Kirjahaku

Victor Keolanui, Honolulu's number one private detective, is stymied when his good friend, San francisco businessman Matt Worthing, is found naked, frozen, and dead in front of the statue of Duke Kahanamoku on Kuhio Beach in Waikiki. and Matt's beautiful Hawaiian lover is found dead the next day. With the help of his lovely assistant Mandy, his cop friend, Danny Oliveira, and Perry Wong, a leading Honolulu criminal defense attorney (and brother to the murdered woman), Vic racks his brain to find the killer as the body count keeps climbing and his own life is threatened.

When Amanda Saunders' sister Carole comes to Honolulu with her boss, fashion designer Derek Wider, to do a benefit fashion show, she does not expect to be arrested for murder. But that's exactly what happens when the benefit's hostess and one of the other models are murdered during the fashion show. The investigating homicide detective is sure she's guilty but the evidence is so flimsy the District Attorney refuses to press charges. Then a third body shows up, the wife of King Kalakaua, Honolulu's Number One news anchor and a Mormon Bishop. And the new victim just happens to work for wealthy Honolulu entrepreneur Masao Akiyama, the husband of the first victim. So are the killings connected?Honolulu private investigator Victor Keolanui has his hands full with this case, but he gets some assistance from Bobby Johnson, another P.I., who is also Kalakaua's wife's sister.

Noted cookbook author Chantelle McBride has house guests for the holidays. Her family has also gathered for the Christmas Eve Feast of the 7 FIshes, which she has made into just one dish--bouillabaisse. After the meal (but before essert) everyone decides they'd like to sit in the hot tub, so they all go change into their swimsuits. WHen everyone returns, one person is missing--Riley Moore, the wife of Chantelle's magazine publisher, Martin Moore. Martin goes to check on her and finds her dead--strangled by he scarf she was wearing. The problem is, everyone has an alibi. The police finally arrest Martin, but Chantelle is certain he didn't do it, so with the help of her computer savvy son, Marco, she sets out to discover the real killer. Food is a close second to mystery in Chantelle's series, so be prepared to find lots of recipes at the end of most chapters.

Four women (three senior citizens and one a little younger), all members of the CHurch 0f Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, decide to explore their roots in England and Scotland through a two-week road trip. Although plagued by delayed flights and multiple car troubles, the foursome enjoy the sights they see and some even find romance. Based on an actua trip taken by the author.