Open Water

I really can’t remember a greatest fear growing up. Maybegoing to the dentist. That all changed with the movie Jaws. I used … More

Loose Ends (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part 31)

An hour later, Chan’s phone rang. Chan picked up. “Victor,” he called to his partner, “it’s Titchner.” “Lieutenant Chan, I, we … More

Yamamoto was more curious than alarmed to find out that Chan had narrowly missed becoming an ex-partner. Fingering the bandage … More

Sitting in his car sweating, Chan pondered the game. Was his head truly back in the game? And what was that game … More

Yamamoto was on the phone when Chan came back to his desk. Just as he sat, his partner hung up the … More

Island Heritage Insurance was not a huge company. There were seven agents housed in a two-story building on Fort Street. After … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yu’s lip quivered, a spark of anger in his eyes. “I’m afraid we may never know, Mister Chan. She disappeared while she … More

Glancing at the driver’s license photo, she thought it not very flattering and dropped it in the wastebasket. She wouldn’t use … More

As he stood there marveling at the trappings of incredible wealth, David Chan thought only about his father, how the … More

Walking backward now I watch myself, my face reversedin the mirrored glass. I open it and turn the clock handsback to … More