Add this copy of The Mamo Murders: a Vintage Hawaiian Mystery to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Rue Morgue Press.
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No Jacket. Boulder. 2002. Rue Morgue Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0915230518. 154 pages. paperback. Cover art by Rob Pudim. keywords: Mystery Hawaii Women. DESCRIPTION-A Hawaiian stableboy dies shortly after he announces, ‘The coffin is ready. ' Older Hawaiians believe that the sweltering heat of the Kona season is a harbinger of disaster. With the cooling trade winds stilled, the islands cease to be a paradise. In the past, the season has brought tidal waves, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. This time it brings death. Young, recently married Leslie Famham returns to her Maui ranch from the mainland only to discover that her older husband, a wealthy Maui cattle rancher, has disappeared at sea. Her in-laws have seized the ranch and Leslie finds herself an unwelcome guest in her own home. A stableboy tries to warn her about impending peril but is killed in a sudden, questionable accident. Leslie's only ally is novelist Janice Cameron, who has made the trip from Honolulu to Maui on behalf of a friend of the missing rancher. While Janice snoops about the island, her friend Lily Wu does a little sleuthing on her own, back on Oahu. The missing rancher was very popular among the native Hawaiians, who fear that the missing man's relatives intend to sell off the ranch to developers with no love for native traditions. After two more deaths, Janice begins to wonder if the man's disappearance really was an accident. Could the three deaths and the rancher's disappearance have anything to do with the violation of ancient taboos? This 1952 mystery is a vivid portrait of a changing society whose native people are battling to hold on to-and preserve-their traditions and history. inventory #33909.
Add this copy of The Mamo Murders to cart. $50.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Rue Morgue.
Add this copy of The Mamo Murders to cart. $71.95, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Rue Morgue.
