First published 2012
Bernie collapses in an airport gift shop, blood flowing from his chest wound, a Hawaiian lei still draped around his neck. He uses his final moments to call Harry Fairchild, his old fraternity buddy. Bernie worked for Harry's oil baron father in Honolulu and carries an urgent message before death claims him. Harry races to the airport but arrives too late. Bernie dies on the hospital operating table, leaving behind only cryptic words about Harry's father. The wealthy playboy finds himself pulled into a deadly conspiracy that stretches from California to Hawaii. Someone murdered Bernie to silence him, and Harry's own father appears tangled in the plot. Harry must uncover the truth behind Bernie's killing, even though pursuing answers might cost him his life. The investigation forces Harry to confront his family's secrets and question everything he believed about his father's business empire.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: California, Hawaii, Honolulu
Period: Contemporary
256 pages · ebook · MysteriousPress.com/Open Road