Murder Frames the Scene: A Hawai‘i Mystery

Author And Playwright Victoria Kneubuhl Returns With Another Thoroughly Entertaining, Yet Complex, Whodunit Set In 1930s Hawai`i Featuring The Lead Characters From Murder Casts A Shadow And Murder Leaves Its Mark. The Pair Of Unlikely Sleuths—part-hawaiian Mina Beckwith And Her Fiancé, Part-samoan Ned Manusia—find Themselves Unraveling A Deadly Web Of Espionage And Murder. As The Story Opens, Ned Is In Japanese-occupied Shanghai, Where He Has Been Sent To Rescue His Friend Nigel, A British Spy Being Ruthlessly Hunted By The Japanese Police. The Action Moves To Honolulu Where Mina Is Embroiled With A Group Of Eccentric Artists Whose Numbers Are Being Depleted In A Series Of Dramatically Staged Murders. While Mina Looks Into The Murders Of The Artists, Ned And Nigel Attempt To Ferret Out A Spy Sending Reports On The Activities Of The Navy At Pearl Harbor To The Japanese Government. The Two Plot Lines Become Intertwined As Ned And Mina Are Enmeshed In A Dangerous Net Of International Intrigue. Like The Previous Novels, Murder Frames The Scene Offers Readers A Fascinating Glimpse Into Prewar Hawai`i, Full Of Colorful Local Characters, Descriptions Of Familiar Places In Another Era, And A Vivid Sense Of The Islands As Much More Than Beaches And Palm Trees. A Latitude 20 Book