{"product_id":"pleasing-the-dead-deborah-atkinson-9781590588987","title":"Pleasing the Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome nasty predators dwell in paradise, and they arenat all hiding in the azure waters. The day attorney Storm Kayama arrives in Kahului to help Lara Farrell set up her new dive shop, someone bombs a restaurant. When one of Laraas employees, a recent Japanese immigrant, kills himself and one of his young daughters, Storm begins to ask questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The tentacles of the Yakuza, the dangerous, Japanese organized crime group, grip local businesses, real estate, and politics. Cunning and deadly, the clan leaders exploit underage women and eliminate anyone who dares face up to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Storm finds herself up against a lethal and faceless enemy, in a place where disposing of a victim is easy as dumping her in shark-infested waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But who is hunting whom? In a struggle to the death, Storm begins to realize that surviving doesnat always mean living. For some, the ghosts of the past may be more painful than the anguish of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hawaii lawyer Storm Kayama must battle against the yakuza's presence and an ancient adherence to tradition to save more young girls from a terrible fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590588983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590588987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d","brand":"Deborah Atkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518927941887,"sku":"9781590588987","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33f39113-2423-4ec4-9783-a5b6a2137993.jpg?v=1778736188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pleasing-the-dead-deborah-atkinson-9781590588987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}