Sleuthing Through The Shadows In Sunny Honolulu

Honolulu, on the lush, green island of Oahu, is paradise for surfers and sunbathers — but author Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl sets her mysteries in a darker, more sinister version of the tourist mecca.

“I think that juxtaposition between things that are horrible and terrible happening in a beautiful setting adds a lot of tension and depth to things,” she tells NPR’s Renee Montagne.

— NPR