Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers | 2018 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 2 | The Lieutenant’s Nurse | 2019 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 3 | Red Sky Over Hawaii | 2020 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 4 | Radar Girls | 2021 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 5 | The Codebreaker’s Secret | 2022 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 6 | The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West | 2024 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 7 | The Maui Effect | 2024 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 8 | The Guest in Room 120 | 2025 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
| 9 | The Shark House | 2026 | Sara Ackerman | Buy |
Sara Ackerman’s nine standalone novels span more than a century of Hawaiian history. Her first five books center on World War II: Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers follows a mother running a pie stand near a military base on the Big Island, The Lieutenant’s Nurse drops an army nurse into the chaos of Pearl Harbor, Red Sky Over Hawaii depicts a woman sheltering internees near Kilauea, Radar Girls dramatizes the real Women’s Air Raid Defense program, and The Codebreaker’s Secret follows a codebreaker at Station HYPO.
Her later novels reach beyond WWII. The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West reimagines the 1927 Dole Air Race, The Guest in Room 120 investigates a real historical mystery at Honolulu’s Moana Hotel, and The Maui Effect and The Shark House move into contemporary Hawaii with stories about environmental conservation and marine research.