Plan B (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part Twenty-Six)

“David.” Yamamoto pulled Chan out of his marriage license mind wandering. “Take a look at this.” Yamamoto laid a sheet of paper … More

One of the Devils

My father was drafted into active service in the U.S. Army on February 24, 1941. Exactly one year later, on … More

Deciding it would be better not to do so, Chan did not mention to Yamamoto that Nina Goo had called … More

I remember when Preparation H was the most shoplifted item from Longs. I found this out the hard way late one … More

Chan had a second beer, then lay down to try to get some sleep. He had a bad feeling sleep would … More

So they don’t look like ones, you taught me, thatwill bring us back to all the music in Madison held … More

Chan sat on his lānai sucking on a Primo beer, looking out over the Honolulu city lights. There was no doubt … More

i.My poor dance of memory means I can’t quite reconfigure you,a fool’s waltz round to think today, remembering how we … More

The Elite crew had gone to a plate-lunch truck several blocks away. The boss, Chris Smart, had forgone lunch to catch … More

i.You grow a green world, have a green thumb, I see,and I gladly enter into your loamy scented Eden,hung with … More

Just then Captain Kauhane came over. “Guys, sorry to dump another folder on you, but I think we’ve got something related … More

I can still picture the pair of fuzzy dice swingingfrom my little orange Karmann Ghia’s rearview mirror.I never knew whether to … More

Just as his father and his grandfather had been, Lieutenant David Chan was acknowledged as the best detective in the … More

i.I don’t know if it was the auburn hair with golden highlights,or the bright red lipstick smile, the dashing scarf … More

Chan’s anger rose again. Who was Yamamoto to question him? “David,” said Yamamoto, “what’s her alibi for yesterday?” Chan’s anger shifted … More

I can hardly say I lived by a frozen lake, on cigarettes and beer,my diet at night, when I’d hear … More

All the way back to the station Chan took deep breaths, tried to calm himself. Even as he sought to clear … More

Eventually we may all sort of maybe guess at whatour reviews were, what they might have said about usover the … More

Yu’s face broke into an enormous smile, his laugh seemed genuine. That mask, so practiced was this man in appearing devoid … More

I charged into the heart of darkness, Madison at 2:00 a.m.,so ominous the way it looked like anywhere else, maybeeven … More