Paradise Lost

A Jake Rawlins, P.I. Novel

Still recovering from his wounds from the action on Peleliu, Jake Rawlins, learns that his friend, Rick Baldoni, is alive and being held in a POW camp in the small city of Hiroshima. Jake is recruited by none other than OSS Chief Willd Bill Donavan to go on a clandestine mission to free not only his friend but an important physicist who was shot down on a mission to research the feasibility of delivering a new and dangerous weapon. Disgraced FBI agent, Charles Connelly pegged Jake for the mission. Is he trying to get Jake killed? Wartime Honolulu is on display in this noir treatment of the islands during the largest conflict the world has ever known. Will the development of a new weapon change everyone's life forever? This is fast paced, historical fiction at it finest with characters ranging from Harry Truman to OSS Chief Donovan and General Leslie Grove. Jake Rawlins has to use all his skills to find a way to bring his friend and the scientist to safety.