Fire Prayer

By Deborah Turrell Atkinson

Book Overview

Storm Kayamas old high school friend, Tanner Williams, wants a favor. Hes asked her to come to Molokai to make sure his ex-wife is taking good care of his adolescent son, a newly diagnosed diabetic. In the meantime, Storms law partner and lover, Ian Hamlin, is investigating the possibility that a Molokai kayaking companys negligence played a part in the disappearance of Brock Liu, the son of an Oahu shipping magnate. It looks like a great excuse for Storm and Hamlin to get away from Honolulu for the weekend. But Storm soon finds that Tanner has bigger problems than he let on, including his bitter wife Jenny Williams, a history of mental illness, and ties to a local protest group linked to an unsolved ten-year-old homicide. A few hours after Storms visit to Jennys home, twelve-year-old Luke Williams finds his mother dead on their living room floor. Luke calls the police, then he disappears. Storm believes Luke may have seen his mothers killer and is in grave danger from both the murderer and his fluctuating blood glucose levels. Her chase after Lukeand answersleads through the dense rainforests, pristine beaches, and untamed wilds of Molokai.Are Brock Lius disappearance and Jenny Williams death linked to the old homicide?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590584023
• ISBN13: 9781590584026
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Hawaiian Intrigue

As a long-time resident of Hawaii--and a mystery author myself--my palm-frond hat is off Deborah Turrell Atkinson for creating an elegantly rendered mystery. Her grasp of Hawaiian culture and intriguing dashes of mysticism combine to make Fire Prayer an exciting read for any fan of the genre. Her characters are rich and well-defined, and the landscape so lush you can feel the tropical breeze on your skin. Read this book and...

A fun, fast, edge of your seat read.

What an enjoyable read! Fire Prayer was the first book of Ms. Atkinson's three books I'd read but it will not be the last. I was captivated by the beautiful setting of Moloka'i and character of Storm Kayama. Storm's willingness to help out her old high school friend, Tanner Williams, soon gets her way in over her head and I was drawn into the day to day life the islanders live. I really cared about Luke, Tanner's son,...

Ancient legends, modern problems

The author bypasses Molokai's 19th century history as a leper colony to weave ancient legends through this third book of her Storm Kayama series. Life's messy details play out against an exotic backdrop, and traditional mystery takes a back seat to the fallout from a soured marriage on one hand and parental failings on another. Honolulu lawyer Storm comes to Molokai at the request of an old friend who wants to be sure his...

A Beautiful Mystery in Paradise

It's a happy coincidence that allows Honolulu attorney Storm Kayama to accompany her boyfriend to the island of Moloka'i, where Ian Hamlin is filing a negligence claim on behalf of a prominent businessman whose his son disappeared while kayaking. As Hamlin investigates the somewhat shady Ecotour guides, Storm responds to a plea by her high school friend Tanner Williams to check in on his twelve year-old son, whom Tanner fears...

Exciting plot and great characters

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (3/07) When Tanner Williams asked high school friend and Honolulu attorney, Storm Kayama, to talk to his ex-wife Jenny, Storm and her partner and lover, Ian Hamlin, saw it as an opportunity to mix business with pleasure on the relaxing, slow isle of Moloka'i. Tanner's son is a diabetic. He wants Storm to make sure his son is being properly cared for. His fears are that, "She would...