Murder on Molokai

by Chip Hughes

Book Overview

When Boston heiress Adrienne Ridgely strides into his Honolulu office, Surfing Detective Kai Cooke likes what he sees, but doubts what he hears. Adriennes sister, environmental activist Sara... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931548624
• ISBN13: 9780931548628
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Island Heritage Publishing
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Book - Great Character!!

I read this book while vacationing on the island of O'ahu, and I simply could not put it down. This is one mystery that kept me turning pages until I was finished, and the character of "The Surfing Detective", Kai Cooke, is a great one. While making this character totally unique, Chip Hughes has taken some of the better attributes of some of our most beloved detectives and given them to Kai Cooke. If you can picture Magnum, P.I. with a touch of a Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler, you would have Kai Cooke. I thoroughly urge you to give this author and this story an opportunity to impress you as I was impressed. You will finish the story with a 'Mahalo' to Chip for one fine story! I cannot wait until further volumes about the surfing detective become available.

Entertaining and informative for Hawaii fans

Chip Hughes writes a very entertaining murder mystery. He also refers to many places and people on Oahu and Molokai that will pleasantly jog the memories of those who have visited there, and make those who haven't visited there want to.

Midwest Haole loves Surfing Detective story

Kai, the surfing detective from Honolulu, takes on a mysterious murder on Molokai, the one-time leper island, brought him by a sophisticated and beautiful client. To solve it, author Chip Hughes takes us through the islands in an ever-intensifying series of events to an explosive (and satisfying) conclusion. There's a touch of Raymond Chandler in the book, but Hughes has created his own original, and captivating, hero and style. For a reader like me, shivering in the Chicago winter, it's a warm and exotic read. -- Walter Nugent, Chesterton, IN

Murder Mystery Captures the Feel of Hawaii

Chip Hughes has written a murder mystery which truly captures the feel of the Hawaiian Islands. Despite the title, the action in this novel takes place on three different islands. As a life long resident of Hawaii, I can say with some authority that Mr. Hughes' descriptions of various island locations and his use of pidgin English is spot on. So much so that I found myself looking at the second floor windows above various lei stands on Maunakea Street imagining where the Surfing Detective might have his office. By the way, it's also an excellent murder mystery.

Great Mule Ride Murder Tale

Unique location, plot and characters make this an exciting read! The pidgin dialect gives a rare touch of Hawaiian life. Chip Hughes is reminiscent of Tony Hillerman in his incorporation of mystery and culture. Hope this is only the first of a series of "Surfing Detective" novels.