It is 1954 and Kabuo Miyamoto is on trial for murder. He is a Japanese American living on the island of San Piedro, off the north-west coast of America. The Second World War has left an atmosphere of anger and suspicion in this small commnity. Will Kabuo receive a fair trial? And will the true cause of the victim's death be discovered?

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Chapter 1 The Trial Begins
Chapter 2 The Discovery
Chapter 3 The Defence
Chapter 4 Ishmael Chambers
Chapter 5 After a Death
Chapter 6 Japanese Americans
Chapter 7 The Beach and the Woods
Chapter 8 Etta Heine
Chapter 9 Transactions
Chapter 10 Kabuo Miyamoto
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