{"product_id":"fire-knife-dancing-paperback","title":"Fire Knife Dancing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Enright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Enright was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1945. He earned a bachelor's degree from City College of New York while working full-time at \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. He later received a master's degree in folklore at UC Berkeley, before starting a career in publishing. In 1981, Enright left the United States to teach at the American Samoa Community College. He spent the next twenty-six years working for environmental, cultural, and historical resource preservation on the islands in the South Pacific. Over the past five decades, his essays, articles, short stories, and poems have appeared in more than ninety books, anthologies, journals, periodicals, and online magazines. His collection of poems \u003ci\u003e14 Degrees South\u003c\/i\u003e won the University of the South Pacific Press's inaugural International Literature Competition. Enright currently lives in Owensboro, Kentucky, with his wife Connie Payne. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 257\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750598607136,"sku":"9781504079006","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20fa7d05d17cb9850b4b91949bbb72aa.webp?v=1779954286","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fire-knife-dancing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}