The Pearl Harbor Murder.Max Allan Collins. 2001. Read by Charlie O'Dowd. 4 tapes, 5.5 hrs. Americana Pub. (americanabooks.com). 1-58897-063-8. $25.00. Vinyl binder; plot, reader notes. SA Collins sets real-life author Edgar Rice Burroughs Noun 1. Edgar Rice Burroughs - United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) Burroughs (author of the Tarzan series) with his single adult son Hully enjoying a leisurely life in Oahu, Hawaii on December 5-7, 1941 just before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. . Collins masterfully mas·ter·ful adj. 1. Given to playing the master; imperious or domineering. 2. Fit to command. 3. Revealing mastery or skill; expert: a masterful technique; masterful moviemaking. details Hawaii of the period (music, clothing, language, entertainment) and his plot involves finding out who killed a beautiful young Japanese American Japanese Americans (日系アメリカ人 Nikkei Amerikajin singer. Was she killed by a jealous boyfriend, or was she silenced because she knew about the attack planned for the 7th? Both Burroughs seek the solution and then live through the attack, with historical accuracy. A period mystery, excellently read by O'-Dowd, whose youthful "gee whiz gee whiz interj. Used to express mild surprise, amazement, or enthusiasm. " voice captures the flavor of the period, music, social mores, the multicultural island, and military life. Jean Palmer, KLIATT |
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