This time, the target isn’t just strangers. It’s families like Kimo’s.

Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa’aka is seconded to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, stepping into a world of high-risk investigations and unfamiliar rules.

The case starts with threats: letters sent to a U.S. senator and his family.

But it doesn’t stop there.

As Kimo and his partner Ray Donne dig deeper, they uncover a pattern—harassment and violence aimed at mixed-race couples and their children. Then a day care center is set on fire.

This isn’t random. It’s a campaign. And it’s escalating.

For Kimo, the case cuts dangerously close to home. His own newborn twins represent the very future the attackers seem determined to destroy—a family built across cultures, identities, and love.

Working alongside federal agents—and with fire investigator Mike Riccardi pulled into the arson investigation—Kimo must navigate a complex web of hatred, ideology, and fear before it turns deadly again.

Because the people behind these attacks aren’t finished. They’re just getting started.

Praise for the Mahu Investigations Series: “Plakcy keeps the waves of suspense crashing!”—In LA Magazine

“Hits all the right notes as a mystery.”—Mystery Book News

“Kimo brings needed diversity to the genre, and the author handles the island setting well.”—Honolulu Star-Bulletin