Five Decembers Author:James Kestrel Five Decembers is a gripping thriller, a staggering portrait of war, and a heartbreaking love story. — December 1941. America teeters on the brink of war, and in Honolulu, Hawaii, police detective Joe McGrady is assigned to investigate a homicide that will change his life forever. Because the trail of murder he uncovers will lea... more »d him across the Pacific, far from home and the woman he loves; and though the U.S. doesn't know it yet, a Japanese fleet is already steaming toward Pearl Harbor.« less