Böcker utgivna av Alice Kanaka

Samantha Olivares, spunky rancher and inadvertent murder magnet, made a promise to her cousin Jack, and she always keeps her promises.Chief Medical Examiner, Jack Olivares has worked up the courage to meet his mother's family in Japan and needs Sam by his side. Used to leading the show, he suddenly finds himself on the outside looking in when a family member is arrested for murder. As the cousins are immersed in what feels like an alternate world, their perceptions about life and family are changed forever.In this traditional whodunit, author Alice Kanaka offers a unique perspective on life in Japan as she experienced it. Commonplace Japanese family life and a first-time visitor's point of view, combined with a dash of murder, provide depth and understanding of familial love across cultural borders.

Bumfuzzle and Cattywampus: Unlikely DetectivesDownward dog in the park, falling out of trees, poisoned chili.Eccentric, retired seniors, Marge Bumfuzzle and Joey Cattywapus have a penchant for stumbling into trouble.Though largely misunderstood and dismissed as a couple of old kooks, the unlikely pair unravel the mysteries around them in a hilarious and often touching way.In Trouble at the Buckeye Festival, what starts as general mischief and sabotage soon escalates to murder! Marge and Joey must find the perpetrator before the festival is ruined!

IT BEGAN AS SABOTAGESam Olivares, newly certified survival instructor, carefully planned her first winter survival camp. Delicious food, comfortable hot tents with wood stoves, and excellent courses provided by local experts. IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICOWhen sabotage didn't work, the villain decided arrows might be more effective. Injured and on the run, Sam must figure out who wants her dead and why, as a storm closes in and the campers get restless.MURDER WAS NOT ON THE AGENDAThe blizzard leaves them stranded and unable to call for help after a shocking murder so Sam and her friends must work together to catch a crafty killer.

Samantha Olivares seems to have it all but after her beloved father's sudden death, she's devastated. When an unknown cousin comes to town Sam strives to trust again.Jack is at the pinnacle of his career as a medical examiner. Scarred by his loveless childhood, however, he doesn't do relationships. Thanks to Sam, he experiences a sense of family and community for the first time but their family reunion is interrupted by murder.The delicate bonds of trust and family ties are strained when Sam's best friend is accused of poisoning the town blackmailer. Then the stakes rise as Jack's personal and professional lives collide.Can he and Sam catch the killer without losing everything they hold dear?