I saw it, not knowing what to expect, and thought it had some
wonderful
twists and surprises. I particularly liked the way it ended.
You were left
saying, "Wait, that can't be." Then, among the closing
credits came brief
scenes explaining how was indeed that way.
I also saw another hardboiled mystery, THE JUDAS KISS, which
had some nice
surprises and a similar ending. The actual ending, as to who
comes out on
top. But it wasn't nearly as well done.
As to mysteries in Hawaii, a lot of television has been set
there, from
HAWAII FIVE-0 to MAGNUM, P.I. There was also a real-life
murder mystery
there, which I believe was pre-WWII and involved a naval
officer. I seem to
recall at least one nonfiction book and a movie (perhaps a TV
movie) about
it. Sterling Silliphant started a series set in the South
Pacific-China Sea
area, but only one or two books were published before he
died. Silliphant
also wrote the miniseries PEARL, but its only mystery was who
would survive
the Japanese bombing. One of my favorite books, FROM HERE TO
ETERNITY, has a
hardboiled murder mystery wrapped within it, if you want to
stretch it.
Jerry Buck
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