Robert McCaw

Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery book # 5

In “Retribution”, Koa struggles to discover the truth when someone frames his brother for murder and how it might connect with a series of attacks aimed at those closest to him. Might he be the real target and who is behind this trail of retribution?

This taut, suspenseful plot of deceit and intrigue within the Hilo Police Department where the culprit’s true identity is carefully camouflaged continues the saga of conflict between two men who were once childhood friends. Mr. McCaw's prose highlights the beauty of the Hawaiian people and their cultural tradition and incorporates slang and dialect in the dialogues. On the down side, the author’s overkill of the Polynesian language with its English translation is a huge distraction and slows down the flow immensely.

The storyline is suspenseful as we follow Koa unofficially investigating a murder where damming piece of evidence found at the scene points to his brother as the killer. When a sniper shoots at one of his colleague and someone attacks his family no doubts to Koa that there is a criminality behind all of this...With small clues to guide him Koa needed to get to the bottom of this complex conspiracy. The many twists and turns Koa had encountered and dealing with a large pool of suspects that kept derailing everything I stayed glued to this mystery totally captivated till the very end.

I am a big fan of police procedurals and following Koa and his team tracked down suspicious activities and suspects was a thrill.

Many thanks to Oceanview Publishing for providing me an advance review copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.… (más)

procedural, law-enforcement, prosecutor, action, conspiracy, multiple-murder, criminal-acts, cultural-heritage, Hawai'i, cold-case, integrity, intense, unputdownable, thriller, PTSD, family-drama, family-dynamics, guilt, suspicion, political-corruption, politicians, investigations, indigenous-people, greed*****

The horror of an elementary school blown up by a fierce lava blow starts this tale of greed and corruption. Police detective Koa Kane is a complex man with lots of demons that torture him, but he is a driven and dedicated cop. He is also big brother to a career criminal with no conscience. But it turns out that the brother has had a slow growing brain tumor in the frontal lobe which was discovered while in prison. That's how it all starts, but it goes on through several conspiracies, including one from 1975! Great but wrenching read with realistic characters and a real sense of the problems Hawai'i faces. Fantastic read!
Francis G. Kearney is a great narrator for police novels and especially this series!… (más)

aboriginal-people, action, archaeologist, conspiracy, crime-thriller, criminal-acts, cultural-anthropology, cultural-differences, cultural-heritage, due-diligence, Hawai-i, historical-figures, historical-places-events, historical-research, history-and-culture, indigenous-people, integrity, interagency, international-crime-and-mystery, international-tensions, intrigue, investigations, law-enforcement, political-corruption, political-intrigue, politicians, politics, procedural, prosecutor, PTSD, survivor's-guilt, suspense, suspicion, threats, thriller, torture, unputdownable*****

Who were the victims REALLY? Who imported the assassins? Why is the police chief impeding the investigation? What's the truth about the mayor? Is the big money man at the root of all this? Why are the CIA and DIA sniffing around and ALSO impeding the investigation? Thanks be that the prosecutor is on the side of justice AND Kane. Fantastic read!
Francis G. Kearney is a great narrator for police novels and especially this series!… (más)

political-corruption, political-intrigue, police-corruption, Hawai-i, historical-places-events, historical-research, cultural-differences, cultural-exploration, cultural-heritage, procedural, law-enforcement, terrorism, aboriginal-people, action, suspense, vendetta, unputdownable, conspiracy, crime-thriller, due-diligence*****

The evidence was a little too perfect.
Chief Detective Koa Kane of the Hawaii County police is in a big quandary. He knows that the evidence makes no sense but is bound by oath to arrest the man who appears guilty. His brother. The next murder is also a little too close to him. As is the next. Who is the real target and why? I don't know which is more diabolical, the mastermind or the author. Same difference. This is a truly riveting book in a fascinating series!
I requested and received an EARC from Oceanview Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!… (más)