Shanghai Ruby's: A Matthew Thornton Mystery

1948 Los Angeles. The House Un-American Activities Committee in Washington, D.C. is investigating members of the Communist party and their activities taking root throughout the United States.

Matthew Thornton P.I. is hired by a friend of Humphrey Bogart to recover jewels given to a mobster's mistress and Ernest Hemingway threatened while overseeing the filming of his latest movie.

Thornton uncovers a connection to several murdered women and a communist plot to overthrow the Hollywood film ...