This novel penetrates deeply into the underworld of Hawai'i. With amazing detail, armed robbery, burglary, corruption, drug trafficking, gambling, murder, murder for hire, political interference, prostitution, racism, and white slave trade form the background while the opportunistic characters attempt to navigate through a transitional period of laissez faire social attitudes to one of increasing restraint. Tropical exuberance slowly acquiesces to the pressures of modernity. Political interference dissipates justice. Crime pays in Chinatown. Trust dissolves into distrust. Welcome to Paradise!