The Splintered Paddle — Mark Troy

Waikiki, Hawaii.
Golden sunshine.
Waving palm trees.
Sparkling blue water.

Private eye Ava Rome's calling is to protect the defenseless. She takes on the cases of Jenny Mordan, a working girl who is being harassed by a police detective, and Cassie Sands, a teenager who is mixed up with a marijuana grower.

Norman Traxler did ten years in San Quentin nurturing his hatred of Ava Rome, the young MP who took him down for assaulting a prostitute.

When Traxler, the detective and the grower join forces against her, Ava's calling, protecting the defenseless, becomes a fight for her life.

This dark thriller takes you on a tour of paradise tourists never see.

Waikiki, Hawaii.
Dark clouds of revenge.
Twisted motives.
A bloody finale.