The murder of a private investigator in 1930’s California sends his quiet, girl-with-a-past secretary/lover Olivia on the hunt for his killer.

The location(LA),time period (the 30's)? and the murder victim (a Private Eye) are all associated with the noir classic "Chinatown".? Is there any particular reason that the story has those associations?

"When her private eye boss is killed, a spunky secretary takes on the role of private dick and enters the dark LA underground to discover the killer."