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Accidental Contact: 21 Stories of Crime in the Aloha State (Mahu Investigations Book 14) Kindle Edition

by Neil S. Plakcy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
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Newly revised to include all twenty-one of the Kimo's short investigations in the Aloha State. From murderers to missing babies to a shaggy dog with an unusual appetite, Kimo has his hands full. The stories fill in the time periods between the main novels. Sun-drenched streets hide bodies in their shadows and clues lurk in the most unusual places, from a hearse to flowering hedge to a psychic who provides Kimo with an unexpected revelation. These sexy, smart and satisfying stories will please new readers and fans of the Mahu series as well. What the critics have said about the Mahu Investigations: “Plakcy keeps the waves of suspense crashing!” In LA Magazine “Hits all the right notes as a mystery.” Mystery Book News “Kimo brings needed diversity to the genre, and the author handles the island setting well.” Honolulu Star-Bulletin “Spotless pace, intriguing plots twists, and an earnest depiction of challenges faced by people transitioning out of the closet.” Honolulu Advertiser “Recommended to a wide audience.” Reviewing the Evidence
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    Mahu Investigations
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    September 3, 2019
  6. Reading age
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Award Winning Detective Fiction Series

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Shadowy characters on a sunny island.

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Gaydar Nation, a British website, had this to say:

You may remember Paws and Reflect, Neil S. Plakcy's recent co-authored book about the special bond between gay men and their dogs. This is an author who has more than one string to his bow, having already published two books (read our review of his second, Mahu Surfer) that feature his Hawaiian police detective, Kimo Kanapa'aka. Now he's back and the writing is stronger than ever.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07X9TPLPY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Samwise Books; 3rd edition (September 3, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 3, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3400 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 401 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 88 ratings

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Neil S. Plakcy

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Thanks for reading! I’d love to stay in touch with you. Visit my home page at www.mahubooks.com, where you can subscribe to one or more of my newsletters. I hope you'll also consider following me at Goodreads to see what I'm reading, and subscribe to my author page at Facebook where I post news and giveaways.

I've wanted to be an author since I was about sixteen, when a high school assignment on A Separate Peace showed me how powerful writing can be. At the University of Pennsylvania I studied creative writing with Philip Roth and Carlos Fuentes; I went on to receive my MFA from Florida International University.

My first published novel was Mahu, about a Honolulu homicide detective dragged out of the closet during a tough case. I put a lot of myself into Kimo Kanapa'aka, the hero, and yet he’s very much his own character, and much better than I am! He has had a powerful hold on my imagination for many years. I love writing about him and hope to keep doing so for a long time. He’s also the source of my favorite reader question. A few years ago, someone emailed to ask if he was circumcised.

My first reaction was “Man, I’ll bet Stephen King doesn’t get questions like that.” But then, his are probably even weirder. I went online and did some research and discovered that at the time Kimo was born, hospital circumcisions were common. So there you go.

My path to publication was a long and checkered one, as is the case with many authors. My first published stories were magazine erotica, and I still like to keep my hand in (no pun intended) with that kind of writing. But for the most part now I write mystery and romance—all my books seem to have both those elements, though in different proportions.

I began writing the golden retriever mysteries because I spent so much time walking my golden, Samwise (yes, I’m a Tolkien geek). He had so many funny habits and such a strong personality that I just knew I had to write a book that featured a dog like him. (Fortunately, Sam had no habit of finding dead bodies.)

I live in Hollywood, Florida now, with my partner and our golden retrievers, Brody and Griffin.

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Sandra House
5.0 out of 5 stars each book is better than the last one!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2024
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Some of the stories were redundant! Neil repeated some of the previous stories! But, then, new insights into the stories appear!! I can’t wait to read more!!!
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javamonster
5.0 out of 5 stars Love ❤️ Kimo
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021
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Chock full of entertaining short mysteries following Kimo through the series. One of them, about the twins being born, is included in one of the box sets (Mahu 7-11), too. Most of them have deeper themes, like the books, about being gay, and how it affected people on the islands, or during the Vietnam War/Police Action. The short stories are what I needed right now. 😊
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Art007
5.0 out of 5 stars Kimo's Grace Notes
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2021
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This Mahu book is a little different. Rather than a full novel covering one case we have several short stories focused on cases and also Kimo's life and relationships. Rather than a full symphony the author sits at his instrument and tickles the keys to reveal the grace notes to expand and complete Kimo's world in Hawaii. The stories are short and satisfying. There are some surprises to make the reading more fun.
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Greg Lindeblom
5.0 out of 5 stars Short stories from the Mahu World
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021
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This is a collection of short stories, featuring Kimo Kanapaka'a, the central character of the Mahu series. These stories fill in time between the novels or represent stories that didn't fit into one of the novels. For regular readers of the Mahu series, it is always a joy to get a Kimo-fix. The stories are always quirky and intriguing. Nothing is ever what it seems. That is what makes the collection fun.
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USAussie
5.0 out of 5 stars Filling in the blanks
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2021
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Stories that flesh out some of the holes in between the main novels as well as some new short stories.
This can’t be the end of Detective Kimo Kanapa’aka. The author
MUST give us more!
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M. Floyd
3.0 out of 5 stars OK Short Stories
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
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After reading the previous 12 books, of course I was going to read these stories. They’re not bad, and a couple of them do add interesting depth of Kimo’s and Mike’s characters. I’d rather read some more Mahu mysteries.
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Richard Lang
2.0 out of 5 stars Skip it
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021
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Short stories are ever more difficult to write than novels. Unfortunately, Plakcy wanted to include a number of pieces from his Mahu series that didn't fit in books - his intention was good. But I lost interest about a third of the way through the collection and have no interest in picking it up again. His novels merely on character development and by their nature the stories have no room for that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A hero You want to know
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2023
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Start reading the first book in this series, and you can't wait to get the rest. Well written, good stories, characters you would love to meet.
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