Ghosts of Waikiki: A Novel

After the newspaper she works for folds and the freelance assignments no longer pay the bills, Maya Wong reluctantly returns to her native Hawai´i to ghostwrite controversial land developer Parker Hamilton´s biography. But when the Hamilton patriarch is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Maya is unwittingly drawn into the investigation. Maya´s family and friends aren´t happy about her work for Hamilton. And now, with her ex, Detective Koa Yamada, on the case, she´s forced to contend with the very person she was determined to avoid. All too soon, Maya is dodging assailants and digging for clues while juggling girls´ nights out with her old BFFs and weekly family dinners. Convinced the police are after the wrong man, Maya is determined to stop the killer before it´s too late. Exploring timely issues in Hawai´i, including locals getting priced out of paradise, Ghosts of Waikiko is an engrossing mystery in the vein of The Verifiers.