Barbara E Sharp: 9 books

After reading an amazing spy story that took place in December 1941, the Lahaina sleuths meet the author, James French. This foxy spy (or con man, hard to tell,) leads Helen, Ben, Nacho and Justin on a quest to find the third spy. Using sting operations, cons and deductive reasoning they infiltrate the Byrdes, a family of respectable doves who unfortunately harbor a few vultures.

Ben’s up country vacation is cut short with the news of his brother’s death. Something feels wrong. The sleuths investigate, uncovering 20 years of a very strange life. Then odd events happen – a stolen van, a prowler, a murdered archaeologist and the arrival of terrorists, Feds, and Aunt Vera. On the bright side: a unique party, life changing decisions and a new furry friend.

The Hawaiian islands are north of the equator in the middle of the Pacific Ocean thousands of miles from anywhere. North to Alaska is 3,000 miles - east to California, 2,400 miles - south to Australia, 5,000 miles and west to Japan 4,000. Maui sits midway in the chain of eight islands. On the...

Using logs, journals, depositions and personal letters from 1844, four diverse friends who live in Maui begin to solve their first Lahaina Mystery. Their methods are often bumbling and unorthodox, but nevertheless quite successful - the amateur sleuths hunt down a multiple murderer. In the process,...

Hawaii is such a romantic, peaceful place. How could one little incident lead the sleuths into a life of crime? Was it the whack to Ben’s head? The monkey? Fortunately, friends come to help – unfortunately, they’re caught up, too. Helen’s sister visits, and is shocked. She and Ben take a sub ride to see the Carthaginian.

After thirty years a box is found. In it are clues to a grizzly murder and to the theft of an artifact. When Helen’s office and home are burglarized the sleuthing begins. Meanwhile, a wedding reception is planned, one not easily forgotten, thanks to Mambo and Windy. On Halloween night a friend suddenly dies, a ransom note is found and an unorthodox plan unfolds.

A Kona storm moves up the island chain heading to Maui. It batters Helen’s house, forces Ben’s flight from Fiji to make an unscheduled landing, and covers the sounds of a murder. Danger escalates when a gang of thugs arrive. Soon the sleuths will have to make the right decisions, for riding on the outcome is the life of a dear friend.

Helen, Ben and the cats have been cruising on their new boat for two months. Then one morning a rifle shot shatters the serenity, a beginning to the chaos that lies ahead. Extreme vandalism, fire and explosions turn their lives into a nightmare. Friends, a loopy undercover agent, cops, firemen and a large dog rally to protect them.

Hawaii is such a peaceful, romantic place to live. It’s hard to believe in this paradise, that one little indiscretion could lead the Lahaina sleuths into a life of crime. What set it off? . . . The whack to Ben’s head? The monkey? Nacho’s skills at breaking and entering? Fortunately for Ben,...