Two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist Neil Plakcy returns to the Hawaiian Islands with a new mystery about blood ties in a state torn by ethnic tension. Openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka must investigate a series of murders that threaten his own family as well as the citizens he struggles to protect. Billions of dollars are at stake in a fight over who the land of the Aloha State really belongs to. Is it the United States-- or the indigenous people of the islands, many of whom feel their sovereign ...
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Two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist Neil Plakcy returns to the Hawaiian Islands with a new mystery about blood ties in a state torn by ethnic tension. Openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka must investigate a series of murders that threaten his own family as well as the citizens he struggles to protect. Billions of dollars are at stake in a fight over who the land of the Aloha State really belongs to. Is it the United States-- or the indigenous people of the islands, many of whom feel their sovereign kingdom was overthrown by American businessmen? At the same time, Kimo and his fire investigator partner, Mike Riccardi, deal with the stress of moving in together to create their own ohana --- a Hawaiian term which means family, as well as community.
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The situations used to construct this mystery are hyped. Competing organizations to return the monarchy to Hawaiians, when there are no more Hawaiians left in Hawaii? Japanese Yakuza figures pulling the strings? Inflated situations and characters don't hold one's interest, one knows that the author is toying with us. More believable would be the toll of stress on Kimo, and more character building for Kimo and Mike, making them seem like real people rather than players in outrageous situations (there's even a throwaway one-line buzz-saw murder!). These guys should be suffering post-traumatic stress syndrome after being exposed to so much violence (police in real situations so experience thiis). Kimo and Mike yell at each other then cool down, but their relationship doesn't really seem to grow (adding a dog isn't building a relationship). Write about humans, Neil. Ultimately, the feelings of human are what hold our interest in a work of fiction.
