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  About the Book

  The sleuths are off on another adventure, this time in Hawaii. What starts out as a blackmail investigation soon turns to murder on the Big Island. This is the third volume of the Kit and Kat Mysteries by author Chuck Antone, Jr.

  A one time Hollywood starlet who has been blackmailed for over thirty years hires Kit and Kat to find the blackmailer. The only information she can give them is that she's been sending the money to a PO Box in Hawaii, a box number that Kit and Kat quickly discover doesn’t exist.

  There are many twists and turns along the way, and some romance. The clues are all there, and eventually the case is solved. Will you be able to figure it out first?

  PO Box Honolulu,

  Hawaii

  A Kit and Kat Mystery

  Volume 3

  by

  Chuck Antone, Jr.

  © 2016 Chuck Antone, Jr.

  All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner of this book.

  Hearten Publishing

  P.O. Box 4404

  Kailua-Kona, HI 96745

  United States of America

  [email protected]

  Table of contents

  Cover

  About the Book

  Dedication

  About the Author

  Books by Chuck

  Acknowledgements

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 35

  Chapter 36

  Chapter 37

  Chapter 38

  Chapter 39

  Chapter 40

  Chapter 41

  Chapter 42

  Chapter 43

  Chapter 44

  Chapter 45

  Chapter 46

  Chapter 47

  Chapter 48

  Chapter 49

  Before You Read Any Further

  Chapter 50

  Chapter 51

  Chapter 52

  Chapter 53

  Chapter 54

  Chapter 55

  Chapter 56

  The Murderer's Thoughts

  Chapter 57

  Chapter 58

  Chapter 59

  Chapter 60

  Chapter 61

  Chapter 62

  Epilogue

  The Prayer

  Dedication

  To my wife Doni for encouraging me to write fiction. Thanks, it's so much fun.

  To my six great grandchildren...Elijah, Mehana, Oliver, Judah, Sebastian and our miracle baby, Samuel.

  And of course to Jesus Christ the Savior of the world, who came to this earth to die so we could live with him forever.

  Books by Chuck Antone, Jr.

  Lord, Send Me

  The author’s feelings and emotions while facing a one year prison sentence in a third world country.

  Paperback only

  You’ve Got to be Kidding, Lord. You want me to tell WHO about You?

  Share the Gospel? Does the thought make you want to hide in bed with the blankets over your head? If it does, you’re not alone, but help is at hand. Here is what Chuck Antone, Jr. says in this exciting book written with great humor and much understanding:

  Are you ready to experience sharing Christ with the lost? Does one name keep popping into your mind? Has God been whispering in your ear? If so, be challenged, make that contact and see what God can do.

  Be encouraged by just being available. Just be the instrument, the tool. Let God do the work. He is much better at it than we are, for He has had a lot more experience in bringing someone to His Son, Jesus Christ. After all, He is God, the Mighty One, the Powerful One, the Creator, Our Savior, Our Father, the One and Only God.

  Paperback ISBN 978-1-9350-7934-7

  Also available as an eBook in most formats

  You’ve Got to be Kidding, Lord

  (See previous book for details)

  This edition is in Chinese.

  Paperback only ISBN 978-1-4818-2238-1

  You Can’t Be Serious, Lord. You want me to love WHO?

  This book is written to encourage you to love one another. Not always easy, but it’s a command from our Lord Jesus Christ. Has God ever told you or commanded you to love someone you find hard to love? Have you ever heard yourself say, "You can't be serious, Lord, you want me to love who?" And then when you give in and love that person, he or she can become your very good friend.

  This book will help you to understand God's special love that He has for each of us. By reviewing 1 Corinthians 13, the love chapter, and Galatians 5:22-23, the Fruit of the Spirit, we not only see His love, but the love we should have for one another.

  At the end of each chapter you will be challenged to do just that. So have your writing instrument and a notebook ready and be honest with yourself.

  Paperback ISBN: 978-1505514629

  Also available in most eBook formats

  Paul’s Island

  Fiction. Volume 1. A Kit and Kat mystery. A mystery about eight university graduates who spend five days on the island. When one of them is murdered, the others help the Inspector solve the case. The two main characters are Christians with criminology degrees.

  Paperback ISBN 978-0-6154-7577-6

  Also available in most eBook formats

  High Seas Murder

  Fiction. Volume 2. A Kit and Kat mystery. Kit and Kat have just set up their own private detective agency, and are ready to go on a Mediterranean cruise before they open up their doors for business. The cruise is meant to be a time of relaxation, but the onboard theft of a necklace worth over $3,000,000 needs their investigative skills. Soon it’s not just stolen jewelry that Kit and Kat are involved with, as theft turns to murder on the High Seas.

  Paperback ISBN 978-1-4681-2356-2

  Also available in most eBook formats

  PO Box, Honolulu, Hawaii

  Fiction. Volume 3. A Kit and Kat mystery. A one time Hollywood starlet who has been blackmailed for over thirty years hires Kit and Kat to find the blackmailer. The only information she can give them is that she's been sending the money to a PO Box in Hawaii, a box number that Kit and Kat quickly discover doesn’t exist.

  Paperback ISBN 13: 978-15390641-7-6

  Also available in most eBook formats

  The Three Kit and Kat Mysteries combined

  Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1540351449

  Not available in eBook format

  Barcelona Jones

  Murder on Broadway

  Fiction. Barcelona Jones is a Broadway star. Her new play, Murder on Broadway is a big hit with people waiting months to buy a ticket to see it.

  At one evening performance, at the end of the firs
t act, real bullets are put into the prop gun killing one of the cast players. Were the bullets meant for him or one of the other players?

  Soon, another murder occurs, as well as two attempted murders: one of them on the star, Barcelona Jones herself.

  Barcelona hires a private detective to investigate the crimes, and he completely falls in love with her on their first meeting.

  Will her feelings for Sam, the detective, be the same? And who is the murderer? Could it possibly be Barcelona’s friend and stage actress, Brenda Summers? That’s up to you, the reader, to find out.

  Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1-4949-6945-5

  Also available in most eBook formats

  The Centurion and the Crown of Thorns

  A fictional story about the Centurion who, at the foot of the cross, said, "Truly this was the Son of God."

  As people leave the scene of the crucifixion, the Centurion, known in this book as Marcus, stays a little longer. While he’s looking up at Jesus who is still nailed to the cross beams, a small earthquake happens. The crown of thorns falls off Jesus’ head and rolls to the feet of Marcus, where it stops.

  As Marcus bends down and touches the crown he senses a strong power coming from it. He immediately feels clean and new, and a great peace comes over him. He doesn’t understand it but he enjoys the feeling.

  He takes the crown home to share his story with his wife, who wants nothing to do with it. After all, she was one of the many who were in the courtyard yelling for Jesus to be crucified. On the other hand, his ten-year-old son is fascinated by what his father tells him, and is intrigued by the crown and wants to learn more.

  Marcus and his son Antony become believers, and Marcus searches out ten Bible prophecies that Jesus has fulfilled. He wants to teach his son many things about their new Messiah.

  The crown not only gives Marcus strength and peace, but it also has healing powers that bring him and his son Antony closer in their walk with the Lord.

  As the story unfolds, Marcus learns how each of the ten prophecies was fulfilled. And because of this, he is now ready to completely give his life to his new God, especially after he has an opportunity to meet with the risen Jesus face to face, who tells him it is time to give up the crown of thorns.

  Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1-4812-9390-7

  Also available in most eBook formats

  Ava Montez -- Her Life and Death

  Fiction. Who killed Hollywood legend Ava Montez, once known as the most beautiful woman in the world? The murder has been unsolved for over forty years. But that’s about to change, when the New York Reader’s reporter, Rae Collins, is assigned to do a story on the life and death of Ava Montez.

  The murderer, who has felt safe all these years, is now threatened by Rae’s interviews with the four original suspects. And she’s already getting too close. The only way to prevent being caught and sent to prison for life is to murder again. And Rae is to be the murderer’s next victim!

  Paperback ISBN 978-0-6154-4522-9

  Also available in most eBook formats

  Barsabbas

  Fictional love story between a man and a woman, and their love for Jesus, as He teaches them from the book of Mark.

  Paperback ISBN 978-1-6157-9058-6

  Paperbacks books and eBooks (where done) are available from most online retailers.

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  P.O. Box 4404

  Kailua-Kona, HI 96745

  United States of America

  Acknowledgements

  To my Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ who came to this world to die so I could live. A great plan for His children who believe in Him.

  Doni, my wife, for encouraging me to continue to write even though at times I wonder why I do. Many thanks for your love and encouragements, and your proof reading skills and suggestions. You have always been my one and only true love.

  Also to proof readers Paula DeFrank and Cathie Conley. To my editor Chris Wright, not only for putting all the periods, commas etc. in the right places, but going beyond by designing the cover and taking care of all the details in having this book published. Many thanks.

  About the Author

  Chuck and his wife Doni have been missionaries since 1981. They live on the Big Island of Hawaii.

  They have two children, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

  They have helped start churches in the Philippines, Hong Kong, So. Africa and also Taiwan where Chuck ministers four months each year.

  They have also done outreaches in Japan, Indonesia and in the mainland USA. They have smuggled Bibles into mainland China and have hiked up mountains in the Philippines while being watched by the New Peoples’ Army, a Communist group that lives and hides in the mountain areas.

  Chuck was also arrested in a third world country and faced a year in prison for teaching a seminar on how to be a witness for Christ. After three weeks he was deported and sent back to his home in Hawaii.

  He says, “Being a Christian is only boring when one makes it boring.”

  Chuck is the Pastor of the Kona Coast Chaplaincy on the Big Island of Hawaii, and he along with Doni are the Directors of Go Spread His Word Ministries, Inc. founded in 1990.

  You can contact Chuck at:

  [email protected]

  or write

  P.O. Box 4404, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745

  Chuck’s books can also be purchased through major Internet sellers.

  Preface

  Readers, this is Kit Jones here. For those of you who might remember, at the end of Kat’s and my last adventure that I called High Seas Murder, Mrs. Anita Sinclair came into our office offering us a job to find out who had been blackmailing her over the last thirty years.

  I remarked that she looked like she had come right out of a Sam Spade movie. I commented that she came into the office dressed like she was still living in the early fifties. She had platinum blonde hair and wore a big white hat, white gloves, spiked heels and a light blue suit. She also wore very, very big white framed dark sunglasses.

  Like I said, the blackmailer had been blackmailing her for over thirty years. Mrs. Sinclair said her husband had now passed away, and since he was the one she was hiding her past from, there was no need to continue paying, and she wanted it stopped.

  I wrote that she had thrown a wad of one hundred dollar bills on our desk: $25,000! She told us that if we found the blackmailer she would pay us an additional $100,000.

  Of course, we took the case. When I asked her where she sent the money, she said she sent it to a P.O Box in Honolulu, Hawaii.

  Well, dear Readers, this is the account of the adventure that Kat and I went on. We even met up with Nadia who you might remember from the time before Kat and I were married. That was when our friend, Sue, was murdered on Paul’s Island. After we returned from the island we had never heard from Nadia again. It was great seeing her this time, even under the not too happy circumstances.

  Hope you enjoy reading another journey in the life of Kit and Kat which I call . . .

  P.O. BOX HONOLULU, HAWAII

  Chapter 1

  We arrived in Hawaii a few days before starting work on the blackmail case for Mrs. Anita Sinclair, and decided to take those days enjoying the beautiful beach of Waikiki. We checked in at the Palace Hotel, unpacked, put our bathing suits on and headed for the beach. We were staying at the Sea Towers and had a great view of the ocean. It was a beautiful day, just as one expects when vacationing in Hawaii.

  After an hour taking in all of the sun’s rays, Kat said, “We’d better go to the pool and get under one of the cabanas. We don’t want too much sun on our first day here.”

  While getting up, Kat glanced down the beach and said excitedly, “Look, Kit. Isn’t that Nadia walking along the shoreline?”

  When I agreed that it certainly looked like Nadia, Kat ran down the beach toward her. I had told Kat to wait until the woman got closer, but she couldn’t contain herself. It had been a few ye
ars since we had last seen Nadia. She had just disappeared from our group. No one has heard from her from the moment we all got off the plane after our friend, Sue, was murdered on Paul’s Island.

  As I watched Kat, I knew it must be Nadia. They were hugging and laughing, and it looked like the two women were wiping tears from their eyes.

  As they walked toward where I was standing, I waved and they both waved back. Nadia gave me a great big hug and then her tears became little sobs. I knew it wasn’t from seeing me. I looked over at Kat and she shrugged her shoulders, indicating she didn’t know why either.

  Between the tears and sobs, Nadia told us that she was engaged and now her fiancé was missing. I suggested we go over to the hotel and get a cup of coffee so she could tell us all about it.

  Nadia controlled her crying and began to tell us what she knew about her fiancé’s disappearance.

  “I met him a year ago today. His name is Nick. Nick Lang. We hit if off really well, fell in love and got engaged six months ago. I’ve reported to the police that Nick was missing, but they’re telling me that he most likely went to the Mainland and changed his mind about marrying me. In my heart I know this is not what happened. Nick loves me and our relationship has been great. Oh, we may have had a few little disagreements, but nothing big. I know he would never just leave me without a word.”

  I interrupted, “When did you see your fiancé last?”

  “Two weeks ago yesterday. I took him to the airport. He was going to the Kona side of the Big Island for business.”