Iced in Paradise: A Leilani Santiago Hawai'i Mystery (A Leilani Santiago Hawai'i Mystery, 1) - Softcover

Hirahara, Naomi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1945551593 ISBN 13: 9781945551598

Publisher: Prospect Park Books, 2019

Synopsis

A Hawaiian Library Hot Pick

Leilani Santiago is back in her birthplace, the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i, to help keep afloat the family business, a shave ice shack. When she goes to work one morning, she stumbles across a dead body, a young pro surfer who was being coached by her estranged father. As her father soon becomes the No. 1 murder suspect, Leilani must find the real killer and somehow safeguard her ill mother, little sisters, and grandmother while also preserving a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend in Seattle.

About this title

About the Author:

Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar-winning author of the Mas Arai mystery series, including Blood Hina, Strawberry Yellow, Sayonara Slam, and the seventh and final in the series, Hiroshima Boy. She is also the author of the L.A.-based Ellie Rush mystery series, published by Penguin. Her Mas Arai books have earned such honors as the Chicago Tribune's Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. The Stanford University alumna lives in Pasadena, California.

Review:

"While I enjoyed the unusual characters and the surprising conclusion, what set this apart from most mysteries was the unique politics of the island... What adds realism to the story is the author’s occasional use of Hawaiian dialect by the islanders.”
― Mystery Scene
"A delicious multicultural mystery with an instantly lovable heroine, lively family dynamics, and a vivid sense of place. I inhaled it like my favorite shave (not shaved!) ice!”
― Sarah Kuhn, author of Heroine Complex
"Iced in Paradise proves why Edgar-winning author Naomi Hirahara is among today’s best traditional mystery writers. She magically intersperses Hawaiian culture with an intriguing murder mystery. It’s a good thing this is a planned series because you’ll want to spend lots of time with Leila Santiago and in her family’s shave ice store. The next best thing to actually going to Hawai'i."
― Kellye Garrett, Agatha, Anthony, and Lefty award-winning author of Hollywood Homicide
“After returning home to Kaua’i to help her family, Leilani Santiago finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation and torn between her loyalties. Naomi Hirahara perfectly captures Leilani’s Caucasian-Filipino-Japanese multicultural family, with its unique blend of traditions, dialogue, and food. Hirahara depicts local flavors and a gorgeous setting few Mainlanders ever see, along with the challenges of life on a tourist-driven island. This is a delightful new series that promises more compelling adventures of this sharp-witted, relatable heroine.”
― Cynthia Chow, branch manager of Kaneohe Public Library, O'ahu
“In Iced in Paradise, we are introduced to Leilani Santiago, a refreshing millennial heroine full of wit, sass, and (as much as she may try to hide it) heart. I tore through this book, delighting in the authenticity of the setting as much as the nuanced cast of characters. Naomi Hirahara has once again crafted a complex mystery steeped in culture that readers will adore.”
― Jill Orr, author of The Good Byline and The Ugly Truth

About this edition

• Publisher: Prospect Park Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1945551593
• ISBN 13: 9781945551598
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216