{"product_id":"ghosts-of-waikiki-9798892425483","title":"Ghosts of Waikiki","description":"\u003cb\u003e2025 LEFTY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST DEBUT MYSTERY NOVEL! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this atmospheric debut mystery, an out-of-work journalist and the homicide detective who broke her heart must cipher out a murder before the clock runs out, perfect for fans of Naomi Hirahara and Jane Pek. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the newspaper she works for folds and the freelance assignments no longer pay the bills, Maya Wong reluctantly returns to her native Hawaiʻi to ghostwrite controversial land developer Parker Hamilton's biography. But when the Hamilton patriarch is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Maya is unwittingly drawn into the investigation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaya's family and friends aren't happy about her work for Hamilton. And now, with her ex, Detective Koa Yamada, on the case, she's forced to contend with the very person she was determined to avoid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll too soon, Maya is dodging assailants and digging for clues while juggling girls' nights out with her old BFFs and weekly family dinners. Convinced the police are after the wrong man, Maya is determined to stop the killer before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring timely issues in Hawaiʻi, including locals getting priced out of paradise, \u003ci\u003eGhosts of \u003ci\u003eWaikīkī\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing mystery in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Verifiers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16879944\"\u003eJennifer K. Morita\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798892425483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022040\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Women Sleuths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer K. Morita\u003c\/b\u003e is a former reporter for the\u003ci\u003e Sacramento Bee\u003c\/i\u003e and is a writer for University Communications at Sacramento State. Morita is a fourth-generation Asian American who lived in Hawai'i as a child. She is an active member of Mystery Writers of America and the current president of her local chapter of Sisters in Crime. She was a finalist for the 2022 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award. \u003ci\u003eGhosts of \u003ci\u003eWaikīkī\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53608566423851,"sku":"9798892425483","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/img_51a59fac-04c8-4f9e-9c84-9289455f1952.jpg?v=1779472500","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/ghosts-of-waikiki-9798892425483","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}