Char Siu

January 1954. Honolulu. Chinatown.

Honolulu Police Department Homicide Detective Sergeant Francis “The Sheik” Yoshikawa finds himself a reluctant stand-in bagman, extracting protection money from gambling and brothel racketeers. When a routine collection run turns into a bloody nightmare, Sheik loses a material witness but gains back his true purpose. As he navigates his way through the dens of iniquity and the body count rises, he is caught in the crosshairs of organized crime and disorganized law, between his extortionist police patrons and a special investigation bent on rooting out corruption in the department. A reckoning is due, and this time Sheik feels the squeeze.

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Author	Scott Kikkawa
ISBN-13	978-1-943756-09-4
Year Published	2023
Format	Softcover
Language	English
Number of Pages	262
Weight	13.8 oz
Dimensions	9.2 × 6.2 × 0.8 in

Scott Kikkawa’s Char Siu grabs you by the throat right away and doesn’t ever let go. Kikkawa has accomplished the masterful feat of immediately embroiling the reader in a fascinating time and place. Frankie Yoshikawa is a flawed, complex, and ultimately sympathetic protagonist whose view of the world keeps things interesting. He has plenty to examine—not only vice and murder, but a mixture of different cultures. If traditional noir is what you’re missing, Char Siu will take you on the ride you’re looking for! —Frank Zafiro, author of the River City series Step aside Raymond Chandler, Scott Kikkawa has arrived to put a new, fresh, and more delicious spin on the noir genre. —Naomi Hirahara, author of the Edgar Award-winning Mas Arai mystery series A gifted new voice in crime fiction, Scott Kikkawa delivers 1950s noir from a never-seen-before perspective with lead characters whose sparkling chemistry illuminates every page. Rich in culture and showcasing a neglected history with sensitivity and nuance, this is a series for our times. —Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of the Khattak/Getty crime series