Maui's Lament

Maui’s Lament will open up a view of the Islands that most people never see.Detective Kimo English, head of major crimes in Maui County, is confronted with a series of victims that take him into the world of a psychopathic narcissistic professional killer and his handlers. Desperate and feeling that he is out of his element in this case, Kimo gets help from a cast of local characters. Kimo is overwhelmed by the crimes. Murders are rare on Maui and professional killing almost unheard of. The technical aspects of the crime are also daunting, but Kimo overcomes his lack of technical knowledge by using his local island knowledge and detective skills to work the crime. Kimo’s partner is Cleo Tata, an NSA agent, who comes from a different world, but brings contacts and resources to the chase.The story takes us around the Hawaiian Islands as Kimo confronts two menaces: the cold hard killer and the intrusion of the outside world. Along the way, we get a glimpse of island life: surfing, ethnic tensions, yesterday’s plantation era, local history, Hawaiian culture, and tropical scenery.