Mahu Surfer - Mahu, Bk 2 Author:Neil S. Plakcy Mahu is a generally negative Hawaiian term for homosexual, and for police detective Kimo Kanapa'aka, being gay doesn't make for an easy life. Especially when you're publicly outed. — Now, semi-retired, Kimo must go undercover and stop a brutal killer. Already three surfers have been shot dead, and Kimo must infiltrate the close-knit surfing commu... more »nity, knowing his only way back to active duty is to catch a killer he may know all too well.
Neil S. Plakcy is the author of Mahu and co-edited Paws & Reflect: Exploring the Bond Between Gay Men and Their Dogs. He lives in Florida.« less
The Hawaiian setting and details of the series are quite well done, but I can't say that after two books I'm particularly "engaged" with Kimo as a protagonist. I'm willing to read a third Mahu book, hoping he'll put the past behind him and move on.