{"product_id":"red-dirt","title":"Red Dirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eScott Kikkawa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 264 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing on the heels of his critically acclaimed début noir novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKona Winds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Scott Kikkawa resumes his depiction of 1950s Honolulu Police Department Detective Sergeant Francis “Sheik” Yoshikawa, a Japanese American Nisei veteran of World\u003cbr\u003e War II. Handsome, street smart, literate, and haunted by memories of his military service in the famed 442\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003end \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegimental Combat Team, Sheik must solve a murder case that begins with the discovery of a burned and dismembered body found in a sugarcane field. Investigating the victim’s life to see who would have wanted him dead leads to a local communist study group that’s being hunted down by the federal government. A compelling mystery with a breathtaking, unexpected ending. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Scott Kikkawa’s riveting new murder mystery, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Dirt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, transports readers back to 1953 O‘ahu, when bodies were buried in cane fields, and a Red Scare rippled all the way to these territorial shores. Packed with colorful characters, intrigue, and masterfully crafted twists and turns, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Dirt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an illuminating reminder of how much Hawai‘i has changed, and how much it hasn’t really changed at all.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Chris McKinney author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidnight, Water City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 1\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA product of Hawai‘i Kai in East Honolulu, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScott Kikkawa \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewrites noir detective stories set in postwar Honolulu, featuring 442\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003end \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eveteran Nisei Detective Sergeant Francis “Sheik” Yoshikawa. His critically acclaimed début murder mystery, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKona Winds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was released at the end of 2019 and spent six months on the Small Press Distribution Fiction Bestsellers List. He serves as a columnist and an Associate Editor for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hawai‘i Review of Books. Red Dirt \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis his second full- length novel and a third is scheduled for release in 2023. Winner of an Elliot Cades Award for Literature, the New York University alumnus is currently a federal law enforcement officer and lives with his family in Honolulu. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bamboo Ridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":54774261874963,"sku":"cyk1790035824198","price":14.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/4029\/7235\/files\/red-dirt_1.jpg?v=1790035827","url":"https:\/\/tentcamping.shop\/products\/red-dirt","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}