Murder In Hawaii [Hardcover]

Steve Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Steve Allen, hailed by Sidney Sheldon as "the master of the comic who-done-it", returns. This time, Steverino becomes the prime-time target of a ruthless killer when he discovers a diabolical network of mystery and murder on the sun-drenched beaches of Hawaii.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In addition to his talents as a writer, talk-show host and composer, Allen, as we've learned from previous entries in this seriocomic series (Die Laughing, 1997, etc.), is no mean sleuth. This time, Allen, who narrates, and his (real-life) wife, Jayne Meadows, visit Honolulu to help Billy Markham, the hot young star of a new TV detective drama, Hawaiian Wave. Ostensibly guest-starring as villains in the show, Allen and Meadows must nab a mysterious red-headed, Volvo-driving stalker who has made Billy afraid to venture out of his heavily fortified beach house. On location, Allen finds a drowned man who resembles Billy. Soon the episode's quirky scriptwriter also drowns under mysterious circumstances. Our latter-day Nick and Nora investigate the usual showbiz suspects: jealous co-stars, the self-important director, a rich couple whose money may be running out. While detecting, Allen plugs previous books, his old movies and TV show and even a modern piano roll that plays his compositions. Devoted Allen fans may warm to the comic and self-styled renaissance man as private eye, but others may find this talky Hawaiian travelogue to be largely an ego trip.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 316 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575663759
• ISBN-13: 978-1575663753
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,538,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read, March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder In Hawaii (Paperback)

Mr. Allen is something of a Renaissance man. Here, he has written an entertaining mystery, told at a leisurely pace, with care taken to get the complicated plot across. There are the additional pleasures of a showbiz backdrop, the Hawaiian atmosphere, and his casual expertise on any number of subjects. Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows go to Hawaii to guest star on the hot TV series in which the son of two old friends stars. The young actor thinks someone is stalking him. But things are a bit more tangled than that--the plot of the episode revolves around a well-to-do couple who are into polo, and reflects some secrets of some real people in the Hawaiian polo community. And a couple dead bodies turn up around the shooting locations. Leave it to Steve and Jayne to get to the bottom of things. Light reading with intelligence and wit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, February 6, 2001

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R. Phillips "captainatom" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder In Hawaii (Hardcover)

This was a very good book. Mr. Allen was a good man with a wide range in talent. His mysteries remind me of the Thin Man series of old movies with him his wife and sometimes his driver solving them. I have read all of his mystery novels and each one keeps getting better. After reading Murder in Hawaii I wanted to take a vacation there to see the beauty that Mr. Allen described in his book. Someday I will but till then I will re-read this book and enjoy the many plot twist. Light reading that is thrilling and witty.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Aloha, Oy!, December 28, 2000

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Robert J. Gebhardt (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder In Hawaii (Paperback)

I have always enjoyed Steve Allen's music and comedy. Now that he is no longer with us, I thought I might again try - after a long hiatus - one of his novels. Having completed the book, I can still confirm that Steve Allen's music and comedy were excellent. No one can be expected to excel in all the arts.