Aloha, Mr. Lucky

By Corson Hirschfeld

Book Overview

There's trouble brewing in sunny Hawaii.It's been a bad month for free-spirited journalist Star Hollie. Not only does he owe money to Mako, a feared loan shark, but he also runs a personal ad with dangerous and unanticipated results. When one of the beautiful and lonely women who answers his ad turns up dead on the beach, Star is pulled into a conspiracy that could keep Hollywood in B movies for years. Bringing him face to face with an ex-military sadist, two dim-witted Appalachian twins, and a financier with dreams of turning an earthly paradise into the ultimate golf resort. Star finds himself not attracting beautiful women, but attracting a whole monsoon of trouble that keeps this unlikely slooth dodging bullets, lava, and legends.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765343428
• ISBN13: 9780765343420
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Adventure in Hawaii

Aloha, Mr. Lucky opens in Waikiki. Star Holley is running a personals ad scam and doing his best to stay one jump ahead of a loan shark out for blood. When one of the women Star meets turns up dead on the beach, he is drawn into a life-threatening but increasingly spiritual adventure that takes him and his companions to a remote valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. Clever plot which brings together a colorful cast of initially unrelated characters. Funny, quirky, informative, fast-moving. Read it!

leave 'em laughing

This is one of the best capers I've ever read. I laughed for pages at a time. The prose is so polished, the plot so tight, and the characters so well limned that I found it difficult to believe that it is a first novel. Comparisons are inevitable, so I will skip them (although, hint: what writer has the same initials?). One thing that set this book apart was that there is a great deal of Hawaiian mythology and natural history woven through it, and I learned quite a bit. Enjoy!

A Great Read

I found myself laughing out loud many times as I read this delightful book. It was not only funny and well written, it carried a punch. The build up was wonderful - a real page turner - and the ending was great. I'll be waiting with anticipation for the next novel Hirschfeld puts out. This one was a slam dunk.

Aloha Corson Hirschfeld !

What a first novel ! This well conceived story never lets you down and makes for quick enjoyable read. Corson brings to life the language and flavor of Hawaii that only a devotee could bring to the forefront. His characters are as real as they are compelling. You will be left intrigued by the past of this island paradise that clearly has more to teach us about its culture, archaeology and its flora and fauna. Corson weaves a wonderful yarn. Best read on the beach or headed there. You will learn a lot about the culture and ethnology of Hawaii by reading this book.

Aloha, Mr. Lucky

What a great read! Hirschfeld drew lively characters. Star is a delightfully laid-back protagonists and the villains combine menace and hilarity in equal measures. Hawaii is the perfect setting for the fast paced action. I learned a lot about the environmental concerns of Hawaii and enjoyed every minute of it. Hope to see a lot more from this new writer.