Mahu Investigations

 19 books in series
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Mahu Tide Summary

Before he was a detective, Kimo Kanapaʻaka was chasing waves.

On Oahu’s North Shore, twenty-three-year-old Kimo lives for surf—early mornings, big swells, and the freedom of the ocean. When a mainland rookie named Jesse Dugan asks for guidance, Kimo reluctantly takes him under his wing, recognizing something familiar in the kid’s hunger to belong.

But when Jesse wipes out at Waimea and doesn’t come back up, the tragedy is written off as a rookie mistake. Kimo isn’t so sure. The leash Jesse trusted doesn’t look broken. It looks cut.

As Kimo digs deeper into the tight-knit surf community, he uncovers whispers of shady sponsorships, dangerous gear, and a man who may have pushed Jesse further than he was ready to go. The closer Kimo gets to the truth, the more he realizes that some risks don’t come from the ocean at all.

They come from people.

Mahu Tide is a gripping prequel to the Mahu Investigations series, revealing the moment that set Kimo on the path from surfer to detective—and taught him that instinct, once awakened, can’t be ignored.

©2025 Neil S. Plakcy (P)2026 Neil S. Plakcy
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A Hawaiian Mystery Short Story : A Mahu Prequel (Mahu Investigations)

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Mahu: Mahu Investigation #1: A Hawai‘i Crime Thriller of Identity, Murder, and Coming Out (Mahu Investigations)

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Mahu Blood: A Mahu Investigation #5: A Hawaiian Gay Detective Thriller of Power, Protest, and Murder (Mahu Investigations)

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A Mahu Investigation #6: A Honolulu Homicide Mystery of Surf, Secrets, and a Deadly Home Invasion (Mahu Investigations)

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Children of Noah

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Deadly Labors

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Soldier Down

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A Hawaii Thriller of Family Secrets, a Lost Teen, and a Deadly Hike (Mahu Investigations, Book 12)

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