Novel "After the Bones" Reimagines Twain's Time in Hawai`i

Honolulu, HI, June 13, 2006 --(PR.com)-- After the Bones, a novel by Mark Hazard Osmun, is being released today by Twelfth Night Press. The novel is a tale of historical intrigue, conspiracy, murder, mysticism and deception centered around a plot to overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy of 1866 and follows the chronology of Mark Twain's visit to the islands during that year. The writing is lyrical and evocative.

In After the Bones, two actors, Mac Ducain and Delaware Flinn, both wrongly implicated in the Lincoln assassination, flee to Hawai`i, hoping to hide in that "foreign kingdom." Instead, they find themselves drawn ever deeper into political conspiracies—manipulated by a master British assassin—as they try to evade American authorities. Influencing the course of events is mana, the mystical strength emanating from the bones of the first King Kamehameha.

After the Bones presents a balanced blend of action, romance, intrigue and the supernatural while probing the human struggle to overcome doubt and distrust and take the proverbial great leap of faith. It also is an homage to a Hawaiian culture struggling for survival then as now.

The novel marks the first partnership between Twelfth Night Press and the rapidly-growing print-on-demand distributor, Lulu.com. AFTER THE BONES is available via two web sites: www.lulu.com/MarkOsmun and www.markosmun.com.

Mark Hazard Osmun is the author of Marley's Ghost, The Honolulu Marathon, and After the Bones.

After the Bones: 363-page trade paperback. ISBN 0-9673079-1-0. Retail: $16.95.

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