Death of a Messenger

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Pub Date 05 Jan 2021 | Archive Date 22 Feb 2022

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Foreword INDIES 2021 Bronze Winner for Mystery

Journey deep into the exotic locales of Hawaii’s Big Island to discover its language, culture—and crime

On Hawaii Island, an anonymous 911 caller reports a body at Pohakuloa, the Army’s live-fire training area. 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.

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. 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.

Will Hilo’s most respected detective stop this sadistic fiend—or will the Pohakuloa killer strike again, with even deadlier consequences?

Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke

While all of the novels in the Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:

Death of a Messenger
Off the Grid
Fire and Vengeance
Treachery Times Two
Retribution
Foreword INDIES 2021 Bronze Winner for Mystery

Journey deep into the exotic locales of Hawaii’s Big Island to discover its language, culture—and crime

On Hawaii Island, an anonymous 911 caller reports...

Advance Praise

“Moves with volcanic force to a heartfelt, gripping conclusion.” —Rick Mofina, USA Today best-selling author 


“. . . interesting local details and a crackling pace.” —Kirkus Reviews

“McCaw has again cooked up a tasty stew with ingredients from a mix of staples from the crimefiction pantry . . . Makes for fine reading.” —Booklist

Praise for the Koa Kāne Hawaiian Mystery Series

“[Off the Grid] sizzles with tension and twists that entertain and magnetize. Danger and drama abide, with a wonderful, devil-may-care hero. Robert McCaw has the touch.” —Steve Berry, New York Times best-selling author

“Readers who crave watching a smart cop work in a crackerjack police procedural will find a beauty here. Want a good espionage adventure? It's here, too, with intrigue, betrayal, assassination.” —Booklist (*starred review)

Off the Grid is flush with action and vivid descriptions. This unputdownable book is sure to make a mark in the literary world.” —New York Journal of Books

“Moves with volcanic force to a heartfelt, gripping conclusion.” —Rick Mofina, USA Today best-selling author 


“. . . interesting local details and a crackling pace.” —Kirkus Reviews

“McCaw has...


Marketing Plan

Death of a Messenger will appear in:


Publishers Weekly, Mystery, Thrillers, and True Crime issue

Suspense Magazine, December 1 Issue

Mystery Scene, Winter Issue

Death of a Messenger will appear in:


Publishers Weekly, Mystery, Thrillers, and True Crime issue

Suspense Magazine, December 1 Issue

Mystery Scene, Winter Issue


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ISBN 9781608094035
PRICE $26.95 (USD)
PAGES 352

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