
An Eternal Lei: A Leilani Santiago Hawai'i Mystery, 2
It's the middle of the pandemic and Hawaii has been virtually closed to tourists.
So when Leilani Santiago and her young sisters save a mysterious woman wearing an unusual lei from drowning in Waimea Bay in Kaua‘i, questions abound. Who is she and where did she come from? Leilani suddenly finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation when the lei is traced back to her best friend, the very pregnant Courtney Kahuakai, and her family’s flower business.
While the woman is in a medically-induced coma at a local hospital, Leilani sets out to discover her identity and her connections to the island. She is drawn deeper into the mystery, only to stumble into secrets that prove deadly. When Leilani’s investigation puts her family in danger, her survival and the safety of those dearest to her will depend on her sense of ingenuity and the strength of her island community.
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Book details
- Author
- Naomi Hirahara
- Imprint
- Prospect Park Books, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 208
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Series
- A Leilani Santiago Hawai'i Mystery
- Subjects
- Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Women Sleuths
- Topics
- Hawaiian setting · amateur sleuth · women sleuths · murder mystery · pandemic backdrop · Hawaiian culture · multicultural family · Kaua'i
- ISBN-13
- 9781684427963 (Paperback)9781684427970 (Hardcover)
About the author
NAOMI HIRAHARA is an Edgar Award-winning author whose books include Strawberry Yellow, Blood Hina and Snakeskin Shamisen.
Hirahara’s Mas Arai books have earned recognition from the Chicago Tribune’s Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers and Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. She received Anthony and Macavity Award nominations and is a Stanford University alumna.
Naomi lives in Pasadena, CA.





