Juniper Song grew up reading noir fiction, losing herself
in the exploits of Philip Marlow when her own life was too
much to handle. As an adult, she finds comparing her
handling of life experiences to his brings prospective to
her sometimes out-of-sync decisions. This is never truer
than when her closest friend Luke asks for an especially
personal favor. He fears his father, a high-powered
attorney, is having an affair with a lovely young Asian
girl working at his father's law firm. Song sees it as the
perfect chance for her to flex her investigative skills,
never anticipating what horrible change of events this will
set in motion.
Following the girl home leads to Song being knocked
unconscious. When she comes to, Song finds a dead body in
her trunk, which then disappears. After she's threatened by
a menacing brute, Song becomes even more determined to find
out what's going on and how it affects Luke. Never one to
back down from doing the right thing, no matter the
outcome, Song has a history of facing the truth head-on.
But will she be able to handle the consequences of her rash
and dangerous actions?
FOLLOW HER HOME, Steph Cha's striking debut, is
written with an edgy witticism that captures the noir
narrative as it tells a complex, modern murder mystery.
Song is a flawed protagonist, easy to relate to as she
leads with her heart in everything she does, especially
this investigation. Glimpses into her past give credence to
the woman she's become and why she acts as she does to
situations. I look forward to more great reading from Ms.
Cha.
Juniper Song knows secrets. How to keep them and how to
search them out. As a girl, noir fiction was her favorite
escape, and Philip Marlowe has always been her literary
love. So when her friend Luke asks her to investigate a
possible affair between his father and a young paralegal,
Juniper (or "Song" as her friends call her) finds an
opportunity to play detective. Driving through L.A.'s side
streets, following leads, tailing suspects—it all
appeals to Song's romantic ideal of the noir hero. But when
she's knocked out while investigating a mysterious car and
finds a body in her own trunk, Song lurches back to the
real L.A., becoming embroiled in a crime that goes far
beyond child's play. What's more, this isn't the first time
Song has stuck her nose in other people's business. As she
fights to discover the truth about her friend's family,
Song reveals one of her own deeply hidden secrets,
something dark, damaging, and urging her to see the current
mystery through, to rectify the mistakes of her past life.
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