The Teed-Off Ghost: A Hawaiian Golf Mystery

by Lee Tyler

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564743896
• ISBN13: 9781564743893
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Fithian Press
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Full of mystery and romance

Lee Tyler is a veteran travel writer and current member of the Golf Writers Association of America. Other books include The Case Of The Missing Links.Hawaii is full of mystery and romance, and when Harry "Win" Winslow and June Jacobs (who are self-described top golfing sleuths) are talked into watching over the new Mauna Makai golf course for a week, they have no idea that they will be dealing with more than just political mischief. Mauna Makai has an ancient wall, known as "papohaku" running through it. The wall is both the draw and the originator of many of the problems Martha Masters and Doug Banner have been having in getting the golf course online in time for a big celebrity wedding and the launching of the golf course:"As they lurched along toward the first hole, Ted said, 'I live up-country, up there, about ten miles away.' He pointed to a mountain in the distance. 'See that rainbow? That's Waimea, where I live. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I hear this golf course calling to me. Like it's crying for help. So I get up at like two in the morning and get dressed and drive down here to check on things. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Doug here thinks I'm superstitious. Me, I'm just doing my job. And you know what? Every time I've come down here, there's been something screwy. Like majorly wrong.' He turned to Doug and said, 'Explain that with your mainland logic.'"Tyler has combined the game of golf, ancient Hawaiian mythology, and a couple of scatterbrained sleuths to produce a whimsical tale about love, ghosts, and the history and culture of Hawaii. The Teed-Off Ghost is an excellent book to pull out on a cold winter day, as Tyler's passages about luaus can't help but warm the spirit. Tyler pokes fun at the obsession of golfers, while treating us to a warm Hawaiian experience complete with lots of terminology for the uninitiated. She adds island mystery, an entertaining and irascible ghost, and handsome natives who play havoc with the ladies' hearts. The Teed-Off Ghost is more about getting into the native spirits than it is about murder and mayhem, but it is a fun read nevertheless.Shelley GlodowskiReviewer

The Teed-Off Ghost

Lee did it again! I rate this one my favorite of her works so far. She put a great deal of emphasis on historical detail while spinning a mysterious little tale of intrigue for her two main characters. The detective couple starts out to enjoy rounds of golf in the Hawaiian Islands and ends up solving a unique mystery. It made a great summer read in my backyard hammock.D. WhiteheadMidlandTexas

Excellent even for non-golfers

I really enjoyed this book: I liked the characters, I liked the plot, and I felt like catching the next plane to Hawaii, even as a non golfer.A good read, charming and fast paced.

Excellent even for non golfers

I really enjoyed the book I liked the characters, I liked the plot, and I felt like catching the next plane to Hawaii, even as a non golfer. The book was consisently charming and fast pased.

A nightmare of complex investigations

The Ghost of the Kohala Coast is turning golf into a deadly game, and it's up to Harry Winslow and June Jacobs, golfing sleuths, to find out why. Their romantic golfing trip soon turns into a nightmare of complex investigations in this latest Hawaiian golf mystery.