Kona Winds

By Scott Kikkawa

Francis Hideyuki Yoshikawa, a Nisei veteran and homicide detective with the Honolulu Police Department, tries to keep the war behind him and a glass of whiskey in front of him. It's the summer of 1953, and a young Japanese woman is found dead in Honolulu Harbor--the kind of case that could kill Frank's career, with pressure from the top to leave it alone and let the investigation sink.

A twisted trail of clues takes him through old money, political secrets, and the fallout from a bitter dock and sugar strike. From smoky bars to mansion-lined hills, and from union halls to club halls, Frank uncovers a forbidden romance, an influential kamaʻāina haole family desperate to protect its name and legacy, and the hidden levers of privilege that hold the class divide in place.

In a city where the struggle between labor and power threatens to pull everything under, Frank finds himself weighted by a past he can't wash down. The deeper he dives into the case, the darker it gets--and somebody's hoping he won't resurface.

If you like moody, character-driven noir with a historical lens, Kona Winds delivers a layered mystery shaped by race, class, and silence in postwar Hawai'i.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0824G318Q
• ISBN13: 9781943756025
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Bamboo Ridge Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"