Aloha, Mr. Lucky - Hardcover

Hirschfeld, Corson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312870027 ISBN 13: 9780312870027

Publisher: Forge Books, 2000

Synopsis

There's trouble brewing in sunny Hawaii.

It's been a bad month for free-spirited journalist Star Hollie. Not only does he owe money to Mako, a feared loan shark, but he also runs a personal ad with dangerous and unanticipated results. When one of the beautiful and lonely women who answers his ad turns up dead on the beach, Star is pulled into a conspiracy that could keep Hollywood in B movies for years. Bringing him face to face with an ex-military sadist, two dim-witted Appalachian twins, and a financier with dreams of turning an earthly paradise into the ultimate golf resort. Star finds himself not attracting beautiful women, but attracting a whole monsoon of trouble that keeps this unlikely slooth dodging bullets, lava, and legends.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"Aloha, Mr. Lucky" is a splendid book by any standard, but as a first novel it's downright amazing. ...Corson's quirky characters provide enough dark humor to turn the tale into a flat-out all night page turner!" --Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine

From the Back Cover:

“Leonard and Hiassen are his literary ancestors.”—The Sacramento Enterprise

"With this quirky and hilarious debut novel, set against a Hawaiian backdrop, Hirschfeld announces himself as a player in the mystery genre. Hirschfeld will no doubt be compared to Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard, and more novels like this will keep him in such company. An outstanding first effort."--Library Journal (starred review)

There's trouble brewing in sunny Hawaii.

It's been a bad month for free-spirited journalist Star Hollie. Not only does he owe money to Mako, a feared loan shark, but he also runs a personal ad with dangerous and unanticipated results. When one of the beautiful and lonely women who answers his ad turns up dead on the beach, Star is pulled into a conspiracy that could keep Hollywood in B movies for years. Bringing him face to face with an ex-military sadist, two dim-witted Appalachian twins, and a financier with dreams of turning an earthly paradise into the ultimate golf resort. Star finds himself not attracting beautiful women, but attracting a whole monsoon of trouble that keeps this unlikely slooth dodging bullets, lava, and legends.

"Hollie goes on a journey that is not only wildly entertaining, but also spiritual. In this good first novel, Hirschfeld introduces a memorable cast of characters. With any kind of luck, there are many more adventures for Hollie, Mister Lucky and their friends."--Booklist (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Forge Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312870027
• ISBN 13: 9780312870027
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384