took over from her father. She's presiding over the groundbreaking of the expansion of her factory when she finds out her property is being built on stolen land. Billy Takemura is at the ceremony and he approached Nick and Evelyn that a portion of the property was once their families restaurant (demolished of course) but was taken over by their co-worker Don, who the family gave it to run, once the family was taken away and interned in camps housing Japanese-American people. He ran the restaurant into the ground and closed it when he couldn't keep it up. He had no idea Billy's family owned it. Seriously? I'm sure he knew since he worked there. He sold it to someone else it seems. Nick is trying to get to the bottom of this and finds out from Ruby, who now owns a diner, that her former boyfriend Russell Clements owned the Takamuras restaurant and bought it from the former owner Don. Don claimed that he closed it because of the harassment of the hooligans hanging around. Come to find out that Ruby's paramour sent them so he could take over the diner.

There are a lot of gaps for me, things that I really needed to know I think from the other two books; i.e., why her father fled to Cuba (something to do with the FBI and being a fugitive). Carl, their friend works for the FBI (I assume as an Agent). There's a situation Evelyn and Carl were in and hopefully I'll find out more as I read on. Also Evelyn's house was bombed per Nick when he was explaining why his address wasn't the same as his driver's license which was the mansion. Another one I need to know more about.

Nick finds out that he has a nephew (his sister's son) and he just shows up. He's 13. Nick and Evelyn take him in since it seems he ran away from home since his mother is not a good mother and is living with Dean, who abuses her and him. Come to find out in the latter part of the book that Dean and Nick knew each other. Dean was a real bully and still it is seems. I felt for Rory who's a good kid and smart for his age.

A lot of problems with the company but that was resolved too thankfully.

So many tangles to unweave in this book with so many characters. Evelyn's Aunt Taffy was a person who I would have loved to know more about (probably in the first or second book)?

Who killed Russell Clements? A lot of speculation of who it might be an Nick was trying to solve it. Again, I would have never figured it out. It was a female and a member of the Takamura family. I think even Nick and Evelyn were surprised but Evelyn found the evidence on the future construction site.

As for Rory, Nick and Evelyn had legal guardianship of him after Paula's signed a document.

[Patricia N.]

Echoes of Infamy
by Shaina Steinberg

The audiobook version,
narrated by Carrie Coello

Rating: 5 stars rating

I really enjoyed Echoes of Infamy by Shaina Steinberg and narrated by Carrie Coello. Set in 1949 Los Angeles, the book blends historical fiction and mystery in a way that feels both suspenseful and emotionally grounded.

The story follows Evelyn Bishop, now running her late father’s aeronautics company, Bishop Aeronautics. During a groundbreaking ceremony for a new factory expansion, she’s confronted by Billy Takemura, a Japanese American veteran who claims the land belonged to his family before they were sent to the Manzanar internment camp during WWII. His family lost both their restaurant and property while they were imprisoned.

Evelyn immediately stood out to me because she genuinely wants to do the right thing, even when it could damage her family’s reputation and expose possible corruption tied to her father’s business dealings. She asks her husband, Nick Gallagher, a former OSS operative turned investigator, to help uncover the truth. Their investigation slowly uncovers fraud, betrayal, and eventually murder.

The characters were the strongest part of the book for me. Nick isn’t just the tough investigator type; he’s carrying trauma from a brutal childhood and abandonment by his family, which adds a lot of emotional depth to his character. Evelyn and Nick’s marriage also felt realistic and supportive instead of overly dramatic. Billy Takemura was another standout character. His anger, grief, and determination felt believable, especially knowing he fought for a country that had imprisoned his family during the war.

I also appreciated how the novel handled difficult historical topics without losing the momentum of the mystery. The 1940s Los Angeles setting gave the story a classic noir atmosphere, and the emotional stakes made the mystery feel more meaningful than a standard detective story.

The ending tied everything together in a satisfying and emotional way without feeling overly neat or unrealistic. Overall, this was a thoughtful historical mystery with strong characters, real historical weight, and a compelling investigation that kept me interested the entire time.

The audiobook version is narrated by Carrie Coello. She is awesome. She makes every character sound different, so you always know who is talking. Her voice is very smooth, clear, and understandable.

Thanks to NetGalley, Highbridge Audio, Shaina Steinberg, and Carrie Coello for providing this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

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[Cathy Geha]

Echoes of Infamy by Shaina Steinberg
Bishop & Gallagher Mystery #3

~ Stepping back into this series was like entering a black and white movie from the era. It was also like returning home as I came across characters mention of Pickwick Book Store where the family used to go for family evening outings, Clifton’s Cafeteria where we sometimes ate, and Bullock’s Pasadena where I shopped and bought trousseau items with my mother ~

What I liked:
* Evelyn Bishop: president of Bishop Aeronautics, married to Nick, spy during WWII, private investigator after the war, intelligent, feminist of sorts, wealthy, open minded, fair, honest, empathetic, wise, someone I would want as a friend
* Nick Gallagher: private investigator, married to Evelyn, poor as a child, abusive parents, abandoned as a preteen, survived on the streets, grew up in Los Angeles, excellent investigator, finds out a bit more about his family in this book, wants a family in the future
* Carl Santos: member of the OSS team Evelyn and Nick belonged to, FBI agent unhappy in his job, good friend, intriguing, has secrets, would like to find his life partner
* Aunt Taffy: Evelyn’s aunt, socialite, organized, interesting, quirky, there for Evelyn and those who need her
* People working at Bishop Aeronautics: Julia: Evelyn’s excellent personal secretary, Willa: engineer soon entering a PhD program and Hank: head of the engineering department
* The Takemura family’s part that covered internment of some, suicide of one, and enlistment and service during the war of another
* The difficult historical information shared about the Japanese internment and its impact on the Japanese communities in the USA
* Rory Gallagher: Nick’s thirteen-year-old nephew, son of Nick’s sister Paula, bright, loves to read, seeking family, has secrets, has potential, hope to see more of him in the next book
* Thinking about my parents who married at the end of WWII and their life in Southern California
* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing
* That I felt a part of the story and cared about the outcome
* The way Evelyn and Nick dealt with issues that needed to be handled
* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:
* Thinking about the post WWII era with racism, bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, abuse of power, and government spying on the people
* The internment of Japanese and knowing that other “alien” nationalities were also interned
* Knowing that the darker parts of this book are all to real and that many of them still can be seen today.
* Having to wait for the next book

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Definitely

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars

[Alison]

Three and a half stars.

Evelyn Bishop is the President of Bishop Aeronautical, whilst breaking ground on the site of her new factory a Japanese American man makes a fuss claiming that the land was stolen from his family. As a former WW2 spy for OSS, Evelyn and her husband Nick Gallagher (a former police detective turned PI) are keen to investigate - the last thing she needs is her company, which has many contracts with the US military, to be accused of shady dealing.

Nick and Evelyn's investigations uncover widespread fraud, while Japanese Americans were being rounded up and interned during WW2 someone was pretending to be the landowner and selling the land to an unscrupulous developer. The next thing they know the developer's dead body is found on their construction site. Could their client be responsible? Or given his business dealings could it be one of his other victims?

Meanwhile, Nick discovers a relative he never knew he had and Evelyn finds she may be nurturing a viper in her bosom at work.

I did not realise when I requested this ARC that it was the third in a series, I just loved the cover, however I don't think you need to have read the other two books to follow this one.

I liked the work politics aspects of this book, I also liked the murder investigation, and Nick's family troubles. I found the detail about the appalling behaviour towards the Japanese interns interesting, and similarly the witch hunts for homosexuals in the FBI. However, when all of this got put together it felt like too much and as a consequence I thought the discovery of the identity of the murderer was just too easy - almost as easy as if they had just confessed out of the blue. Also Evelyn and Nick felt too twenty-first century with their values (trying not to be specific because of 'things' that happen or try to suggest I don't 100% agree with those values - I just don't think it would have been the default back then).

This was sold as being for readers of Allison Montclair, Jacqueline Winspear, and Ashley Weaver, but I'm not sure its there yet. Anyway, it was pleasant enough and I would definitely read another book in the series.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

[Megan Deemer]

3.5 stars- rounded up to 4.
This is the 3rd book in the 'Bishop & Gallagher Mystery" series. I have not read the others, but I don't think that created any gaps in this storyline as there was background information presented throughout the story.

This story takes place in LA, in 1948, just 5 months following the union of the main characters Nick & Evelyn. Nick is a P.I. & Evelyn is the new CEO of her father's aeronautical engineering firm.
At the ground-breaking ceremony of the firms latest factory site, Evelyn is met with angry accusations from Billy, a Japanese American soldier, that the plant is taking place on his family's stolen land. This launches an investigation, headed by P.I. Nick- to get to the bottom of this matter.

I appreciate that this book brings sensitive matters to light, like presence of inequality of men vs. women in the workplace, abuse & touches on the trials of homosexuality in the 40s. The main topic brought to light was the injustice of over 120,000 Japanese American citizens that were forced out of their homes & businesses and sent to interment camps under FDR's presidency in 1942-1946.
I can't imagine how I would feel if that happened to me or my family- and this book brings a small perspective to that struggle.

Personal matters also hit home when an unexpected visitor shows up at Nick's door. This situation throws Nick back in time and he is left grappling with his own boyhood struggles or abuse & abandonment.

At times, this book had that "Leave it to Beaver" polished feel, crossed with a Nancy Drew mystery, which made it a bit cheesey... But I still enjoyed it overall & would recommend it if you are into the PG cozy murder-mystery vibe.

Carrier Coello was an excellent choice for narrator of this audiobook, and did a great job bringing these characters to life.
Thank you #NetGalley & #HighBridgeAudio (a division of #RBMedia) for the opportunity to listen & review this ARC audiobook of- #EchoesOfInfamy, Pub date: 5/26/26.

[Teresa]

It's 1948 and since her father went into hiding, Evelyn Bishop has taken over as president of Bishop Aeronautics. She doesn't only have to run the business, but she also has to deal with the misogynistic attitude of most men to women in the workplace (let alone as president of a large company). Fortunately, her husband Nick is very supportive; he's even the one who cooks dinner! Things are going fine until the company's engineers identify a defective part that means initiating an expensive recall, and a body is found on the site where the company is building a new factory, which shuts the site down while the death is investigated. Nick, a private eye, starts his own investigation into the death in an effort to speed things along and get construction back on schedule. This story covers a lot of ground, reminding the reader how it isn't just the attitude toward women in the workplace that has changed over the decades, and also shines a light on how difficult life was for Japanese Americans during and after WWII. Despite the many themes, the story holds together well. I really enjoy the characters of Evelyn and Nick and how their relationship is portrayed and I can't wait for the next book in the series! The audiobook is narrated by Carrie Coello; while her portrayal of Evelyn doesn't match how I hear the character in my head, she does a great job of distinguishing the different characters by voice, provides a clear delivery, and keeps the story on pace.

[Reeca Elliott]

This is Book number three in the series, Bishop and Gallagher mysteries. I have read book number one, An Unquiet Peace. For some reason, I skipped the second one. It is not necessary read them in order. I’m gonna have to go back and get number two because I really enjoy these characters.

Evelyn is president of her father’s aeronautics company. She is at the groundbreaking of her new facility, when a young man comes up to her and tells her she is building on stolen property. This sends her on a quest to determine what has happened.

The young man, Billy Takemura, is a Japanese American. His family owned a restaurant before the war and when they were put in the internment camps, someone stole their restaurant. Well, now the aeronautics company is building on that very same spot. As you can imagine, Evelyn is livid. She does not want to be stealing anybody’s land.

But this is just part of the story. There is so much that is going on. I enjoyed the hunt to find out what has happened to the land. I enjoyed all the mysteries, and there is more than one mystery in this book. I also love the family drama. And trust me there’s quite a bit of that…especially where Nick is concerned.

Evelyn and Nick are some of the best characters! And I cannot wait until their next adventure.

Need a story with a strong woman character, THIS IS IT! Add it to your list

I received this novel from the publisher for honest opinion.

[Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews]

Thanks to NetGalley, Kensington Publishing, and Highbridge Audio for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Did you learn about the Japanese internment camps in high school? Yeah, me, neither, and I had a great teacher. I didn’t know that the Roosevelt Administration built concentration camps for Japanese Americans until I was several years into college (Thanks, PBS, for that Frontline special all those years ago.)

This is the third entry in the Bishop and Gallagher mystery series. I have not read the first two volumes, but I feel that this story isn’t lacking and can be read as a standalone novel. Two former spies have to navigate a corrupt system that prefers corporate greed over state-sponsored injustice like the Japanese internment. When the prisoners returned to their former lives, they found that their homes, their businesses, and all their possessions were gone.

Evelyn and Nick have to deal with the fallout from the internment when her aeronautics plant wants to break ground on land whose ownership is in question. It’s a very complicated web, but I thought author Shaina Steinberg did a great job keeping the threads of the mystery from being too tangled.

There’s a lot to like with this particular mystery and has convinced me to read the first two books. Carrie Coello narrates the audiobook; I loved her smooth voice. It transported me back in time and got me really involved with the mystery.

[Angela]

I love checking out historical fiction that looks into areas not commonly written about. Shaina Steinberg does a good job at bringing the full time line together, can't wait to check out more.

Now president of her father’s company, Bishop Aeronautics, Evelyn is presiding over a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of her factory when she is approached by Billy Takemura, a Japanese American soldier who announces that she’s building on stolen land.

Like Evelyn and Nick, Billy is a war hero. He served in the decorated 442nd Nisei company, while most of his family were forcibly interned at Manzanar. Their thriving family restaurant, and the land it occupied, were taken while they were in the camp.

Determined to right this wrong—and concerned about her father’s possible involvement in profiteering—Evelyn enlists Nick in her investigation. What starts as a discovery of widespread fraud quickly graduates to murder. Suspects range from an unscrupulous business partner to a bitter widow to Billy’s hotheaded brother. It’s up to Evelyn and Nick to expose the truth. However, it’s not easy when Evelyn is fending off betrayal in her own company and Nick’s brutal childhood returns to haunt him.

Nothing is as it seems as secrets threaten to destroy the life they have worked so hard to build . . .

[Ariana Ochoa]

Echoes of Infamy is an excellent continuation of the Bishop and Gallagher series that is another compelling mystery with our main characters as newly weds.

This story picks up in this series as Evelyn Bishop is now in charge of the aeronautical company built by her father. At a ground-breaking ceremony to expand the factory, Evelyn is approached by a highly decorated Japanese American soldier named Billy who discloses that the land they are building on is stolen and rightfully belongs to his family. Eager to get to the bottom of the issue, Evelyn elicits the help of Nick (her private investigator husband) to figure out the truth behind Billy's claims. While working on the case, Nick is faced with a personal matter when someone from his past resurfaces. He will have to face a few skeletons in his closet and solve his current case.

Several issues were covered in this book including the inequality of women and men in the workplace and a heavy dose of post-war sentiments covering the Japanese internment in America. This novel was an interesting perspective to read in comparison to the first book, where we see the evolution of the pair as a married couple. It was an entertaining noir-esque read with an interesting plot twist.

Many thanks to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for the ARC. This review is voluntary. All thoughts are my own.

[Joanne Spence]

5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an advance review copy of Echoes of Infamy by Shaina Steinberg.

Before requesting this book, I had no idea it was part of a series. Fortunately, it reads exceptionally well as a standalone, and I never felt as though I was missing important background information.

One of the most compelling aspects of this novel is its focus on the aftermath of the Japanese internment camps following World War II. While many readers are familiar with the camps themselves, far less attention is given to what happened when Japanese families returned home. Steinberg explores that painful reality—the loss of homes, businesses, possessions, and communities—with sensitivity and depth.

The story follows Evelyn and Nick, former OSS agents who met during the war and are now married. Evelyn has inherited her father's company and discovers that land intended for expansion was originally taken from Japanese families during the war. What begins as an effort to make things right soon uncovers far more than either of them expected. When a body is discovered on the property, the story evolves into a compelling mystery involving corruption, greed, and unexpected betrayals.

What surprised me most was the complexity of the situation. The novel examines not only the injustices inflicted upon Japanese Americans, but also the ways some members of the community exploited others in the difficult years after the war. It added layers to the story that I had not anticipated and made the historical aspects even more thought-provoking.

Alongside the mystery is a deeply personal storyline involving Nick's estranged family. The discovery of a neglected and abused nephew adds emotional weight to the novel and showcases the compassion and strength of the main characters.

There is a great deal happening within these pages, yet the story never feels overwhelming. Multiple plotlines weave together seamlessly, and Steinberg's smooth writing style makes the novel remarkably easy to read. The relationships between the characters feel genuine, and their interactions are one of the book's greatest strengths.

More than anything, this novel shines a light on a chapter of history that deserves to be remembered. It is both entertaining and thought-provoking, raising important questions about justice, displacement, and the lasting effects of prejudice.

I highly recommend Echoes of Infamy. It is an engaging historical mystery with heart, depth, and characters that are easy to care about.

[K McKenzie]

This third book in the excellent Bishop and Gallagher series is a great example of how to keep recurring characters in a series fresh and compelling while allowing them and their relationships to grow. The intriguing and emotional mystery plot is key as well, of course. Now married, Evelyn and Nick have to investigate Evelyn's company’s—and her father’s—potential involvement in land theft as part of the internment of Japanese Americans in WWII. There are also more of the ongoing developments related to Nick’s past and his family. It’s a pleasure for readers of the series to see the two main characters work together, and their relationship remains compelling as a married couple. The author handles the difficult content respectfully and the characters grapple with it in a believable way. I highly recommend the entire series. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy. All views are entirely my own and offered voluntarily.

[Jasmine]

I'm a huge fan of Shaina Steinberg's Bishop & Gallagher Mystery series, and was thrilled to get an ARC of the third book, Echoes of Infamy.

Though I've really enjoyed both previous books, Evelyn and Nick's largely separate cases in the second book, An Unquiet Peace, didn't quite work for me, as I missed seeing more of them working as team to solve the mystery, and the two storylines felt a bit too disjointed. So I was glad that Echoes of Infamy felt more like a return to form in that sense, with them working collaboratively to solve the central mystery.

I appreciated the thoughtful look at the aftermath of Japanese internment during World War II, and the mystery kept me guessing until the end. As always, I love Evelyn and Nick's characters and really enjoy watching them continue to develop, both individually and as a couple. I thought the storyline of them taking in Nick's nephew was a sweet touch and a good way to balance the characters' differing thoughts on whether they want kids.

Overall, a great addition to the series, and a thoroughly enjoyable historical mystery/noir. I'm not sure if there will be more books to come (I very much hope so!), but if not, Echoes of Infamy provides a satisfying conclusion.

[Marissa]

3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars.

Even though I have not read the previous books in this series, I still felt like enough information was provided to follow the story.

Overall, I enjoyed the story. One of the strongest parts of the book was how it highlighted the lasting effects of WWII, including the incarceration of Japanese American citizens in internment camps and the seizure of their property during the 1940s.

The mystery itself was surprising, and I did not expect the reveal. At the same time, I felt like there were a lot of moving parts throughout the story, and because I had not read the previous books, I do not think I fully appreciated everything this book was trying to do.

*** Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher Highbridge Audio, the author Shaina Steinberg, and the narrator Carrie Coello for early access. All opinions are my own ***

[Ginenne Clark]

Echoes of Infamy was an engaging blend of historical fiction and mystery that kept me invested from beginning to end. Set in postwar Los Angeles, the story follows Evelyn Bishop and Nick Gallagher as they investigate a murder tied to stolen property taken from Japanese American families during WWII internment.

I enjoyed spending more time with Evelyn and Nick. Their partnership continues to be one of the strongest parts of the series, and I found myself just as invested in their personal struggles as I was in uncovering the truth behind the crime. The twists kept me guessing, and the story struck a nice balance between mystery, history, family.

If you enjoy historical mysteries with compelling postwar intrigue, this is definitely worth picking up.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced audiobook copy.

[Jean]

A really good Historical Fiction read from the 1940’s timeframe. Author Shaina Steinberg in the continuing series of Bishop and Gallagher (both are former OSS officers and this story requires that type of experience to discover a murderer, mistreatment of Japanese-Americans during WWII regarding internment and loss of property, women in the workplace, homosexuality, and an unexpected young relative’s plight. It is amazing that 80:years later these societal problems still exist. While these are heavy subjects, the author covers these topics in a flowing manner that places the reader at Evelyn and Nick’s side with a very freefloating style. Thanks to #ShainaSteinberg,, #NetGalley, and #KensingtonPublishing for a digital ARC of this book; opinions stated are my own.

[Gail Sullivan-bertran]

I bought this book on Kindle because the print in the book was so fancy it was hard on my eyes.

Finished it early this morning, and it was great. So many people though that I kinda got confused and usually had to go back several pages to reread it. I loved it though as it highlighted how the Japanese as well as women were considered to be inferior at one point yet this book brought that out and entertained all at the same time. A definate good read. Also I read the post script from the author and she was really going through a hard time while she was writing it. Boy it must have been a challenge and it is so good I was real surprised to read that.

[Arlette Mooney]

Excellent historical post WW II novel of noir genre. The third novel in the Bishop and Gallagher series. Covers a great deal of territory from the Japanese encampment during the war, to the Soviet scare, to FBI homosexuality roundups, to sexual harassment in the workplace, to women’s inability to owe property, all wrapped in a beautiful tight satisfying story.

[Becky Z]

A well done novel about difficult times with hatred against Japanese Americans at the center. Careful details with emotional impact surround a mystery with trust & greed at its center. I was hooked and characters were captivating,

[Pressy]

A masterpiece of historical fiction. I could not put this book down. Evelyn and Nick are a fantastic detective duo.

[Glenn]

Highly recommended for mystery lovers. This book balances a thrilling murder mystery with deep, emotional historical truths. Five stars!

[Shinny Peace]

An absolute page-turner. The plot moves fast, the stakes are high, and the characters feel incredibly real.

[Webco]

Phenomenal historical mystery. Steinberg beautifully captures post-WWII Los Angeles while tackling the heartbreaking reality of Japanese American internment.

[James Rose]

My favorite read this year. A perfect blend of noir intrigue, corporate betrayal, and powerful social commentary.