Murder Casts a Shadow / / Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Kneubuhl, Victoria Nalani,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)

New Year's Eve, 1934. While Honolulu celebrates with champagne and fireworks, someone is making away with the Bishop Museum's portrait of King Kalakaua and its curator. A series of brutal murders follows, and an unlikely pair, newspaper reporter Mina Beckwith and visiting playwright Ned Manusia, find themselves investigating a twisted trail of clues in an attempt to recover the painting and uncover the killer.Honolulu in the 1930s is a unique (and volatile) mix of the provincial and the urban, East and West, islander and mainlander. Mina and Ned, both of Polynesian descent, confront the complexities and contradictions of Island life as their investigation takes them into the heart of Honolulu society and close-knit local families, whose intricate histories and relationships will have a direct impact on future lives and events. A lively cast of characters aids Mina and Ned in their search for answers: Cecily Chang, an antiques and explosives expert, steers them through Chinatown's back alleys; Hinano Kahana, a hula chanter and dancer, brings Ned closer to solving an ancient riddle; Mina's grandmother, Hannah, helps them unlock a secret from the past.Prewar Honolulu comes to life in this thoroughly entertaining mystery that evokes a colorful bygone era. The Mina Beckwith and Ned Manusia series continues with Murder Leaves Its Mark, available September 2011.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Happy New Year -- 2. Mina's Appointment -- 3. The Fun Begins -- 4. How Gardens Grow -- 5. Anger and the Arts -- 6. The Watchers -- 7. Cocktail Hour -- 8. What Girls Know -- 9. Questions -- 10. Dramas Unfold -- 11. The Valley of Shadows -- 12. A Shifting Tide -- 13. Secrets Past and Present -- 14. News Travels -- 15. Tipsy Turvy -- 16. Truth Doesn't Hurt -- 17. Happy Birthdays -- 18. Loose Ends -- 19. Paniolo Country -- 20. Grandma Hannah's Story -- 21. Out Riding -- 22. Bulls and Birds -- 23. Watch Where You Step -- 24. A Busy Night -- 25. Night Reading -- 26. Collectibles -- 27. The White Glove Treatment -- 28. Past Present Tense -- 29. Hunting and Gathering -- 30. Meetings -- 31. Little Dramas -- 32. Missing Pieces -- 33. Speaking Confidentially -- 34. Dark Eyes Hide Secrets -- 35. Crossing Tracks -- 36. Unscheduled -- 37. Recovery Plans -- 38. A Close Wilderness -- 39. Doors That Open and Close -- 40. Curtain -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author