Wiley's Shuffle

Thick-skinned noir fans will enjoy Lono Waiwaiole's Wiley's Shuffle, his second suspense thriller to feature the eponymous Hawaiian tough guy (after 2003's Wiley's Lament), but others may be put off by the surfeit of degrading violence. Here Wiley rides to the rescue of Miriam, a hooker in thrall to a vicious pimp. The characters' often implausible actions, as well as Miriam's failure to get wise, may cause some head-scratching. Agent, Gina Maccoby.