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The scenery may be beautiful, but dangerous secrets are buried beneath paradise in this first thriller featuring Maui detective Kali Mhoe. Under a promising morning sky, police captain Walter Alaka'i makes a tragic discovery: the body of a teenage surfer bobbing among the lava rocks of Maui's southeastern shore. It appears to be an ill-fated accident, but closer inspection reveals something far more sinister than the results of a savage wave gone wrong. Now that Alaka'i is looking at a homicide, he solicits the help of his niece, Detective Kali Mhoe. The granddaughter of one of Hawaii's most respected spiritual leaders, and on the transcendent path to becoming a kahu herself, Kali sees evidence of a strange ritual murder. The suspicion is reinforced by a rash of sightings of a noppera-b - a faceless and malicious spirit many believe to be more than superstition.
About the Author
Debra Bokur is an award-winning writer, journalist and poet whose work has appeared in a wide variety of publications and literary journals. She is a columnist and feature writer at Global Traveler Magazine, and the Global Researcher and Writer for the Association of Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT) . In 2015, she received a Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism. She has served as a staff writer and editor at national publications including Fit Yoga, Healing Lifestyles & Spas Magazine and Global Traveler Magazine. Her extensive world travels have taken her to Europe, the Middle East, South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and on repeated trips to Iceland, which has become one of her favorite destinations. Much of her work has focused on world cultures and healing traditions, including multiple published pieces focused on the rich lore and healing practices of Hawai'i; work that formed the basis for her Dark Paradise Mysteries series. Bokur was a contributing author to Spreading the Word: Editors on Poetry (The Bench Press, 2001) , and is a recipient of the Frances Buck Sherman Award for Outstanding Woman Poet. For more than a decade, she was the poetry editor of Many Mountains Moving literary journal, and was commissioned to create original essays that appeared on the boxes of ten separate flavors of Celestial Seasonings Teas, including the company's flagship flavor, Sleepytime. When not traveling, Bokur enjoys wildlife photography, art, and hiking; particularly along Maine's wild coasts and through snow-drenched forests in the Colorado mountains.
