Elysium Tide by James R. Hannibal

About the Book:

Dr. Peter Chesterfield is the top neurosurgeon at the Royal London Hospital. He’s also a workaholic, and after a blow-up with a colleague, his boss orders him to attend a medical symposium at the luxurious Elysium Grand on the island of Maui. 

During a midnight walk on the beach, Peter pulls a woman with a skull fracture from the water. Despite all his skill, she dies in his arms, leaving him with only one clue to what happened to her: the word “honu.”

Obsessed with finding the cause of his patient’s death—discovering what or who ripped the power over life and death from his surgeon hands—Peter becomes entangled in an ongoing investigation. He also becomes a source of deep irritation to detective Lisa Kealoha, who has jurisdiction over the case.

The reluctant pair join forces, diving deep into Maui’s evolving gang culture, and unearth a conspiracy that runs deeper than either could have imagined. Knowing too much is deadly—and they must catch the killer before the killer catches them.

My Review: 

This is the third book I have read from Mr. Hannibal and the best I have read out of the three. I could relate to the characters, got very frustrated with some of the turn of events and felt they were unjustified (can you tell I was rooting for the character(s)?), and felt there was a good amount of mystery/suspense. 

In the last two books, I got bogged down in details that were hard for me, in some sections, to get through. In this book, that was very rarely the case. There was at least one spot in the book where something was said (albeit by a non-Christian) that I didn't like it all. The character said, "'Do your Hollywood judges accept eye-reading as evidence from the LAPD? Maybe tea leaves and tarot card predictions too?' After the dunking she'd taken, Lisa had no patience for Jenny's abuse." While 99% of the book did not have these references, I just want to mention it.

Overall, I felt it was a good story with a great deal of complexity, suspense/mystery, and a hint of romance.

I voluntarily received a complimentary copy from the Revell. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars