{"product_id":"fire-knife-dancing-9781504079006","title":"Fire Knife Dancing","description":"\u003cb\u003eDet. Apelu Soifua risks losing his career--and his life--in a case that exposes the dark heart of American Samoa, from the author of \u003ci\u003ePago Pago Tango\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long before he was a cop, Apelu Soifua performed as a fire knife dancer during his teen years in San Francisco. The Polynesian dance troupe was headed by Ezra Strand and his wife, who now live in a secluded house on the cliffs between the ocean and the jungle in Piapiatele. The elderly Ezra has once again been caught discharging a firearm, and Apelu must confiscate the weapon. He never expects Ezra to turn the shotgun on him . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After uncovering what appears to be a smuggling operation in Ezra's house, Apelu heads to Western Samoa to investigate. He returns home with a list of women who immigrated to the American territory--and were never heard from again. When fingers start to point at Apelu and he becomes the main suspect in the murder of a prostitute, he turns to Ezra's beautiful and mysterious neighbor for help. With Apelu branded a fugitive, they begin their own search for the truth, which unveils the evil and greed hidden behind the public masks of those in high places . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enright does a superb job of showing the fine line that Apelu must walk between the two very different cultures of American Samoa and the United States.\" --\u003ci\u003eKittling: Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504079006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d","brand":"John Enright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733015265461,"sku":"9781504079006","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0b797feb-acdf-461c-8936-8d5e6cad6660.jpg?v=1710257069","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fire-knife-dancing-9781504079006","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}