Major Rose Nakamura thought the hardest part of the day would be taking the stand to testify.
For eight years, she and her task force have been building a case against ‘Mano’ Manokalanipo, a cold-hearted mafia boss who controls much of the crime on Honolulu. The evidence is finally ready. The trial has begun. And Rose is the prosecution’s most important witness.
But Mano and his attorney have plans of their own, in connection with a series of events that took place two decades earlier. So, as the trial takes a surprising turn, a parallel history is also revealed, involving all the story’s major players.
As teenagers, Rose and her husband Kapu were trapped inside the same vicious gang that Mano now commands. Escaping that world nearly cost them everything—and Mano hasn’t forgotten.
Now, with the courtroom in chaos and her family’s future on the line, Rose must rely on the instincts that once kept her alive on the streets of Waikiki. And this time, she can’t just walk away.
Set against the sunlit beaches and shadowy back alleys of Honolulu, The Waikiki Affair is a fast-paced thriller that deals with loyalty, courage, and the price of leaving your past behind.
Genre: Mystery
For eight years, she and her task force have been building a case against ‘Mano’ Manokalanipo, a cold-hearted mafia boss who controls much of the crime on Honolulu. The evidence is finally ready. The trial has begun. And Rose is the prosecution’s most important witness.
But Mano and his attorney have plans of their own, in connection with a series of events that took place two decades earlier. So, as the trial takes a surprising turn, a parallel history is also revealed, involving all the story’s major players.
As teenagers, Rose and her husband Kapu were trapped inside the same vicious gang that Mano now commands. Escaping that world nearly cost them everything—and Mano hasn’t forgotten.
Now, with the courtroom in chaos and her family’s future on the line, Rose must rely on the instincts that once kept her alive on the streets of Waikiki. And this time, she can’t just walk away.
Set against the sunlit beaches and shadowy back alleys of Honolulu, The Waikiki Affair is a fast-paced thriller that deals with loyalty, courage, and the price of leaving your past behind.
Genre: Mystery
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