Midnight, Water City
Long known for his gritty local-to-the-bone stories of the collision between Hawai‘i's dispossessed and its cynical powers that be, McKinney returns after the drug-fueled Yakadoshi Age of Calamity with his first sci-fi novel and first original book by a Mainland publishing house: renowned indie Soho Press.
But while Midnight, Water City may be set in the far future, there's a definite Hawai‘i vibe and a unique mix of dystopia and utopia that will feel familiar. And, of course, a bitterly disillusioned private detective with blood on his hands and a mind-bending crime on his mind: solving the murder of the scientist who saved Earth.
Acclaimed by Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. Due in mid-July. Order now.
Look for the forthcoming excerpt in The Hawai‘i Review of Books.
Banner image by Cheng Feng.
Chris McKinney was born in Honolulu and grew up in Kahalu‘u on the island of O‘ahu. He is the author of six novels, The Tattoo, The Queen of Tears, Bolohead Row, Mililani Mauka, Boi No Good, and Yakudoshi: Age of Calamity. His seventh novel, Midnight, Water City, was released by Soho Press and distributed by Random House in July 2021. Chris has written two feature film screenplays, Paradise Broken (nominated for best film at the Los Angeles Pacific Film Festival), and Haole, which he co-executive produced (currently available on Prime Video). He has also written two short films, "The Back Door" and "Calamity," which he also co-produced.
In 2011, Chris was appointed Visiting Distinguished Writer at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Over the years, he has won one Elliot Cades Award and seven Kapalapala Po‘okela Awards. His first novel, The Tattoo, represents Hawai‘i on Quiklit's 50 States, 50 Novels: A Literary Tour of the United States.
