The Old Queen's Murder

by Michael A. Herr

This is the second book in the Kohala Coast Thriller series about the Pono family. The Pono family has, for generations, guarded the secret hiding place of the bones of King Kamehameha's favorite wife, Queen Ka'ahumanu. Having just recently endured the loss of three family members, the Pono Family finds even more of a threat when a serial killer arrives in the islands and picks the matriarch of the family as his next victim.

Paperback

First published April 30, 2007

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book began while my wife and I were in New Orleans. We took a ghost tour that wound up on the top floor of a bar hearing the details of a murder that took place years ago. I took that story, massaged it, twisted it, and tied it in with Hawaii. I like the characters, even if they are evil.

[Julie Mink · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I live on the Big Island of Hawaii where this book takes place I enjoyed more than just the story. I love the descriptions of the various locales mentioned in the book and think I have identified the places they were based on. This made the story more interesting for me. It was a well crafted story and I think a pretty good road map for the making of a serial killer. I am glad to see that the books are now available on Kindle so I can read some more about the Pono family.