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wskm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
A fun read and a peak into pre-statehood Hawaii
clairadise's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
4.75
Awesome detective story — loved the depth of the characters and the great plot. The romance was hopeful and sweet.
beeisbooked's review against another edition
4.0
So this was my first venture into the Noir mystery genre, and I throughly enjoyed it! The setting is unfamiliar to me but Kikkawa does a great job of creating the atmosphere and definitely makes you feel that Hawaiian heat. The main character Frankie Yoshikawa is really fantastic, and a truly good character. His love interest Ellen Park is a good match for him, though I did feel like their romance was a little rushed, but I didn’t mind so much since I really liked their relationship. The pacing at the beginning might be a bit slow for people, but it does a good job of setting up the foundations for the mystery. Overall a really great read, and if Kikkawa releases any more mysteries involving Detective Yoshikawa I’d be more than happy to read them!
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