The island of Maui is turquoise ocean, stunning vistas, and whalesong--but organized crime has a hidden hold, and Detective Lei Texeira tracks evil that hides behind a beautiful face. When a nameless teenage girl dies in an apparent vehicular suicide, Lei can't rest until she finds out what really happened. She blazes through all the wealth and poverty of Maui island society in her quest for justice, rousing a deadly foe--even as she faces the personal demons of commitment and revenge that threaten the only real love she's ever known.