title: Cult of Ku: A Hawaiian Murder Mystery
author:  Bill Fernandez 
description: "Hawaiian history, folklore, and labor struggles in[to] a 1920-set mystery packed with violence and murder."<br /><i>Kirkus Reviews<br /><br /><br />"</i>Crime Novel Explores Racism and Class Strife in 1920s Honolulu...rich in setting and characters a revealing portrait of...the stigma of being a half-caste Hawaiian among Hawaii's upper crust..."<br /><i>Honolulu Star-Advertiser</i><br /><br /><br />Bill Fernandez, '53, JD '55, Stanford University. "Hawaiian native history and the long-lasting effects of imperialism simmer beneath the surface in this Pacific murder mystery, with war hero Grant Kingsley racing to identify who's behind the ritualistic killings and the Cult of Ku."<br /><i>Stanford Alumni Review "Shelf Life", online version, Sept-Oct, 2016</i>
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  Wedding Day Dead
  
  
  
  
  
  _A Murder on Maui Mystery_
  
  
  Robert W Stephens
  
  
  Copyright © 2015 Robert W Stephens
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  ISBN: 1505362903
  
  
  ISBN 13: 9781505362909
  
  
  For
  
  
  Felicia Dames
  
  
  ## **CONTENTS**
  
  
  [Chapter I: The Madness](part0004.html#3Q281-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter II : Maui the
  Dog](part0005.html#4OIQ1-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter III: What Are Friends For If Not to Make You Feel
  Uncomfortable?](part0006.html#5N3C1-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter IV: The Sea
  Serpent](part0007.html#6LJU1-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter V: Everything
  Changes](part0008.html#7K4G1-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter VI: Panos](part0009.html#8IL21-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter VII: Detective
  Adcock](part0010.html#9H5K1-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter VIII: Peter
  Bell](part0011.html#AFM61-47a553af366542e2af8e081bd5e63f4d)
  
  
  [Chapter IX: Wes and The
  View](part0012.html#BE6O1