Book Review: Treachery Times Two by Robert McCaw

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Secret military weapons, saboteurs, a volcanic eruption—and a probe of Chief Detective Koa Kane’s criminal past

Synopsis:

On Hawaii Island, a volcanic earthquake disrupts an abandoned cemetery—unearthing the body of a woman mutilated by her killer to conceal her identity.

The search for her identity leads Hilo Hawaii’s Chief Detective Koa Kane to a mysterious defense contractor with a politically connected board of directors. Defying his chief of police, Koa pursues the killer, only to become entangled in an FBI espionage investigation of Deimos, a powerful secret military weapon. Is the FBI telling all it knows—or does it, too, have a duplicitous agenda?

At the same time, Koa—a cop who thirty years earlier killed his father’s nemesis and covered up the murder—faces exposure by the dead man’s grandson. Koa is forced to investigate his own homicide, and step by step, his cover-up unravels until another man is falsely accused.

Can Koa stand by and let an innocent man pay for his crime?

Series:

Novels in the Koa Kane Hawaiian Mystery Series are:

Death of a Messenger

Off the Grid

Fire and Vengeance

Treachery Times Two

Review:

Having read all the previous books in the series, I was wondering if the author would deal with Koa's guilt in the fourth book, and I was right. It's an interesting twist to have you maid lead detective guilty of murder, but investigating others. As Koa tries to keep things that point to himself hidden, he also had to deal with his overwhelming need to confess, as the guilt now starts consuming him. But the truth is not what it seems, and someone else knows his secret. As his current case is blocked and starts to intersect with his past, he has to wonder where right and wrong really lie. I thinks may be the best book in the series, as it really delves into Koa's inner character and history. It can be read alone, no need to read the previous books to learn Koa's past, and a good intro to the series.

About the Author:

Robert McCaw grew up in a military family, traveling the world. He is a graduate of Georgetown University, served as a U.S. Army lieutenant, and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia. He was a partner in a major international law firm in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Having lived on the Big Island of Hawaii, McCaw’s writing is imbued by his more than 20-year love affair with this Pacific paradise. He now lives in New York City with his wife, Calli.