Hawai`i journalist Natalie Seachrist has unusual visions. Her viewing of war-like scenes of a family’s predawn escape from Denmark initially seem unremarkable. Soon, Natalie and her boyfriend private investigator Keoni Hewitt move into a Lanikai cottage, where their expectations for relaxed living are met with warm welcomes. Across the fence live Miriam Didión, a widowed human rights activist, Joanne Walther, a retired teacher, and Esmeralda Cruz, a cook. They have all become friends by the time Natalie throws Keoni a surprise birthday party. Even Natalie’s feline companion Miss Una has embraced the women and keeps nightly watch over their property. Unfortunately, another vision of a garroting by moonlit shatters the peaceful environment and Natalie must reveal her horrifying insights of the real event to Keoni’s former partner, Honolulu Police Detective John Dias. When a suspect’s body is found on Diamond Head Beach, the case appears solved and Natalie plans a tour of historic Kawai Nui Marsh, a favorite destination of Queen Lili`uokalani. Unfortunately, the day of playing tourist devolves, and Natalie and her friends are soon in the cross hairs of a dangerous adversary. Does resolution of the gruesome murder lie in the deceased’s transnational past? Or in the visible present, among innocuous seeming companions?
Murder on Mokulua Drive, the second Natalie Seachrist Hawaiian cozy mystery, is now available in hardcover and ebook through independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, AuthorsDen.com, BookBub.com, and Smashwords.com. Libraries and schools can contact Baker and Taylor, Ingram, and Rakuten Overdrive. For further info, audio book excerpts, and Island recipes, please visit JeanneBurrows-Johnson.com.
