As openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa’aka has discovered in the course of his investigations, the beautiful tropical islands of the Aloha State are filled with predators, from high-flying owls to bottom-dwelling criminals.

When the body of an island patrician is found in a warehouse fire, tracking his killers will force Kimo and his detective partner Ray Donne to dig deep into the history of Hawai’i as the islands were teetering on the brink of statehood in order to understand the victim, his killer, and their motives.

Adding to the pressure at work, Kimo and his partner, fire investigator Mike Riccardi, decide to become foster parents for a homeless teen who witnessed the crime, while preparing to become dads themselves.

Establishing the chronology of the novels is tricky because Mahu Men: Mysterious and Erotic Stories, and Accidental Contact: Mahu Investigations, fill in the gaps between novels. Here’s the way I organize the whole series:

Mahu

Mahu Surfer

A finalist for the 2007 Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery

Mahu Fire

A finalist for the 2008 Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery

Winner of the 2008 Left Coast Crime award for Best Police Procedural

Mahu Vice

Mahu Men: Mysterious and Erotic Stories

Mahu Blood

Zero Break

Natural Predators

Accidental Contact and Other Mahu Investigations

Children of Noah

Ghost Ship

Deadly Labors

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