Mayhem on Maui (K.C. Flanagan, Girl Detective) [Paperback]

Robert Davies (Author), Susan Murray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1999 | Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: K.C. Flanagan, Girl Detective

In this new novel, K.C. travels to Hawaii with her sculptress mother Trina, and happens upon a series of criminal arsons set by Hiroshi Saito, the bumbling but dangerous exiled son of a Tokyo Yakuza gangster. K.C. also befriends Kenji, the son of a local Sushi restaurant owner, travels to the picturesque village of Hana, and despite her best intentions not to become involved, is dragged into a vicious world of greed and envy, with flashbacks to the Tokyo underworld. With lots of information about Hawaiian culture, Mayhem on Maui is a sure hit for K.C. fans of all ages.

5.5 x 8.5 inches, trade paperback

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-8-K.C. Flanagan, 14, has a talent for detecting and always seems to be present when something mysterious occurs. On vacation with her family in Maui, she and her older brother begin investigating a series of suspicious fires when the restaurant of their new friend Kenji is targeted. Discovering that the Japanese mafia is involved only increases their interest in the matter. With danger always just ahead, the three teenagers track down the culprits and are almost killed before the case is solved. Overly descriptive at the beginning, the story picks up once the mystery begins, and K.C.'s first-person narration draws readers into her adventures. While it has the minimal characterization common in series fiction, this book also has the bonus of a real feel for the island of Maui.
Terrie Dorio, Santa Monica Public Library, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Advance praise for Mayhem on Maui:

"As well as recreating delightful characters, the novel provides a wealth of historic, cultural and geographic information about Hawaii." -- Resource Links

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Robert Davies Pub (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552070220
• ISBN-13: 978-1552070222
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,618,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, May 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mayhem on Maui (K.C. Flanagan, Girl Detective) (Paperback)

Mayhem on Maui is not what I would call an exceptional book, but it is indeed very entertaining. This book has a mystery to it as well as action and adventure. It is almost a joke between you and the authors how each of K.C. Flanagan's books are, in their own way, a lot like all the others. However, Susan Murray and Robert Davies do acknowledge this through K.C.'s thoughts. In this book K.C. has finally resolved to stay out of her "detecting business," and of course this resolve is broken quickly. K.C. soon finds herself mixed with burning buildings, people who were/are involved with the Yakuza (Japanese mafia), and stolen files, as well as a mystery that is only solved when she is nearly dead. A good read if you want a not too serious book that is at the same time fun to read and entertaining.