The Last Smythe - Book #1 (Lahaina Mysteries Series) [Kindle Edition]

Barbara E Sharp (Author)

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The Last Smythe, is the 1st book in the Lahaina Mysteries Series.
Intrigue builds as Helen Grant, Lahaina's Historian, begins researching the genealogy of the Smythe family.
Using microfilmed depositions, old logs, and letters, she unearths five generations, dating from 1844, during Lahaina's whaling days, to a present day U.S. Senator.
When Jamie's body washes up on the beach, Helen and Ben, along with their friends, Nacho and Justin, begin to learn surveillance, snooping, and eavesdropping, in a somewhat bumbling but determined attempt to find the killer. As they close in on the suspect, they plan a daring sting operation that puts Helen and Mambo, the cat, face to face with the killer and his knife.
When the murderer is safely behind bars, Helen leaves for Hana on an archaeological dig, where she meets Ioane, a local man who helps locate the Hawaiian side of the Smythe family.
A letter arrives too late to warn Jamie of impending danger, but succeeds in bringing closure to a 30-year-old mystery, adding the final nail to the killer's coffin.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 490 KB
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Barbara E Sharp; 6th edition (February 2, 2010)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0036Z9YI0
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #82,145 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a fun series of "cozy" mysteries, March 15, 2010

By	Steven G. Sharp "Sharpy" (LAHAINA, HI, US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: The Last Smythe (A Lahaina Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

I must first disclose that I am the authors son...

With that now said, let me say that this entire series is a total crack-up.
I love the characters, and wait impatiently for the next book to delve into their quirky yet all to comfortable world.
Set in the small town of Lahaina Maui, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
From the food, the cat's and the characters, I always feel at home when I start the next book in the series.

She has 7 novels now available for Kindle.