“The Man in Black,” Episode 3 of my latest Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery is available on the Kindle Vella platform

Chapter 13: Kāhala or Ka’ena Point?

Byung Yu was mightily relieved when Sung-min Wang called him the following day. He’d been concerned that the people at … More

“Have you heard of Phil Tico?” asked Bobby Stillman. Chan’s blood came to an instant boil. Not only did he know … More

Byung Yu fidgeted with his cigarette holder. To call his father, why worry so much? Certainly not a child anymore, … More

Lieutenant David Chan, off-duty now and having narrowly escaped being killed just a few hours earlier, sat sipping Jack Daniel’s … More

Byung Yu picked up the receiver. “Yeoboseyo?” “It’s done,” came the voice from the other end. Expecting it to be his … More

In terms of activity level for all the piers in Honolulu Harbor, Pier 31 was a dead one. No local … More

“And why now this time?” asked Kang Yu. “It just is time, father. The business thrives now like it never … More

“Yes, of course,” said Byung Yu. “If – I mean when you kill David Chan, you will have killed Honolulu’s … More

His son, David Jr., still lived at home. This was good. He was finishing up his English major at UH … More

Everything she said could have, should have, bothered him, if he were normal. But it didn’t because he wasn’t normal at … More

He thought about how a bullet travels at 1700 miles per hour, so if you see it, it’s only for … More

“Where’d he come from?” asked Stillman, bending down to see what if any damage had been done when he dropped … More

The blade was so sharp, Wang was tempted to run it against his thumb. Blood fascinated him. Even his own. … More

Have you ever been at that point in a project where you’re just about finished, but there’s some nervousness making … More