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  A killing erased from the record anchors the start of JACK LONDON AND MURDER ON NOB HILL by Ray M. Schultze, where Jack London becomes the lone witness to an event no one else will claim occurred. In 1898 San Francisco, Jack’s attempt to report the murder is met with silence, pushing him into areas where disappearances and rivalries intersect beneath daily life. Chinatown’s alleyways reveal networks shaped by shifting loyalties and contested influence. A woman tied to these hidden dynamics deepens both the uncertainty and the significance of what he uncovers. As Jack follows each uneven thread, he confronts individuals whose authority depends on steering information away from public view. Ray M. Schultze is the author of six novels, including works of suspense and historical fiction. A former newspaper reporter for outlets in California, Florida, and Arizona, he later shifted to writing fiction inspired by authors such as Alan Furst and Ken Follett. He lives in Santa Rosa, Ca...