Bio
Neil Plakcy is the author of the Mahu mystery series, about openly gay Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa'aka. They are: Mahu, Mahu Surfer, Mahu Fire, Mahu Vice, Mahu Men, Mahu Blood and Zero Break (2012).

He also writes the Have Body, Will Guard adventure romance series, Three Wrong Turns in the Desert, Dancing with the Tide, Teach Me Tonight and Olives for the Stranger (2012).

His other books are the Golden Retriever Mysteries In Dog We Trust, The Kingdom of Dog, and Dog Helps Those (2012) as well as the novels GayLife.com, Mi Amor, The Russian Boy and The Outhouse Gang and and the novella The Guardian Angel of South Beach.

He edited Paws & Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog and the gay erotic anthologies Hard Hats, Surfer Boys, Skater Boys, Model Men, The Handsome Prince, and Sexy Sailors (2012). His erotic stories have been collected in four Kindle editions: Tough Guy Erotica, Romantic Erotica, Three Lambs: Erotic Tales of a Gay Frat, and Pledge Class and Other College Boy Erotica.

Plakcy is a journalist and book reviewer as well as an assistant professor of English at Broward College's south campus in Pembroke Pines. He is president of the Florida chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
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MAHU FIRE wins the Hawaii Five-O; a finalist for the Lambda Award
There are three big fan conventions in the mystery world, and one of them is Left Coast Crime. It's volunteer-run and moves around from city to city each year. And each year, they give out awards-- for best humorous mystery and best historical mystery. They also give a special award each year, decided by the convention organizers.

In 2009, LCC took place in Waikoloa, on the big island of Hawaii. So they decided to give an award for best police procedural mystery, named in honor of Hawaii Five-O. MAHU FIRE won!
My books have also been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for best gay men's mystery. MAHU FIRE made the short list in 2009, and MAHU SURFER did the same in 2008.