Chasing the Fat Man (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 20)

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

The Missing Men (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Chapter 19)

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

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

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

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

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

Recovering himself, Chan said. “We found heroin in Cal’s locker at Siu Lum Pai. He stole it from one of the Mexicans … More

Father and son sat on the lānai of their Punchbowl home. The sunset was one of those spectacular Hawaiian ones so … More

Chan gathered himself in the corridor outside Conrad Jones’s room. Now he would have to tell him about his son’s death. One … More

Sure enough, there was a duffle bag in the locker. It contained three large bags of white powder. The next morning, … More

Chan hated himself for feeling momentary relief when Mrs. Jones blurted this out. He would not have to deliver the bad … More

Back at his desk, Chan took a look at the files of some other open cases. The one that concerned him … More

“Are we gonna let his father know?” asked Stillman. Chan shook his head. “No. Let’s give him a chance to recuperate.” “What … More

“How is he?” Chan asked Dr. Oh. “He’s stable. In and out of consciousness. He should be fine, though the … More

“But why steal from old people the cars you use for the other old people to hit?” “Well, boss, maybe … More

Chan asked Detectives Kalākaua and Fernandez, the first to arrive, to process the scene. The Honolulu Fire Department was hosing down … More

Chan gave his godfather a hard look. He was about to say something, but decided not to. Apana and AhYou sauntered off. … More

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

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