Affair on Eighth Avenue

I sing a fall chill wind exploring the corners here, on the downside of town,the sun unable to peer into … More

Another End Tied Up (A Lieutenant David Chan Mystery, Part 34)

The first vessel, the Doo Sei Nam, was enormous, a good 250 feet. It looked more suited for the Korean Navy … More

Passing, I looked inside, saw that family, remembered,their stony group staring at those white china plates,no one speaking a word, … More

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

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

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

The first thing Chan noticed when he entered the room was Yamamoto’s huge bandage. “Vic,” he said, “if I were … More

the bulb flickers dark to light to dark to light like a strobing spotlight making everything go slow-motion it’s … More

Chan wasn’t tired, despite the multiple homicides. All afternoon, the prospect of meeting Nina for dinner had shared space in his … More

The man laughed crazily. “Stenton, tell the policeman what it is.” He jabbed him in the head with the gun. Half choking, … More

“They big,” said Yamamoto, “but not the biggest. My Uncle Harry’s a realtor. Lemme see what he knows.” Yamamoto used one phone. Chan … More

Leimomi Sanchez came on stage. Chan said, “If you talk while she’s singing, she’ll read you the riot act.” Wow, I … More

I caught the bus back to Pacific Heights. I sat drinking beer, staring out over Honolulu. From Chan’s lanāi I could see … More

“I brought in me,” my father said. “What?” “I am Kang Yu’s nephew. I –” I interrupted. “You mean I am part … More

Jerry and I sat out on the lanāi drinking. We could see Central Union Church across Beretania beyond the monkeypod trees … More

It was an early flight, but when you’re young, you schedule those because you know it’ll be easy to get … More

He passed out. My hand went numb, and I pulled it away from his, wiped it on my pants. I’d say way … More

David Chan parked on Kukui Street, then headed up to the third floor of the non-descript apartment building. They all looked … More

Miles Kuroda was big right out of the chute. Early on, children would tease him. He didn’t understand what was so strange … More