Book details

  • Genre:drama
  • Sub-genre:American / General
  • Language:English
  • Pages:108
  • eBook ISBN:9798317834258

The Briefcase

By Lani Kauten

Overview

The Briefcase takes you on a suspenseful account of a young woman, Yuna Nakamura, from Tokyo, Japan. Who vanished under mysterious circumstances from Newport Beach, California, and the toll it took on her best friend, Melya, and those close to her. During the tumultuous, eventful counter-cultural period of 1969. Was her disappearance tied to the break-in of Melya's popular restaurant or an affair? Or something more sinister.
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Description

On an earlier than usual, and unusually strong, 3-day event of the Santa Ana winds. Yuna Nakamura, a young and business-savvy woman, vanishes from her beach house, part of a cluster of tiny homes in Corona Del Mar, under mysterious circumstances. A neighborhood in Newport Beach. 1969 had a flurry of tumultuous events. Was her vanishing tied to the break-in of Melya's restaurant or an affair with Tate? The Briefcase takes you on a suspenseful account of Yuna's disappearance, and her ties, if any, to the Yakuza, and the impact it had on those close to her. For Melya, her best friend, it was life-altering.
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About The Author

Lani Kauten was born and raised in Concord, California, in a tight-knit family. But also enjoyed her summers with her grandmother in Southern California. She launched her first short story, Breaking Summer, followed by Knightfall: Midnight at the Montclaire, an anthology collaboration with California Writers Circle, and A Flash of Life. Kauten is working on another title called The Umbrella Jade. She now resides with her family in Carmel, Indiana.
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