A Moai Walks into a Tiki Bar

In "The Navel of the World," Victor Lorca had to battle terrorists for control of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). But now things get really serious: Victor has to battle Los Angeles traffic, jet lag, frozen clothes – and a couple of pesky kidnappers!Victor and his new bride, Javiera, travel to Los Angeles to celebrate Professor Helliwell's recent deciphering of rongorongo, an ancient Rapa Nui written language that has been unreadable for more than a century. On the night of a ceremony to honor the Professor, his wife and two young girls are kidnapped. Victor and Javiera chase after the kidnappers on scooters, by plane, and on foot, following them from LA to Hawaii and then even further out into the vast Pacific Ocean. Along the way, they work with a Honolulu cop nicknamed "Hawaii Five-0," explore most of Oahu and might just have figured out what happened to Amelia Earhart. Read the best beach (or quarantine) read of 2020, "A Moai Walks into a Tiki Bar" today, don't wait for the movie! Kyle G. Roesler, who used to write using the pseudonym Mary Jane, began his writing career as a columnist for "The Muddraker", the student-run newspaper at Harvey Mudd College. He then spent a number of years writing screenplays before turning his attention to writing novels. He published "Fate" in 2001 and "Saba" in 2009.