
The Case of the Good Deed
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The Case of the Good Deed follows two investigators reminiscent of Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto, but not the same. An old Hawaiian deed from the mid-19th century is found in the wall of a historic church. The deed is to a valuable parcel in rapidly developing downtown Kakaako. A young museum researcher and a young reporter, Zoe Lee, believe it can complicate if not stop a major development. Then a suspicious and tragic death. Was it an accident? Follow Detective Charlie, Izakaya owner Moto, and reporter Zoe as they unravel the authenticity of the deed and if the death was murder.
A rainbow of Hawaii characters appear in The Case of the Good Deed, including
- Dr. Dayton Apo, Director, The Cook Museum
- Charlie C. Chang - a Honolulu Police Detective
- Kirk Daniels - a young researcher at the Cook Museum
- Joe and Molly (Mai Tai) Davis - owners and managers of a small walk-up apartment
- Yoshiro "Moto" Fujimoto - a restaurant owner
- Zoe Lee - a young reporter
- Kono - Shilling's assistant Zoe Lee - a young reporter
- Robert Shilling - a developer Stan Takahashi - a Honolulu Police Detective
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PROLOGUE: PAPER IS PRECIOUS .............................................................. v
Chapter 1: THE HEARING .............................................................................. 1
Chapter 2: THE WALL .................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3: IT'S ALL ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW ............................................ 15
Chapter 4: MAGIC ISLAND ............................................................................ 21
Chapter 5: CHINATOWN ................................................................................ 27
Chapter 6: THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST ....................................................... 31
Chapter 7: THE PROF .................................................................................... 36
Chapter 8: LIFE OF THE HEAVENS ............................................................... 40
Chapter 9: CINEMA PARADISIO IN PARADISE ............................................. 43
Chapter 10: YES, GODFATHER ...................................................................... 50
Chapter 11: FINDERS KEEPERS .................................................................... 52
Chapter 12: THE IZAKAWA ............................................................................. 56
Chapter 13: CHANG'S DELOREAN ................................................................ 65
Chapter 14: A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM ........................................................ 71
Chapter 15: HOT BOWLS OF CHILI ............................................................... 76
Chapter 16: TWO MAI TAIS COMING UP! ...................................................... 80
Chapter 17: BEING THERE ............................................................................. 85
Chapter 18: A SHOCK IN THE DARK .............................................................. 90
Chapter 19: SOMETHING SMELLS ROTTEN IN PAHOA ............................... 93
Chapter 20: HE SENT MAIL! ............................................................................ 98
Chapter 21: SOMEONE IS ALWAYS WATCHING ........................................... 109
Chapter 22: SECRETS OF THE DEAD ........................................................... 112
Chapter 23: GRAVELY SPEAKING .................................................................. 115
Chapter 24: EVERYONE A SUSPECT ............................................................. 120
Chapter 25: THE MISSION HOUSE TREASURE ............................................. 127
Postscript: THE MANOA INVESTIGATOR ........................................................ 138
Epilogue: ALOHA MEANS FAREWELL ............................................................. 140
Authors' Notes .................................................................................................... 142
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