4 Stars - I recommend if you enjoy historical fiction.

The Thorn family and the Yamada family have always had a feud. When their sons Louis and Haruto (Harry) find themselves swept up in the splendor of Earl Shaw's Flying Circus, they will find themselves becoming friends, and questioning the generations' long family feud. As the barnstormer travels around California Earl's step daughter Ava will make friends with the two daredevils, as the group comes into their fame. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Harry and his family are sent to an Internment camp. When the Yamadas escape from their camp, and one of the planes from the flying circus crashes with two bodies inside, the FBI comes to investigate the crime and deaths.

It's been a while since I've read historical fiction, but I really enjoyed this book. The back and forth between the post-war mystery, and the Depression barnstorming act wove a really interesting story. I really enjoyed the complicated friendship between Louis, Harry, and Ava. I like how all of the details unfolded slowly, and intensified the emotions and kept you guessing about the mystery. There are so many WWII novels in the world, but I feel like there aren't that many that I've heard about focusing more specifically on Internment. What a horrible period in America's history, unfortunately much like the current period, and this made for a very thought provoking and moving book.

* I received a copy of this book via a goodreads giveaway, all opinions are my own! Thank you goodreads and Suzanne Rindell!