THE QUOTIENT CLUB

The Quotient Club introduces Joe Hara, the forty-eight-yearold Japanese-American protagonist of my detective series, six months after retirement as homicide detective for the L.A.P.D. His passion for running leads him to early retirement, but his obsession with his past profession keeps interfering. When his former police chief's godson, who is president of a large Napa Valley winery, dies suspiciously, Joe is asked to assist. He uncovers a series of mysterious deaths. Joe thinks rumors of Folino's Mafia ties might be true; when certain people choose to exit the program, unusual accidents occur. Posing as a prospect for the program, Joe meets Jill Riley, a beautiful journalist, who is writing an article about the rich and their toys. As Joe and his former partner investigate all leads, their safety is jeopardized by a killer's selfish motives. The person behind the deaths is exposed in the final chapters, with unexpected.