The Teed-Off Ghost: A Hawaiian Golf Mystery (Paperback)

by Lee Tyler (Author)
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From Publishers Weekly
The fact that he's been dead for over 150 years doesn't stop Angus MacNeil from trying to prevent the owners of a luxurious Hawaiian resort from building a golf course. But why would the ghost of a dour old Scottish immigrant meddle with the sunny Kohala Coast links? Lee Tyler (The Case of the Missing Links) adds a supernatural twist to the golf mystery in her latest offering, The Teed-Off Ghost, another showcase for the sharp-tongued banter and sleuthing skills off private investigators, golf specialists and lovebirds Harry "Win" Winslow and June Jacobs.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: Fithian Press (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564743896
• ISBN-13: 978-1564743893
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #326,022 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of mystery and romance, September 5, 2002

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

Lee Tyler is a veteran travel writer and current member of the Golf Writers Association of America. Other books include The Case Of The Missing Links.

Hawaii is full of mystery and romance, and when Harry "Win" Winslow and June Jacobs (who are self-described top golfing sleuths) are talked into watching over the new Mauna Makai golf course for a week, they have no idea that they will be dealing with more than just political mischief. Mauna Makai has an ancient wall, known as "papohaku" running through it. The wall is both the draw and the originator of many of the problems Martha Masters and Doug Banner have been having in getting the golf course online in time for a big celebrity wedding and the launching of the golf course:

"As they lurched along toward the first hole, Ted said, 'I live up-country, up there, about ten miles away.' He pointed to a mountain in the distance. 'See that rainbow? That's Waimea, where I live. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I hear this golf course calling to me. Like it's crying for help. So I get up at like two in the morning and get dressed and drive down here to check on things. My wife thinks I'm crazy. Doug here thinks I'm superstitious. Me, I'm just doing my job. And you know what? Every time I've come down here, there's been something screwy. Like majorly wrong.' He turned to Doug and said, 'Explain that with your mainland logic.'"

Tyler has combined the game of golf, ancient Hawaiian mythology, and a couple of scatterbrained sleuths to produce a whimsical tale about love, ghosts, and the history and culture of Hawaii. The Teed-Off Ghost is an excellent book to pull out on a cold winter day, as Tyler's passages about luaus can't help but warm the spirit. Tyler pokes fun at the obsession of golfers, while treating us to a warm Hawaiian experience complete with lots of terminology for the uninitiated. She adds island mystery, an entertaining and irascible ghost, and handsome natives who play havoc with the ladies' hearts. The Teed-Off Ghost is more about getting into the native spirits than it is about murder and mayhem, but it is a fun read nevertheless.

Shelley Glodowski
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent even for non golfers, April 11, 2002

By	J Kelley Bradford (Austin, TX, USA) - See all my reviews

I really enjoyed the book I liked the characters, I liked the plot, and I felt like catching the next plane to Hawaii, even as a non golfer. The book was consisently charming and fast pased.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nightmare of complex investigations, April 10, 2002

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The Ghost of the Kohala Coast is turning golf into a deadly game, and it's up to Harry Winslow and June Jacobs, golfing sleuths, to find out why. Their romantic golfing trip soon turns into a nightmare of complex investigations in this latest Hawaiian golf mystery.