aired the week of May 1, 2023

Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers by Sara Ackerman is set in 1944 in the territory of Hawaii.  Violet's husband Herman has disappeared and their six-year-old daughter Ella has been shy and nervous ever since his disappearance.  What could have happened?  With soldiers all over the island and tensions between Japanese residents and white residents increasing, it is a hard time for everyone.  For fans of Julia Kelly, Kate Quinn, Rhys Bowen and Sara Gruen