Overview

Product Description

The beautiful tropical island of O'ahu is filled with predators, from high-flying owls to bottom-dwelling criminals. When the body of an island patrician is found in a warehouse fire, tracking his killers will bring openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka into contact with many of those predators, natural and otherwise. Kimo and his detective partner Ray Donne dig deep into the history of Hawai'i as the islands were teetering on the brink of statehood in order to understand the victim, his killer, and their motives.
Kimo and his partner, fire investigator Mike Riccardi, decide to become foster parents for a homeless teen who witnessed the crime, while preparing to become dads themselves.

What the critics have said about the Mahu Investigations:

“Plakcy keeps the waves of suspense crashing!” In LA Magazine

“Hits all the right notes as a mystery.” Mystery Book News

“Kimo brings needed diversity to the genre, and the author handles the island setting well.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“Spotless pace, intriguing plots twists, and an earnest depiction of challenges faced by people transitioning out of the closet.” Honolulu Advertiser

“Recommended to a wide audience.” Reviewing the Evidence

Gaydar Nation, a British website, had this to say:

You may remember Paws and Reflect, Neil S. Plakcy's recent co-authored book about the special bond between gay men and their dogs. This is an author who has more than one string to his bow, having already published two books (read our review of his second, Mahu Surfer) that feature his Hawaiian police detective, Kimo Kanapa'aka. Now he's back and the writing is stronger than ever.