Honolulu Homicide: Murder and Mayhem in Paradise

by Gary A. Dias, Robbie Dingeman

Retired homicide lieutenant Gary A. Dias and reporter Robbie Dingeman provide inside information about some of Oahu's most disturbing crimes. Including the murders of State Representative Roland Kotani, police officer Troy Barboza, Diane Suzuki, Lisa Au and seven employees of the Xerox Corporation. In describing the circumstances surrounding domestic violence, sex crimes, serial killings, arson, child abductions, hostage taking and other crimes, Dias and Dingeman honor the victims and their families as they describe the responsibilities of the police, the courts and the media in investigating and reporting these crimes.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

232 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did Honolulu: CSI (my favorite of the three) and Honolulu: Cop. I also was looking forward to the case studies, but many of them are unsolved cases - and at first I was annoyed at this, I like the closure, but as this is a bit of a teaching book - I can appreciate the idea that sometimes (a lot of the times) those big cases go unsolved.

[Luwanda Dunfee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was able to give a depth to what happens with crimes and victims of crimes. It is told through the eyes of a detective and a reporter with the crimes that were memorable to them and the island of Oahu. I am glad that I read it because it gave me the chance to see a world that I would never be able to understand, even though I try.