Primitive Secrets (Storm Kayama Mysteries)
by Deborah Turrell Atkinson
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Author: Deborah Turrell AtkinsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-10-01
ISBN: 159058046X
Number of pages: 241
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
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Book Review: Once I Got Past the Slow Start, I Enjoyed This Mystery
Summary: 4 Stars
When Storm Kayama arrived at work that Monday morning, she was shocked and upset to find her "Uncle" Miles dead at his desk. While she and Miles weren't truly related, he had raised her after her parents died. Working with him and his law firm had been a blessing she had truly enjoyed.
The evidence suggests that the 77 year old died of a heart attack, and the family begins the grieving process. But then Storm is attacked and her apartment is broken into. Could there be more to Miles' death then they thought?
To be honest, the book started out very slowly. No one but us begins to think it was murder until much later in the story. We get details of Storm's life that, while they do play a part, could have been slipped in later in the story. And it didn't help that I had trouble keeping all the people at the law firm straight since the author kept switching from first to last names.
The further I read, the more I got into the story, however. The suspense built rather quickly once it got going, and I was able to separate out the characters. There were several nail biting scenes that had my heart racing. And the climax was logically developed.
In the end, I'm glad I read this book and intend to get more. So don't let the slow start keep you from enjoying the book.
Summary of Primitive Secrets (Storm Kayama Mysteries)
An exciting new voice richly and suspensefully evokes modern and ancient Hawaii...When Storm Kayama walks into her lucrative Honolulu law firm one morning, she's shocked--and grieved--to find her adopted uncle at his desk, stiff and cold. Years before, Miles Hamasaki had fulfilled a promise to Storm's father and brought her to be raised with his own family. But, as questions surround Miles' death and her adopted family begins to close ranks, Storm suspects that he has been murdered.
Heading to the Big Island for a weekend escape from escalating pressures, she narrowly escapes a terrible accident. Storm takes refuge in the home of her Aunt Maile, a traditional Hawaiian healer, and Uncle Keone, a paniolo on the huge Parker Ranch. There she encounters a legend from her youth and a family totem, or 'aumakua, which Aunt Maile promises will protect her. As Storm struggles to heal her own childhood wounds and bring justice to Hamasaki's killer, she also comes to grip with the rifts in her own life and culture.
From the winding cane roads of Hamakua to the seedy side of Honolulu's Chinatown, with a deft juxtaposition of a bustling Honolulu against the island's legends and wild beauty, Atkinson reveals a Hawaii that few visitors ever see.
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