Chapter 15: In the Beginning

My grandfather came to Honolulu in 1870 from Canton Province in China. He was nine years old. He spoke no … More

Chapter 14: Slow and Steady

“What are you doing?” asked Kelso, watching Chan hand over his revolver to the monk who’d swung open the 12-foot … More

It happened so quickly. We’d just left the reception and were headed for Heathrow. A honeymoon. It’s been so long … More

Someone had jammed a white-hot poker in him. He came to with the pain. The first thing he saw was a woman’s … More

I’m no romantic. When I met my wife, it was love at first sight. You hear about that happening, but who believes … More

“We lost him,” said Kauhane. “I want Agent Daniel to take a look at the corpse and see if he recognizes … More

I heard Agent Daniel get up and head for the bathroom. The sun was just coming up over Papakōlea. When … More

By the time Captain Kauhane and Sergeant Kelso made it out to the gate area, Sergeant Kalahiki, covered in blood, … More

I came awake in the dark. It took me a moment to figure out where I was and what I … More

For who knew what bright reason, most airlines scheduled flights to arrive during roughly the same time periods. There were … More

Everything under the sun and the moon seemed to be keeping me up tonight. When I was putting together a … More

The Blue Light Bar and Grill, owned by Rick Yamanaha, had become an H.P.D. hangout when the police station stood … More

When she came through the entrance to Zippy’s, the expression on her face told me that something had changed. Why … More

The intercom buzzed, taking his mind off the view of Honolulu Harbor. “Governor, it’s Sir George Masterson on the phone … More

Because it was my body, I went in to watch it being cut up. We’d found him on the side … More

The four men grabbed beers and sat down at a table in the private back room of the Blue Light … More

There were two things David Chan disliked about his job. One was being designated as the face of HPD’s Homicide … More