ITWFinalistEricRedmanisbackinthisthrillingsecondinstallmentofhisHawaiianmurdermysteryseries,perfectforfansofAnneHillerman.Whenbodiesstartpilingupandthelistofsuspectsgrowinglong,DetectiveKawikaWongmustdigintohisownpasttosolveaBigIslandmurder.It’sbeentwelvelongyearssinceDetectiveKawikaWongwastaskedwithsolvingthebrutalmurderoftheinfamousreal-estatedeveloperRalphFortunato--acasethatledtomorebodiesthananswersandaslewofcomplicatedandancientsecrets,acasethatmadehiscareer.Now,theoncerookiedetectiveisnextinlinetobeHonolulu’snextChiefofPolice.ButallisnotwellonOʻahuortheBigIsland.Forweeks,Kawikaandhisteamhavefailedtocatchanelusiveserialkillerknownasthe“Slasher.“Hestrikesquicklyandefficiently,andhedoesn’tmakemistakes.Butwhenafreshlydecapitatedbodyisfoundatapreviousdumpsite,Kawika’sguttellshimsomethingisn’tquiteright.Whoisthisvictim,andwhydoesKawikafeelthatthisonedoesn’tbelongtotheSlasher?Tomakemattersworse,ahungryyoungjournalist,Zo禱Akona,isinvestigatingthequestionableoutcomeKawikaandhisthen-superiorTerryTanakaproducedintheFortunatocase,andhersnoopingleadstoanofficialreviewthatjeopardizeseverythingKawika’sworkedsohardfor.ButDetectiveWongknowsthat,nomatterwhat,hemustfindasecondmurdererevenwhilethe“Slasher“continuestostrike.TheinvestigationtakeshimbacktotheBigIsland-andtothelong-dormantcasethereporterZo禱Akonawon’tleavealone.Kawikaisabouttodiscoverwhathappenswhenthesecretsofthepastcatchupwiththepromisesofhisfuture.
