Thrillers in Paradise (The Thrillers In Paradise Series)

A TINY ISLAND PARADISE, ONCE A MYTHIC LAND OF FEROCIOUS WARRIORS—NOW A MODERN-DAY HARBOR FOR TERRIFYING CONSPIRACIES, PSYCHOPATHIC KILLERS, RUTHLESS CABALS, EXOTIC JUNGLE POTIONS, ANCIENT CURSES … AND MYTHIC MODERN-DAY WARRIORS 

ALL three Thriller in Paradise adventures of Detective Cobb Takamura and his kick-ass scientist sidekick, Dr. Chazz Koenig— now in a box set at a great price!

"An intriguing blend of jungle action... and cliffhanger suspense." -San Francisco Chronicle

Beginning with a hard-boiled police procedural that’s also part action-adventure technothriller, this exciting series swells in scope to an international plot against environmental activists, all the while building in emotional intensity as we fall in love with the complex people who call Paradise “Home”. East and West meet and mingle in Detective Cobb Takamura, a thoughtful Japanese-American cop who loves Charlie Chan, and microbiologist Dr. Chazz Koenig, a martial arts teacher who seeks to master his angry nature. Chazz gets plenty of practice, between fighting psychopathic killers and wooing his estranged, globe-trotting, anthropologist wife, Patria. (Even in Paradise, the course of romance doesn’t always run smooth.)

If you like a great mystery and local color, you’ll love the delicious extras here, like Takamura’s humor and a bit of magic now and then.

Who will like it: Readers who like cross-genre books (science fiction combined with mystery, say), plus a fascinating web of intricate sub-plots and characters. 

Vol. 1: VECTOR

ONLY a tough scientist and a clever island cop can stop a ruthless cabal from loosing a weapon potentially more lethal than nuclear war on an unsuspecting world! 

Detective Cobb Takamura's idea of a busy night is a few drunken tourists and a jaywalker. That is, until the flood of killings begins. Suddenly the tropical paradise he calls home becomes a raging inferno of violence and bloodshed. Seemingly, the victims— who all died screaming, of unknown causes— have nothing in common.

 “Bold and brassy … a breathless romp with prose that crackles like a live wire, bites like a rabid dog, [and] smooths like 30-year-old Scotch.” -San Francisco Review of Books 

Vol. 2: TOXIN

On the same day that real estate developer Victor Linz is shot during an early morning jog, reports filter in that an out-of-orbit satellite may land on Kauai. A reporter tailing an intelligence officer from the mainland is found comatose near the remote site of the satellite crash. Panic follows when a rumor spreads that the satellite carried a deadly toxin. 

Cobb must conduct the murder investigation and maintain calm on the island while negotiating with a commercial airliner hijacker. Meanwhile, Koenig races the clock to control the effects of the toxin. 

Vol. 3: VENOM

As darkness gathers above the gorgeous Hawaiian island of Kauai, a small ship drifts into the harbor, unpowered and in danger of running aground. On board are seven bodies. Lieutenant Cobb Takamura soon traces the ship's route and the cause of death to an exotic venom. As he navigates the tricky waters of international politics, biologist Chazz Koenig tries to isolate the poison.

 “Lush with the aura of Pacific islands, this exciting account of the hunt for a mysterious killer delves into exotic toxins, ancient religions and deep-sea diving with such energy that readers will view the languid tropics with new eyes… fascinating.” -Publishers Weekly

“An offbeat blend of voodoo and science…” -Kirkus