John A Broussard: 11 books

John A. Broussard's Murder at Milltown Junior College is packed to the last page with murder and suspense. This exciting mystery begins with the murder of Milltown JC's un-beloved president Gilbert Green. Green has a despicable secret. Is that what got him killed? Or has someone simply gone mad? Academic...

“Back when I was a kid growing up in South Chicago, I never dreamed that having a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother would turn out to be an asset. But my ancestry paid off big-time when I sat down across from Timothy Fisher at a San Francisco sidewalk cafe on that warm September morning. He bought...

Elima—imaginary Elima. It is one of the Neighbor Islands. That is what the residents of the main island of Oahu call the other islands in Hawaii. The people of Elima—the haoles (white newcomers), the Asians, the Portuguese, the native Hawaiians—in the following pages are an amalgam of what one...

The lovely, lonely princess wandered along the edge of a pond thinking about finding a mate, but her fathers kingdom was poor, and no noble had ever asked for her hand. Suddenly a large bullfrog jumped up on the bank and said, “Kiss me and you will find a mate.”“What do I have to lose?” thought...

The setting is mainly Elima, a composite of the Hawaiian Islands where Kay Yoshinobu is practicing criminal law along with her husband Sidney Chu and senior partner Qual Smith. Kay specializes in thoroughly investigating the lives of her clients. And truthfulness is not the most frequent virtue of the...

Fifty-Minutes Flahterty presents forty-one short stories in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes—with a difference. "Fifty-Minutes" Flaherty is Holmes brought up to date, accelerated, and sprinkled with humor. Homicide Lieutenant "Fifty-Minutes" Flaherty has acquired his nickname from his success at solving...

The setting is the Big Island of Hawaii. With its active volcano and its frequent earthquakes, it has long been the subject of Polynesian legends. And, at the core of the legends, are the tales told of the alii, the Polynesian nobility, who possessed a strange power making them invulnerable to attack....

Hawaii is a paradise, especially for real estate salesmen. But Ron Crockett, recently arrived from the mainland and amazingly successful in marketing properties, finds a serpent in paradise. The snake is in the form of his boss, Dale Matthias. Unloved while alive, he is a far worse problem when found...

When the local missions Father Duffy shows up at the office of Smith, Chu, Yoshinobu and Correa, it looks at first like a routine case. Father Duffy is seeking an attorney to defend one of his clients on a possible murder charge. The routine aspect rapidly disappears when it turns out that Shelton...

Its a beautiful day in Hawaii. Kay Yoshinobu and Sid Chu have been invited for a day trip on the luxurious Forbes yacht. At the outset, the excursion meets all expectations. The food is wonderful, the seas are calm, the magnificent boat is obviously in competent hands. Theres an undercurrent of unease,...

The rain-soaked streets of Napua on Hawaiis island of Elima are a far cry from a battlefield but, for returned soldier Kimo Stanner, theres a sudden reminder of warfare when a figure rushes in front of his pickup and he feels the impact. Even before getting out to view the damage, he knows the pedestrian...