Japanese Alien
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Daniel P. Douglas
Richter's War:
Case of the Japanese Alien
Book 1 of Richter's War
A battle engulfs Los Angeles and sweeps a hard-boiled detective into dangerous and out-of-this-world action and intrigue.
Originally published as part of an anthology by Geminid Press, LLC, under the title, Well, Haruki, Looks Like It's Just You and Me, Kid, this short story features a hard-boiled Los Angeles detective of German heritage, Karol Eugen Richter, aka Geno Richter. Geno's used to taking down Nazis for the War Department, but during one late night in February 1942, circumstances sweep him into unexpected wartime action involving something much more than the typical Nazi conspirators.
Case of the Japanese Alien draws on the mystique of hard-boiled detectives and the strangeness of the rumored enemy attack and anti-aircraft artillery barrage known as "The Great Los Angeles Air Raid" in late February 1942. The story integrates elements of themes related to racism, government, war, society, and human nature amidst action, suspense, humor, Nazis, and an alien named Haruki.
Geno Richter's a tough hero--He must be tough in order to take on Nazi spies and an apparent alien invasion of Los Angeles. But he's also tough enough to take a stand against the U.S. Government's internment of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
This dreadful episode is a key ingredient of Case of the Japanese Alien, and Geno rises to the occasion in his own special way...
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Geno Richter’s a tough hero–He must be tough in order to take on Nazi spies and an apparent alien invasion of Los Angeles. But he’s also tough enough to take a stand against the U.S. Government’s internment of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
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Daniel P. Douglas enjoys writing pulse-pounding, edge-of-your seat science fiction, conspiracy, mystery, suspense, and thriller books and screenplays.
Born and raised in Southern California, Phillip moved to Arizona to attend college, and Paul moved to Virginia to further pursue his museum career. Both have travelled extensively across the United States and around the world. They now reside in New Mexico with their families and many pets.
About The Author
Daniel P. Douglas is the pen name for identical twins Phillip and Paul Garver.
Phillip is a U.S. Army veteran who also served as a senior analyst in the U.S. Intelligence Community. He retired from federal service in 2023.
Paul’s career includes over 30 years in the museum profession. He has worked for cultural and historic sites in California and Virginia, as well as for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. He currently works as a mental health counselor.
Phillip and Paul enjoy writing science fiction, conspiracy, mystery, suspense, and thriller books and short stories. Their characters are often ordinary people who tread into a collision course with destiny, where survival means confronting personal flaws and fighting for good in the eternal battle against evil.
Daniel P. Douglas has been named a Foreword Reviews 2014 IndieFab Book-of-the-Year Awards Science Fiction Finalist and is a Readers’ Favorite Award winner.
They explore this theme in a number of published works. Their first novel, Truth Insurrected: The Saint Mary Project, centered on a decades-old government cover-up of contact with extraterrestrial life. Coming in 2025, the first two books of their Space Western series, Wild Frontier Chronicles, will be released. Also arriving in 2025 will be the first volume of Tales from the Noir Side, an anthology of noir tales involving different characters, places, time periods, and even genres.
Their Richter’s War series blends sci-fi with hard-boiled intrigue in Los Angeles during World War II. Their first non-fiction endeavor, Six-Shooters and Starships: A Comprehensive Guide to Crafting Space Western Stories, explores the rich history of the Space Western genre in fiction and entertainment media.