Murders of Conveyance - Paperback

by Jeanne Burrows-Johnson (Author)

2019 NM/AZ Book Awards, WINNER, Fiction-Adventure-Other

As the First Annual Aloha Scavenger Hunt begins, Natalie Seachrist, her life partner private investigator Ke?oni Hewitt, and mainland friends Margie and Dan O Hara are delighted to join in the fun! Before departing for their Honolulu hotel, Natalie dreams of a classic film noire whodunit. She sees a man's body lying in the narrow hallway of a mid-1950s hotel, and watches as an elegant woman in red searches an adjacent room. After the murder of a professor occurs outside of their hotel suite, she advises HPD Detective John Dias that the details eerily parallel her recent "dream." Knowing of her unusual gift, Dias asks Natalie and Ke?oni to watch for clues while they delve into the scavenger hunt. With escalating visions of the woman in red and clues to a priceless jade Kuan Yin figurine, Natalie begins to think the death she envisioned took place in Chinatown, and the victim was believed to have disappeared long ago. Are these deaths mere coincidences, or connected to one another as well as the statuette? And the woman in red? Has Natalie's visioning revealed a murderer with long hidden secrets?

Author Biography

Jeanne Burrows-Johnson embraces experience in the performing arts, education, and marketing. Academically, she became a member of Phi Beta Kappa while completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in history at the University of Hawai'i. During graduate studies and a teaching assistantship, she joined Phi Alpha Theta. She's also a member of Sisters in Crime, Arizona Mystery Writers, the National Writers Union, and is a Lifetime Member of the British Association of Teachers of Dancing, Highland Division. Jeanne's love of storytelling lies in her theatrical training and the colorful tales of the myriad characters in her life. Having been a resident of Hawai'i for 20 years, it's no surprise that her mysteries are set in its lush environs. While sampling Island life and pan-Pacific history, her readers examine puzzling deaths and the haunting visions of her heroine. Organizations seeking a public speaker can hear snippets of both Prospect for Murder and Under Sonoran Skies: Prose and Poetry from the High Desert at JeanneBurrows-Johnson.com. The site also offers Island recipes and a comprehensive glossary from the mysteries.