
Matthew Legare
3 SeriesMatthew Legare is an author of historical thriller novels, known for the Reiko Watanabe & Inspector Aizawa series. His work blends the style of old pulp magazines with contemporary thrillers, focusing on little-known historical events. Legare's passion for reading, writing, and history fuels his storytelling.
In "Shanghai Twilight," the first Tom Lai novel by Matthew Legare, tensions between Japan and China escalate as Chinese-American nightclub owner Tom Lai faces personal peril. A supporter of the Chinese Nationalist Party, Tom plans to start anew with his mistress, Mei-chen. However, the notorious Green Gang accuses him of being a Japanese spy, thrusting him into a deadly predicament. With only 48 hours to prove his innocence, Tom must navigate Shanghai's dangerous underworld to avoid a gruesome fate.