The Island Snatchers

By Janice Kay Johnson

Book Overview

Widowed shortly after reaching Hawaii, Anne is employed in the royal household of King Kamehameha, where she lives through invasions and plagues and finds herself falling in love." This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812555279
• ISBN13: 9780812555271
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

Great historical novel

This is a well-researched historical novel with a mystery and a romance. A must read for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted story.

I Stayed Up All Night to Finish This FABULOUS Novel!!!!

In the 1850s the Hawaiian Islands were the focus of many people's dreams. Missionaries dreamed of bring God--and "civilization"--to the savage, heathen Hawaiians. Whalers, businessmen, and politicians dreamed of wealth and power--provided they could wrest control of the government completely away from King Kamehameha. And the islanders themselves dreamed of peace and independence. The Island Snatchers tells the story of Anne Cartwright, the widow of a missionary who has become a nurse to the islanders, and of Dr. Matthew Cabe, a man who comes to the islands to find answers about his father's downfall. They are brought together through a murder and a search for answers. Romantic Times said Janice Johnson "knows how to combine romance and suspense into good reading," and they are absolutely right. The Island Snatchers is a gripping novel that you will want to read again and again.