The black tortoise - ronald tierney

Peter Strand is half Chinese and half Cherokee and was adopted by an elderly white couple from Phoenix.

Now hes a forensic accountant in San Francisco, where hes struggling with his identity.

When his employer asks him to investigate a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization, Strand meets a cast of quirky characters who all seem to be hiding a secret.

Peter soon finds evidence of a probable fraud, but when fraud leads to murder, hes drawn deeper into a murky mystery.

The Black Tortoise is the second book in the Peter Strand Mystery series.