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Soul of a Sleuth
An execution-style murder sends a message.
Old cases haunt Maui’s detectives.
An external force threatens Pele’s island home.
Now partners, Maui PD Detective Sergeants Keone Boyd and Angela Beyers investigate the brutal murder of a local drug pusher. The body is found across the street from Maui PD headquarters, with its tongue cut out and its lips sewn together. For Keone and Angela, the murder stirs echoes of their former cases.
In the midst of the investigation, Keone is summoned by his elderly grandmother. In her visions, Pele, the most powerful of the Hawaiian gods, wakes from her slumber to confront an ancient evil that threatens their beautiful island home—an evil Keone has faced before, thousands of miles away, and failed to destroy. Can this be related to the murder? What are the visions trying to tell him?
This time Keone has no choice. Either he ends this evil, or the evil ends him—and everyone he loves. This lovely and vital island continuously reminds Keone that their souls are inextricably linked to the source of their very existence in the bubbling fires of Pele.
Old cases haunt Maui’s detectives.
An external force threatens Pele’s island home.
Now partners, Maui PD Detective Sergeants Keone Boyd and Angela Beyers investigate the brutal murder of a local drug pusher. The body is found across the street from Maui PD headquarters, with its tongue cut out and its lips sewn together. For Keone and Angela, the murder stirs echoes of their former cases.
In the midst of the investigation, Keone is summoned by his elderly grandmother. In her visions, Pele, the most powerful of the Hawaiian gods, wakes from her slumber to confront an ancient evil that threatens their beautiful island home—an evil Keone has faced before, thousands of miles away, and failed to destroy. Can this be related to the murder? What are the visions trying to tell him?
This time Keone has no choice. Either he ends this evil, or the evil ends him—and everyone he loves. This lovely and vital island continuously reminds Keone that their souls are inextricably linked to the source of their very existence in the bubbling fires of Pele.
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About the author
Rick Ludwig
7 books17 followers James R. (Rick) Ludwig, Ph.D. spent over forty years in the academic, health care, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. Rick also maintained a writer’s journal since his junior year in high school and populated it with short stories, poetry, and essays throughout his career.
Although a published author of multiple scientific papers and book chapters, writing for a popular audience presented a unique challenge. Rick spent the first year of his retirement, converting all of his writings, including his journal, to digital format. Since then, he has written full-time and self-published two novels. Mirrored (2014) and Something More (2015).
More recently Rick has had three of his books published by Babylon Books: Eyes of the Beholder (2022), and Voice of the Victim (2023). Soul of a Sleuth (2024). the last one will be available on August 13, 2024 and the eBook can be pre-ordered now..
Rick participated in the 2009 Hawai’i Writers Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, served as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2013 Aloha Writers Conference in Kapalua, Maui, and attended best-selling author William Martin’s Retreat workshop during that conference. Rick participated in best-selling author William Bernhardt’s Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and advanced writers’ workshops between 2010 and 2014.
Rick has presented seminars at the Rose State Writers Workshop (2015); the Red Sneaker Writers Workshop (2018); and at WriterCon (2021, 2022) in Oklahoma City. Rick will representing a new seminar at WriterCon 2024 "Creating Mystery: Posing Questions Your Readers Want Answered" on Sunday, September 2, 2024
Rick is married with two grown children and he and his wife Christy divide their time between Maui, Hawai’i and Southern California.
Although a published author of multiple scientific papers and book chapters, writing for a popular audience presented a unique challenge. Rick spent the first year of his retirement, converting all of his writings, including his journal, to digital format. Since then, he has written full-time and self-published two novels. Mirrored (2014) and Something More (2015).
More recently Rick has had three of his books published by Babylon Books: Eyes of the Beholder (2022), and Voice of the Victim (2023). Soul of a Sleuth (2024). the last one will be available on August 13, 2024 and the eBook can be pre-ordered now..
Rick participated in the 2009 Hawai’i Writers Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, served as Volunteer Coordinator for the 2013 Aloha Writers Conference in Kapalua, Maui, and attended best-selling author William Martin’s Retreat workshop during that conference. Rick participated in best-selling author William Bernhardt’s Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and advanced writers’ workshops between 2010 and 2014.
Rick has presented seminars at the Rose State Writers Workshop (2015); the Red Sneaker Writers Workshop (2018); and at WriterCon (2021, 2022) in Oklahoma City. Rick will representing a new seminar at WriterCon 2024 "Creating Mystery: Posing Questions Your Readers Want Answered" on Sunday, September 2, 2024
Rick is married with two grown children and he and his wife Christy divide their time between Maui, Hawai’i and Southern California.
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