Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Tattoo | 1999 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
| 2 | The Queen of Tears | 2001 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
| 3 | Bolohead Row | 2005 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
| 4 | Mililani Mauka | 2009 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
| 5 | Boi No Good | 2012 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
| 6 | Red Headed Hawaiian | 2014 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
| 7 | Yakudoshi: Age of Calamity | 2016 | Chris McKinney | Buy |
Chris McKinney’s standalone novels are set in Hawaii and deal with race, class, family, and identity on the islands. These books are not connected by shared characters or plotlines, but they share a common setting and a raw, honest tone.
The Tattoo (1999) and The Queen of Tears (2001) established McKinney as a distinctive voice in Hawaiian literature. Later novels like Boi No Good (2012) and Yakudoshi: Age of Calamity (2016) continued to examine the lives of locals navigating a place that outsiders often see only as a vacation destination.