(Media release) — S.P. Grogan, author of Captain Cooked, will be signing his mystery on the Big Island and O’ahu, Feb. 19-March 1, 2011.
One reviewer says “Captain Cooked reads like Janet Evanovich morphing into Rachel Ray while filming a remake of the Perils of Pauline.” The book’s subtitle speaks of “Hawaiian Mystery of Romance, Revenge…and Recipes.”
The heroine, instead of finding ‘a quiet beach where she could go topless,’ stumbles into a poisoned Hawaiian singing star. Her working vacation involves riots, suspicious accidents, earthquakes, flowing lava, a real cliff hanger—and romance, having to choose between three men. As the author teases, ‘and don’t forget the boiling cauldron’.
“Because I love the cultural mix of the islands and especially in these tough economic times,” explained Grogan, “I’ve sought to create an adventure to attract more tourists to Hawai’i.” Local island artists like Kathy Long, Brad Parker, and Herb Kane are featured in Captain Cooked, as are top restaurants and chefs like Alan Wong, Merriman’s, and Hilo Bay Café who contributed their best recipes. A portion of book sales are being contributed to the Hawaiian Food Bank Program.
A unique aspect of the novel is that there is a real treasure hunt embedded within the pages. A Hawaiian war club is somewhere hidden on the Big Island and if found, using GPS, the finder receives $5,000 cash. This same sort of contest was employed in Grogan’s previous mystery, a best seller entitled Vegas Die, where a dagger was secreted in a library book.
Visit www.CaptainCooked.com to start the adventure.
Book signing dates are as follows and tentative. Please check with bookstores to verify.
Big Island
Saturday, February 19th Borders Bookstore in Kailua-Kona 10:30 am (808.331.1668 )
Saturday, February 19th at Basically Books in Hilo 2 pm (800.903.6277)
Sunday, February 20th 10am, Big Island Geocachers at Island Lava Java restaurant, 75-5799 Ali’i Dr., on Kona Bay in Kailua-Kona
Tuesday, March 1st, Kona Stories in Kailua-Kona 6 pm ‘Words & Wine’
(808.324-0350)
O’ahu
Friday, February 25th at military bases–afternoon (to be announced)
Friday, February 25th, Pau Hana Meet & Greet with O’ahu Geocachers, 6-8 p.m. at Kaka’ako Kitchen, 1200 Ala Moana Blvd. (Ward Centre)–Public Welcome
Saturday,February 26th at Barnes & Noble in Ala Moana Center 11am-2pm (808.949.7307)
Saturday, February 26th at Borders in Waikele Center 3-5 pm (808.676.6699)
Sunday, February 27th at Borders in Ward Centre 10:30 am
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For author interviews, contact the publisher via email: AddisonHighsmith@gmail.com.
(Submitted by Harvey Addison.)
February 13th, 2011 at 10:27 am
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