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Bob Lind, Echo Magazine wrote on 07/31/2009:

MAHU VICE: A HAWAIIAN MYSTERY
by Neil S. Plakcy
(Alyson Books, August 2009, $14.95 softcover)

Following his breakup with Mike, a hunky fire investigator, Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka went on a self-destructive binge of anonymous, rough sex with guys he met from a local hook-up site on the internet. When a young man dies in a fire at a shopping center, Kimo is forced to work with Mike again, and finds that Mike is also heading for trouble. But the bigger concern is finding the murderer/arsonist, which leads Kimo to investigating the mysterious Chinese owner of a corporation involved in prostitution, human smuggling and blackmail, which also used arson to cover up its operations. When Kimo looks into a stash of photos used by the blackmailer, he is shocked to find a photo of himself having rough sex with a trick. While he is "out" to his fellow police officers, Kimo worries about the implications of the reality of that photo to his career.

I have been a big fan of Plakcy's "Mahu.." series, ever since the first book (which has recently been re-issued by Alyson Books). As refreshing as a trip to the tropics, and as thrilling as surfing the waves on the North Shore, the books are masterpieces of gay fiction, with realistic, fully-drawn characters and situations, and featuring the most riveting, well-written crime mysteries I have ever enjoyed. Reading the earlier books in the series is recommended, but not a must in order to really enjoy this excellent fourth in the series. Four hibiscus-scented stars out of four!