String of Pearls

In "Pearls Aren't for Kids," young Wong Chun Li travels with his parents to Hawaii, where his father plans to purchase a hotel and gifts his mother a string of pearls, symbolizing their conquest of the islands. Decades later, investigators Bordeau and Bristol are drawn into a murder case linked to the USS NORTH CAROLINA, uncovering a complex espionage operation targeting American submarines and Pearl Harbor itself. The story weaves past and present, connecting Wong's childhood memories with a significant and dangerous plot.