Bøker av Kay Hadashi

Want to sail the seven seas? Stay off this yacht!Police sergeant Petrina Pappas takes on the investigation of a suspicious death when a body is found floating early one morning in the commercial harbor of Rhodes, Greece. When she's prevented from interviewing the crew of the boat that the body was found next to, her investigation starts going in circles. The more she presses the issue, the further she gets from the truth. Then the day comes when the good guys end up in the hospital, while the bad guys walk free.Too bad for the bad guys that the sun always rises on a new day.

What could go wrong with a bike race? Ask Petrina Pappas!Investigative Police Sergeant Petrina Pappas is assigned the duty of leading a premiere bicycle race around the Greek island of Rhodes on her scooter. But before that ever happens, she discovers how much trouble professional athletes can be. Performance enhancing drugs, stolen bikes, and missing competitors are just some of the problems that take up too much of her time.When tragedy strikes the heart of the peloton on the eve of race day, everything changes in an instant. Gone are the fun festivities and the good-natured sparring between teams, replaced by finger pointing and accusations.Try to keep up while following Petrina as she investigates murder, mayhem, and rabbit stew on the sunny shores of Rhodes!

In the age of the samurai, feudal Japan was ruled by sword and nobility.The daughter of samurai, Junko defends her family's honor against the hostile demands of a neighboring daimyo. But when the powerful tyrant offers a pittance to buy her heritage, a line is drawn on the landscape, and blood boils in Junko's heart.Relying on her skill, magic, and maybe a little too much rice wine, she assembles a gang of peasants to take on an army of samurai. In the end, when she meets the daimyo on the field of battle, it is with sword and cunning, and her warrior spirit.

Liars abound in this story of deception, greed, and the world's oldest profession.Officer Petrina Pappas investigates the mysterious disappearance of a groom on his honeymoon. While listening to what the bride tells her, she discovers that the groom is likely visiting a brothel instead of his bride. But while someone else's marital problems make for good gossip, they aren't for Petrina to solve.When she is called back to the honeymoon inn the next day, she finds that things have taken a turn for the worse. Serious trouble has started when one of the honeymooners needs a trip to the hospital. Lies are revealed, and horrible truths are exposed, and yet the evidence at the scene just doesn't add up. The deeper Petrina digs through stories told by witnesses, the more complex the case gets.Faced with smugglers on ferry boats, a jewelry store heist, dead bodies being discovered by tourists, and a regrettable rabbit stew, Petrina must use all of her investigative skills to find the truth on the sunny Greek island of Rhodes.

Welcome to Rhodes, Petrina Pappas!Petrina is the newest member of Rhodes' police department, and for as young as she is, she has already attained the rank of Investigative Sergeant. That ruffles the feathers of a few of her new workmates and she suffers some good-hearted hazing while jumping into action on her first day.Her real problems are the scooter that is assigned to her has seen better days, as has her apartment in Old Town. But with a cup of coffee in one hand and a map in the other, she races from searching the narrow lanes of Old Town for a missing princess, to a tragic murder scene at the beach, and back to a sidewalk café to dig into a plate of its rabbit stew.Did I mention the old lady who runs the neighborhood syndicate where Petrina lives, and the ne'er-do-well grandson who fancies himself a graffiti artist?Take a trip to sunny Rhodes, and spend a day or two with Petrina as she digs for the truth hidden in the old stone walls of her new home!

Trouble starts too early on a Monday morning in Waikiki when three 'floaters' are found at a popular beach. Before police detective Caitlyn Nakamura can even begin investigating the triple murder, she gets a call about a child missing from a school field trip at the zoo. While she waits for positive ID on the three stiffs at the beach, the news hits close to home when she learns the missing kid is a family friend. The race is on to find her, and Caitlyn quickly assembles a team of trusted colleagues to help with the search.A lifelong friendship is tested, and a kid's life is at stake. She knows much heartbreak will pass before arrests are made, and Caitlyn's determination is tested every step of the way to the bittersweet end.

Beyond her athletic prime, Melanie Kato takes one last shot at Olympic glory!Putting her medical training on hold while on her way to the games, she finds bigger roadblocks than what she can overcome just with physical prowess. When her problems become insurmountable, she calls in legal help from her ex-President father. Even with his clout backing her up, Melanie discovers the path to the medal podium zigzags through international intrigue and deception.It's not until she's on her way home that Melanie learns the true value of Olympic glory, and finds more honor and pride in her family than ever before.

They say you can never go back. Maybe this time it's worth trying.Part of a diplomatic mission, Maile Spencer reluctantly returns to the tiny Middle Eastern nation where she found so much trouble in the past. No sooner are they there that threats come from dark places, untrustworthy characters invade their lives, and more trouble than ever lurks around every corner. Then things get worse.When Maile and her friends flee for the safety of a remote oasis hidden in the desert dunes, an unexpected traveler accompanies them. In many ways, this new friend is an ally, but she also brings a few problems of her own, and life and times at the oasis turn nutty.With the head of the mission imprisoned in his hotel suite, their plane on lockdown and pilots in custody, and the executioner's sword being honed to razor sharpness, Maile and her friends are in deep trouble. It isn't long before she realizes it might be better to hide at an oasis that doesn't exist on any map, a place filled with magic and legends, than return home.

When Melanie Kato explores Africa, she never knows what new adventure to expect with each new day!Central Africa holds many surprises and secrets, and Melanie dedicates herself to discovering as many of both as she can. Between coping with indecipherable languages, wondering what is in the food she's served, confronting wild animal poachers, and dealing with a witchdoctor that wants a lock of her hair to perform magic, Melanie has her hands full of intrigue and suspense. And then the spirit of her long dead mother drops in for a visit.Join Melanie on the safari of a lifetime in Mission!

Having a hot time on their Christmas honeymoon! After a wedding fit for royalty, Maile, Steve and Nancy hit the road for a honeymoon that won't soon be forgotten. Do they go to a lovely beach resort on Maui? Sightseeing on Kauai? Peace and quiet on Molokai? Forget that. They go to the Big Island where adventure and mystery awaits them! No sooner do they arrive than lava begins to flow in the direction of their secluded little inn high in the rainforest. That's not their only trouble. On a hike in the woods, they find a homeless man barely clinging to life while hidden in a swamp during a storm, and rush him to the hospital. It soon becomes apparent that someone tried getting rid of him, and that's when Maile sets aside their honeymoon plans to investigate. But the more she digs for the truth, the scarier the answers become. When the dark forces of ancient Hawaiian spirits tangle with the people of today's world, Maile takes command, and she isn't polite about it! Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Maile has one last little secret to reveal, in between serving turkey loaf dinners, car chases, flowing lava, and dealing with Madame Pele.

When June Kato visits Tokyo, it's with sightseeing in mind. Little does she realize that she is in for a lot more than temples and gardens.Taking one last stab at her past modeling career, June helps her sister open a new fashion company in Japan by doing some posing. Neighborhood crime bosses don't like the idea of foreigners moving into their turf, and quickly take matters into their own hands. When June finds a body of a troublesome coworker in an alley, she takes it as a message from one family to another. Everybody denies knowing anything about the death of the man, but there are too many clues that say otherwise. Impossible promises are made and dirty money is exchanged in the back room of a seedy bar, but when the sun rises in the east, little has changed.With the help of artificial intelligence, or maybe in spite of it, lies and deceit are brushed aside until dark secrets are exposed in this suspenseful murder mystery.

Home Sweet HomeIf only!Maile gets home from her adventure on the mainland, only to land in the middle of a murder mystery. The tour job was supposed to be simple: drive a film crew from their Waikiki hotel to Kailua Beach each morning for a week and then back again. What can go wrong with that? A lot, when Hollywood types cross paths with Maile Spencer.When one of the movie's stars is found dead, police investigate Maile as much as everyone else. Her fake driver's license comes back to haunt her, and when she runs out of excuses, Maile finds herself locked in a jail cell with the cream of Honolulu's late night society.Secret visits with old friends, sneaking about in disguises, and reclaiming stolen diaries are just a few of the complications in her life while she continues to emerge from the amnesia that has been holding her mind hostage.

Ex-cop turned landscape manager Gina Santoro finds more problems than ever in her dream job in Hawaii.When her family crowds into her house, Gina plays tour guide to her mother, who must get as much as she can from her once in a lifetime visit. But when murders plague Honolulu's biggest tourist draw, beautiful Waikiki, trouble gets too close for Santoro comfort. When family blood starts to flow, Gina is forced into making a life-changing decision.Catch this 'till death do us part' suspenseful murder mystery that crosses lines drawn in Waikiki beach sand.

On her home island of Maui, Melanie Kato's life is full and robust. Except for one thing: love and romance with a good man.Dating on an island is more difficult than navigating a minefield, and Melanie has first-hand experience at both. At the insistence of her best friend, she throws her hat into the dating ring one last time. As soon as she does, she finds she'd rather tiptoe between landmines than men. When boyfriends come and go a little too easily, Melanie finds respite and dating advice in one of her best friends. Before long, that advice takes on a whole new meaning when it becomes motherly. And since her mother's passing a decade before, she is sure to listen to every word. With the help of her best friends, and maybe some other-worldly kismet, will Melanie find the right man for her?

When Airman Melanie Kato gets the call, she jumps into action!That jump often comes at a cost, though. As an Air Force Search and Rescue medic, she is a sworn defender of life and humanity. She never expected so much small arms fire, missiles, or snipers while serving on the Korean Peninsula. Just treating the myriad of victims in remote terrain is daunting enough. But when the time comes to level her aim and fire at a political enemy she wants nothing to do with, will she trade a life to defend democracy? Or is the defense of her buddy and herself good enough to soothe her soul?

She never planned on so much trouble.She got it anyway.Mysterious infections start without explanation in brain surgery patients in a prominent Los Angeles medical center. When deaths plague the Intensive Care Unit, the media grabs the story, the public loses faith, and the hospital is threatened with being closed.Called in to consult is Dr. June Kato. With enough trouble of her own, and only wanting to take a breather from her busy surgical practice, June agrees to look into the cause of deaths. Scraping the surface of the infections, she discovers there is more to the mini-plague than poor surgical technique. Someone is pulling strings behind the scenes, and those strings lead to murderous intent. When June finally puts her finger on the pulse of so much trouble, she closes in.But it's what happens next that shocks her the most.

Secret Service agents, bodyguards, and a body double can't keep June Kato out of trouble on a trip to Greece.Even before she arrives, things are going wrong. She accompanied a diplomatic delegation headed to an important summit meeting, and they brought some trouble with them. Meeting them there are protesters, who quickly turn into rioters. Tempers flare, accusations are made, and fists connect with jaws. When the Secret Service tries to protect Jack Melendez, June's new lover, life and times on the sunny island get even worse. Identities are swapped, bullets fly, and a daring rescue is planned.Los Angeles has never felt so safe in all her life, and for as beautiful and romantic as Rhodes is, June only wants to go home.

Once her military service is complete, Melanie Kato's sense of duty is strong, especially where her mother is concerned.Medical school can wait, as can earning money. Melanie's biggest task right now is to discover what her recently deceased and long beloved mother's final message meant, and to decide what to do about her overdue funeral. Surfing big waves on Maui, skydiving over the California desert, and rock climbing in Spain take Melanie around the world, but they don't solve her problem of facing life alone. There are as many twists and turns of the heart as there are risks to take in this whirlwind trip through a mother's past--and a daughter's future!

Melanie Kato's world of pregnancy, hospitals, and cancer runs headfirst into the eery world of ghosts, nightmarchers, and a kahuna.When dreams of the future turn into nightmares of the past, pregnant Maui doctor Melanie Kato soon realizes there is much to the dark spirits that haunt her nights. On every full moon, Hawaiian nightmarching warriors descend from the mountains, coming to capture her mortal spirit--until she's had enough. Assembling a peculiar army of her own, can she ward off the battle cries of the dead and defend her family from being eternally trapped between life and death?

A risky medical mission turns into a nightmare!When Dr. Melanie Kato contracts with the federal government to perform secret life saving surgery on a budding world leader, she never realizes just how tricky the job is until she gets to a far-flung corner of the Middle East. The local doctors and nurses have fled, the patient is nowhere to be found, and there is artillery shelling and gunfights throughout the city every night. It turns out that the easiest part of the job is doing delicate heart surgery in a rundown hospital hidden inside a sandbag perimeter.When it's time for Melanie's team to go home, the real trouble is just starting. Powerful missiles pepper the city, striking closer than ever. With moments to spare, she and a buddy make a mad dash for safety. Dodging suicide bombers and IEDs, and armed with only a rifle and a handful of bullets, they take on enemies seen and unseen in this powerful story of personal resistance and human perseverance!

What can go wrong on a honeymoon? Just ask newlyweds Melanie and Josh!Taking a whirlwind honeymoon to Spain should be fun, but when plagues seemingly descend from the heavens along with a relentless rainstorm, how do these newlyweds handle their first trouble as a married couple? By having fun, of course!A broken down car, hornets, medical clinics, and a ghostly convent barely make Melanie bat an eye, but what about those pretty Andorran girls paying too close attention to her husband? And what secrets will finally be shared between husband and wife?Go along with Melanie and Josh on their honeymoon to Spain--at least until they get to the villa!

Call girls, gangsters, and the cops. Watch your back.In a search for evidence, June Kato is persuaded by a close friend in the police department to participate in a simple sting operation at a nightclub. Things go terribly wrong when she is forced by the yakuza into being the local crime boss's moll. She quickly finds her only way out is to kill her way to freedom.Left behind by the cops, can June endure the pressure while finding a way of committing an act of violence she would otherwise find despicable?

Maile and Nancy get swept up in the theft of two Hawaiian treasures, and facing the culprits and insurmountable odds, they fight back the best way they know how: by reversing the fortunes of the thieves!Maile Spencer never knew how much trouble being a small business owner could bring into her life, even when she leaves the day to day operations of running that business to her expert staff. Pitching in as a shuttle bus driver for a day seems harmless enough, until she meets two fares that want rides to the airport. But their plans turn on a dime, and soon Maile and Nancy are out to sea on a rickety old fishing boat being driven by a captain that has also seen better days. When heavy clouds and wind find them, their world spins out of control--at least until Maile comes up with a plan to get them home again.But it won't be easy.

When America's next president is abducted while out of the country, the nation worries. But when he is returned, the real trouble is just beginning!When his doctors check over the President-elect, they discover surgery has been performed. With a few more exams, they find something about President-elect Jack Melendez that the nation shouldn't know. Working the problem as quickly as they can, the Secret Service, the military, and politicians far and wide join forces with the one person who can save the day: Dr. June Kato.Join her on this explosive adventure!