By Jessica Speart
For most folk, Hawaii is heaven on the earth. yet U.S. Fish and natural world provider agent Rachel Porter sees the rot underneath its traditional attractiveness. Its pristine shorelines are harboring a brand new breed of felony, those that may dissatisfied the delicate ecological stability within the identify of revenue ... those that could kill within the reason behind greed.
On the path of unlawful traffickers in unique animals, Rachel stumbles upon anything way more insidious and scary -- and a suspiciously shark-devoured human corpse that washes up at the rocks is simply the start. abruptly all people desires her off a case that's too sizzling to address. yet she will not be warned, coaxed, or threatened away, at the same time the blood that darkens the tropical waters marks Rachel Porter because the so much endangered creature in Paradise.
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There was little choice but to follow the whim of my Ford. The next moment, I was drawn toward a world far different from any dreamt of in Waikiki: the area by the piers. It was then I remembered. This was where that businessman had mysteriously gone for a swim and been attacked by a shark. From here, I was able to spot three enormous Japanese ships in the distance, lined up along the harbor. All were stocking up on provisions, food, and fuel, along with changing their crews. I’d always known Honolulu was a vital port, but hadn’t realized it was so important to both domestic and foreign vessels.
With that in mind, I dragged a potted ficus tree from its appointed post in the kitchen all the way down the hall. A few deft moves and the plant was inside the bathroom. Another couple of grunts and groans and it was hoisted into the tub. Once there, I misted each leaf, removed the Eqyptian spiny tails from their bag, and placed them on its branches. Then I repeated the procedure with a second plant and set the panther chameleon on it. “Nighty night and sweet dreams,” I said, closing the bathroom door tightly behind me.
The young man was husky, yet tall, had wavy black hair, high cheekbones, and wide, almond-shaped eyes. A knapsack was thrown over his shoulder. “You and your lousy people,” another voice now began to scornfully taunt. “Any place your ancestors took a RESTLESS WATERS 45 dump on this island is so goddamn sacred that we’re not supposed to fish in the water or build on the land. You lost the war years ago. ” “What war are you talking about? You lowlife haoles took Hawaii from us, just like you take everything else,” the young man shot back, while spinning around.