Something More: A Maui Mystery

by Rick Ludwig

Rob Lister is shot in Maui’s beautiful ‘Iao Valley. Thanks to a recommendation from Detective Sgt. Keone Boyd, Lt. Tony Alcala gives Angela Beyers a chance to show she deserves detective training by solving the crime. In the course of the investigation, Angela discovers a document on the victim’s computer that provides clues to the crime. There’s a problem, though. The file was entered on the computer after Rob Lister was shot and lying in a coma. Rob’s wife Nancy and daughter Beth read the manuscript to help them better understand Rob and reach a critical decision. In the manuscript, Rob Lister, a retired scientist and author, comes to his senses to find he has none. He embarks on a journey of the mind discovering he has enhanced but unfamiliar powers of perception. He remembers the events leading up to his shooting in the ‘Iao Valley and discovers he can re-experience his entire life in real time, without moving forward one second in the present. Through the manuscript Rob better understands his life and what he must do next. Throughout her investigation Angela returns to the manuscript for direction. The complicated trail leads her and Alcala to a deserted WW II airstrip near Hana and a climactic encounter with the shooter. Through reading the manuscript Beth and Nancy determine it should be published. But as what? A vivid fantasy or something more? This second installment in the Rick Ludwig's Maui Mystery series offers the reader an intriguing mystery and a taste of the supernatural in the lush and vibrant environment of Hawai'i's Valley Isle, Maui.

326 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 9, 2015

About the author

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.