After the newspaper she works for folds and the freelance assignments no longer pay the bills, Maya Wong reluctantly returns to her native Hawai''i to ghostwrite controversial land developer Parker Hamilton''s biography. But when the Hamilton patriarch is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Maya is unwittingly drawn into the investigation.

Maya''s family and friends aren''t happy about her work for Hamilton. And now, with her ex, Detective Koa Yamada, on the case, she''s forced to contend with the very person she was determined to avoid. All too soon, Maya is dodging assailants and digging for clues while juggling girls'' nights out with her old BFFs and weekly family dinners.

Convinced the police are after the wrong man, Maya is determined to stop the killer before it''s too late. Exploring timely issues in Hawai''i, including locals getting priced out of paradise, The Ghost of Waikiki is an engrossing mystery in the vein of The Verifiers.


Format Inbunden Omfång 288 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Crooked Lane Books Utgivningsdatum 2024-11-19 ISBN 9781639109395