Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl's Murder Casts a Shadow: A Hawaii Mystery (A Latitude 20 Book) PDF

By Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl

ISBN-10: 0824832175

ISBN-13: 9780824832179

New Year’s Eve, 1934. whereas Honolulu celebrates with champagne and fireworks, anyone is making away with the Bishop Museum’s portrait of King Kalakaua and its curator. a chain of brutal murders follows, and an not likely pair, newspaper reporter Mina Beckwith and traveling playwright Ned Manusia, locate themselves investigating a twisted path of clues in an try and get better the portray and discover the killer.

Honolulu within the Thirties is a distinct (and risky) mixture of the provincial and the city, East and West, islander and mainlander. Mina and Ned, either one of Polynesian descent, confront the complexities and contradictions of Island existence as their research takes them into the guts of Honolulu society and close-knit neighborhood households, whose tricky histories and relationships may have a right away effect on destiny lives and occasions. a full of life solid of characters aids Mina and Ned of their look for solutions: Cecily Chang, an antiques and explosives professional, steers them via Chinatown’s again alleys; Hinano Kahana, a hula chanter and dancer, brings Ned toward fixing an historical riddle; Mina’s grandmother, Hannah, is helping them free up a mystery from the past.

Prewar Honolulu involves existence during this completely unique secret that conjures up a colourful bygone period.

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I didn’t imagine it,” said Tess. “Something with fingers caught hold of my ankle. ” Tess’s tense expression relaxed and lightened into a smile. She was fighting this. “I’m sorry, Mr. Clarke. I won’t be a spoilsport. And, after all, what did anybody expect? That’s what we’re here for, isn’t it? ” “But—” “There was something there, Mr. Clarke. ” Two doors opened into the hall, one at the left and one at the right. We looked toward the door at the left, because a light had been switched on there.

This is Mrs. ” smiled Gwyneth. “I’ve been so wanting to meet you, Miss Fraser. I’m your chaperon, you know. You must be tired after that drive. ” “Thanks,” said Tess. ” The room at the left of the hall, it appeared, was the drawing-room. It was very long and spacious, with two of the big windows opening on the front driveway. Evidently as a concession to modernity, it had been furnished with rich but subdued heaviness: fitted carpet, deep chairs upholstered in wine-colored velvet, fat-bowled Chinese lamps on the side tables.

Clarke. But I could be much more keen about a week end in the country if it weren’t such foul weather. Just look at those windows! ” 45 Clarke stared at her. ” “Certainly not. That house has been vacant for upwards of seventeen years. It will take more than a month to put it in anything like a decent state of repair. No, no, no. I was merely, like a crafty host, planning ahead. ” He drew out a pocket diary and leafed through the pages. “What would you say to a Whitsuntide party? Whitsunday, this year, falls on May 17th.

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