Honolulu Noir by Chris McKinney (Akashic Noir)
English | 2024 | Mystery
Two thousand miles away from the rest of the country, an American city evades the mind’s eye of the empire that claimed it, peddled it as paradise, then largely ignored it. And yet, Honolulu likes its anonymity. Tourists and outsiders corral themselves in hotels and resorts, vacation eyes glued to their beachfront sunsets and mai tais while the people who live here get on with their affairs. And sometimes it’s dirty business.
Honolulu Noir comprises stories about the people of the city, written by those who know this place best. The volume opens with a story featuring Chang Apana, the Native Hawaiian/Chinese real-life cop who was the inspiration for the controversial Charlie Chan. It ends with a supernatural journey from the Philippines to Hawaii. In between, readers will find multicultural tales of invasion (whether yakuza, ISIS recruiters, or vampires), madness, addiction, and murder—all the stuff that many people don’t know happens here. Unbeknownst to the rest of the country, Honolulu can be a very dangerous place. Here, even the alluring crystal-blue waters might kill you.
Contents:
Part I: One-Way Ticket:
The Swimmers by by STEPHANIE HAN
Melelani’s Mana by Lono Waiwaiole
The Gaijin by Chris McKinney
Hairstyles of the Jihadi by Kiana Davenport
Part II: Home in the Islands:
Diamond Dreams by Mindy Eun Soo Pennybacker
Third Night of Carnival by Don Wallace
Mercy by Christy Passion
Part III: Cops: Past, Future, Past:
Midori by Scott Kikkawa
It Entered My Mind by Tom Gammarino
Apana’s Last Case by Alan Brennert
Part IV: Modern Mana:
Mother’s Mother’s Mother by Morgan Miryung McKinney
Shadows and Haoles by B.A. Kobayashi
The Unknown by Michelle Cruz Skinner
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