Edgy suspense and hot Hawaiian nights... Life is uncomplicated in a Big Island village until Maile Palea, an 8-year-old girl, disappears. Twelve years later she is still missing. Secrets of the Big Island is the story of Maile's sister and brother who never give up trying to find her and cannot heal until they do, of a village that no longer feels safe from a changing world, and of a perpetrator who discovers what disastrous things happen when you keep secrets too long. The story unfolds with equal parts dread and humor, seen through the eyes of many quirky villagers and mainlanders. While trying to discover what happened to Maile, a volcanic romance erupts between her grieving sister and the island cop who faces down his own fears to solve the crime.If you love authentic Hawaiian lifestyle from crafts to art to foods - and if you like your stories served up with nail-biting suspense - this is a rich, satisfying adventure just for you. Aloha!