Death in Hilo, Eric Redman
Death in Hilo, Eric Redman
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Death in Hilo

Author: Eric Redman

Narrator: Kurt Kanazawa

Unabridged: 10 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/20/2024

Synopsis

It’s been twelve long years since Detective Kawika Wong was tasked with solving the brutal murder of the infamous real-estate developer Ralph Fortunato—a case that led to more bodies than answers and a slew of complicated and ancient secrets, a case that made his career. Now, the once rookie detective is next in line to be Honolulu’s next Chief of Police. But all is not well on O?ahu or the Big Island. For weeks, Kawika and his team have failed to catch an elusive serial killer known as the “Slasher.” He strikes quickly and efficiently, and he doesn’t make mistakes. But when a freshly decapitated body is found at a previous dump site, Kawika’s gut tells him something isn’t quite right. Who is this victim, and why does Kawika feel that this one doesn’t belong to the Slasher? To make matters worse, a hungry young journalist, Zoë Akona, is investigating the questionable outcome Kawika and his then-superior Terry Tanaka produced in the Fortunato case, and her snooping leads to an official review that jeopardizes everything Kawika’s worked so hard for. But Detective Wong knows that, no matter what, he must find a second murderer even while the “Slasher” continues to strike. The investigation takes him back to the Big Island—and to the long-dormant case the reporter Zoë Akona won’t leave alone. Kawika is about to discover what happens when the secrets of the past catch up with the promises of his future.

About Eric Redman

Eric Redman is a Seattle-based writer, lawyer, and climate activist who for decades has loved the Big Island of Hawaii, its history, and its people. He is a former contributing editor of Rolling Stone and has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and many other publications. He wrote the nonfiction best-seller, The Dance of Legislation.

About Kurt Kanazawa

Kurt Kanazawa is an accomplished audiobook narrator, opera singer, and screen actor who attended Juilliard. He has appeared on Grey's Anatomy, The White Lotus, and Bosch: Legacy. With extensive experience in classical music, he can speak Italian, French, English, and Japanese fluently. Based in Los Angeles, he was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jan on August 25, 2023

This series is definitely a thinking person's mystery! A past case comes to haunt Major Wong and the Homicide detectives at the same time that a possible copycat serial killer arrives on the scene. And that's not all that's messing with life on the islands. Detective Kawika Wong has a Hawaii cop for a......more

Goodreads review by Annarella on February 19, 2024

Fun fact:the title made me thin of a sci-fi series and not of a mystery. It's a good police procedural with a strong sense of place and a solid mystery. I enjoyed the story that kept me guessing and liked the characters Recommended. Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine......more

Goodreads review by Sara on October 12, 2023

Major Kawicka Wong is on the hunt for a serial killer in Honolulu when a body drops that doesn't fit the killer's pattern. At the same time, a young reporter dredges up a decade-old case from Kawicka's past that wasn't done exactly by the book. The cases old and new intertwine and find Kawika ping-p......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on December 31, 2024

A decent follow up to the first book… Death in Hilo by Eric Redman is the sequel to Bones of Hilo, another mystery set in Hawaii. Advancing the story by 12 years to 2014, the sequel brings back many of the characters from the first book…many of which have changed remarkably in the dozen years since…wh......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on February 28, 2024

I didn't know where the author would take this book; Bones in Hilo was such a great and captivating read, but with compelling characters and unanswered questions about relationships, a maturing main character who is more seasoned in police work, his personal life more settled, but the bodies keep sh......more

Quotes

"Narrator Kurt Kanazawa nimbly delivers the melodic Hawaiian words and names that are central to this police procedural. Kanazawa’s voice sounds a bit youthful for the veteran officer, but he does well delivering the island dialect and the descriptions of local life." - Audiofile

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