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A single violent moment becomes the catalyst for Jack London and Murder on Nob Hill by Ray M. Schultze, where Jack London must confront the disappearance of a crime he personally witnessed. His search leads him into contested areas shaped by layered tensions and guarded information.

In 1898 San Francisco, the murder Jack reports is met with silence, leaving him to pursue faint leads through narrow streets where influence moves quietly. Chinatown’s inner alleys reveal relationships built on fragile truces, along with disappearances that rarely reach official notice. A woman whose involvement intersects with these concealed dynamics complicates Jack’s understanding of what he uncovers. As he continues tracing overlooked details, he encounters individuals invested in protecting their own boundaries. The narrative broadens from the mystery of a single attack to a deeper examination of how secrecy functions across the city.

Ray M. Schultze is the author of six novels, five of them works of suspense—The Last Safe Place, Combustion, The Devil in Dreamland, Decatur’s Dig, and Beranek’s Stand. His most recent novel, Russian River, is historical fiction. His interest in writing began in childhood with a handmade, folded-paper “magazine” that his mother encouraged. After graduating from the University of California at Riverside, he pursued newspaper reporting as a practical way to support himself while writing fiction. Over a twenty-five-year career, he covered politics, the legal system, and education for newspapers in California, Florida, and Arizona. When he turned to fiction full-time, he drew inspiration from authors such as Alan Furst and Ken Follett. Ray now lives in Santa Rosa, California, with his wife, Judi. They enjoy tennis, hiking, exploring the region’s beaches and headlands, and international travel—experiences that often shape his novels’ settings. He is also an award-winning woodworking artist. Visit him at his website.

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Publisher: Ray M. Schultze

Publication date: December 2, 2025

Genre(s): Mystery, murder mystery, historical fiction, historical mystery, literary fiction, biographical fiction