1 October 2002.
ISBN: 978-1-59058017-2
When Storm Kayama discovers the body of her adopted uncle Miles Hamasaki dead at his desk in his Honolulu law firm, she is devastated. Although brought up with his own family, Storm is dismayed to find that the questions surrounding her uncle’s death quickly show up cracks in the family structure particularly towards her. Suddenly she is an outsider.
Feeling somewhat shaken by both the death of Hamasaki and the rift with the family she always considered herself to be part of Storm decided to visit her aunt and uncle who live on the Big Island. En route she is almost driven off the road and only narrowly escapes death. Whilst on the island she accompanies her aunt, a traditional Hawaiian healer to find some special herbs. While on the mountain she is separated from her aunt and has a weird experience, which on recounting to her aunt, she is told is a legend from her youth.
Set in Honolulu
and invoking the islands legends, the story is about money and greed. But whose
greed? As Storm seeks to discover her uncle’s killer, she is uncertain as to
whether she can even trust the people she has considered her family for so
long. And so, she seeks not only justice for her uncle but to discover just
exactly who she is. A good mystery with a climatic confrontation.
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Reviewer:
Lizzie Hayes
Deborah Turrell Atkinson's mysteries portray an insider's view of Hawaii, a perspective the tour books never show. Featuring attorney Storm Kayama, the novels lead the reader off the beaten trail and expose not only the dark side of human nature, but the legends and folklore of the islands and the unique vulnerability of living on an island chain. Debby lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, with her husband and their two teenage sons. A recipient of the University of Hawaii's Meryl Clark Award for Fiction, she is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
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