A Father’s Love (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 22)

When the call from Shanghai came, Chan’s adrenaline rush quickly died. “There was no tall woman in a mu‘umu‘u on … More

A Memory of Dying

I can see us holding those little white pleated paper cups,smell the yellow pineapple cubes, icy cold, the perfect mid-morning … More

A man the right height approached, a baseball cap pulled down over his dark glasses. He carried a black case maybe … More

The second thing I remember is my 4th birthday party,five red wax candles burning on a pink cake, the extra one … More

Chan asked what was up. “It’s a body. They found it out back,” said officer Williams. Chan’s pulse quickened as the … More

I hear, see, grow the silence of the fields, the farmershaving retreated into their farmhouses as graves,the long acres of … More

“That bastard is playing pool next door,” said Chan to the other three 49ers. “This is what we need to do.” … More

Last night I dreamed I danced on my Norwegian side.I’m ashamed to say, I’ve no idea what authentic Norwegian dance … More

The crowd closed back around the table. Chan saw it had thinned, many not wanting to be near him in the … More

We approach the Russian Border traveling from Kirkenes, Norway by boat. In order to come right to the borderline, we … More

A man standing in front of Chan, turned to face him. “Oh wow,” the man said, “look who’s here. If it … More

Stuck here at home, unable to see my family anymore,lying in bed at night I think, with short, shallow breaths … More

It had always seemed ironic to Chan that the most mobbed-up pool hall in Honolulu sat a stone’s throw away … More

The man, 30-something, points to his wrist: “Brah, what ti – ” I interrupt him, knowing where he’s going, and … More

On the way to the Moana, Stillman filled Chan in on the young woman found on the beach. She’d been raped … More

I’m watching through the running glass window, an old one from 1926.I see my father, his figure slightly distorted in … More

Chan asked, “So when did Wo Fat and his four friends fly back to Shanghai?” “Oh,” said Kelly, “only the … More

I wouldn’t get caught dead in Dubai, so probably then in the endthe tallest building I’ll ever have visited in … More

Chan said simply that there were unanswered questions, but on the way to the station, he could see everything that … More

He had a baby once.He didn’t survive the pregnancy.Neither did it. Neither did she.A crisis back then. What to do, … More