Further investigation uncovers an unknown archaeological site nearby and leads Kane to wonder if the victim had stumbled across a rare historical secret people will kill to protect. The victim is difficult to identify and bears disturbing marks indicating an ancient ritual sacrifice. Hawaiian Detective Koa Kane is called to investigate a grisly murder – a mutilated body discovered in a lava tube at an army training area. It’s a good mystery and I learned a lot about Hawaiian history and culture. I was surprised by how much I actually enjoyed it. I picked up Death of a Messenger because I needed a book set in Hawaii for one of the reading challenges I’m doing. Will Hilo's most respected detective stop this sadistic fiend-or will the Pohakuloa killer strike again, with even deadlier consequences? Koa races to discover whether the victim stumbled upon a gang of high-tech archaeological thieves, or learned a secret so shocking it cost him his life and put others in mortal danger. He encounters a host of obstacles as he pursues the murderer-an incompetent local medical examiner, hostility from both haoles (Westerners) and sovereignty advocates, and a myriad of lies. Hilo Chief Detective Koa Kane, a cop with his own secret criminal past, finds a mutilated corpse-bearing all the hallmarks of ancient ritual sacrifice. On Hawaii Island, an anonymous 911 caller reports a body at Pohakuloa, the Army's live-fire training area.
Journey deep into the exotic locales of Hawaii's Big Island to discover its language, culture-and crime Published by Oceanview Publishing on (first published November 24, 2014)
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