Stairway to Heaven by Laurie Hanan

A Louise Golden Mystery

A dead body dressed in snorkel gear is found at the top of a mountain in the middle of a brush fire.

Stairway to heaven

The Hawaiian islands are experiencing their worst drought in recorded history. Wildfires burn out of control across the state. When firefighters discover a badly charred body on a steep mountain ridge, wearing swim fins and a diving mask, it sounds like the stuff of urban legends. 
The body is identified as a man on Louise’s postal route and she wonders if a mysterious package she delivered to him could hold the key to his death. Louise learns what was in the package and why everyone wants it, but is sworn to secrecy. One deception leads to another as Louise hides the truth to protect the innocent, and the not-so-innocent.
A nineteen-year-old boy is suspected of murder, but Emmeline can’t believe it. The two teenagers run away on a stolen sailboat.
A hurricane forming in the Pacific could be the answer to prayers for rain that would put out the destructive fires. As Louise races to find the missing sailboat, it becomes clear the approaching storm may not be the biggest threat to Emmeline’s safety.

Genre: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth

Secondary Genre: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Language: English

Keywords: Hawaii, Oahu, Murder, mystery, Hurricane, suspense

Word Count: 66,866

Sales info:

This is book 4 in a popular mystery series that takes place in Hawaii. All books in the series have hit #1 on the Amazon best seller list multiple times.


Sample text:

How does a guy in board shorts, a diving mask, and swim fins end up on a steep mountain ridge, miles from the beach, in the middle of a raging fire?

This mystery, believed to be the stuff of urban legends, had firefighters scratching their heads as they snuffed out the last of the smoldering embers. The badly charred body was airlifted off the mountain and taken to the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office for identification. Mere hours after Hawai‘i news stations carried the improbable story, it spread like wildfire—so to speak. Across the US, local and national networks took up the question, relieved to have something to talk about besides the devastating heat wave plaguing the country. Soon everyone had heard about the unfortunate soul who met a fiery end on the O‘ahu hiking trail known as the Stairway to Heaven.

 


Book translation status:

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Translation in progress. Translated by Ana Medina

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