Reseña del editor:
When a devastating earthquake rocks Japan's northeast coast, a tsunami follows and Rei Shimura is drawn into her most rugged adventure yet. The mystery begins with an SOS from Rei's friend, the antiques dealer, Yasushi Ishida, who's trapped among the displaced, injured and dead on the Tohoku coast. Rei rushes from Honolulu to Tokyo and discovers that Ishida-san's dog has been abandoned and the shop may have been burglarized. She takes the dog, Hachiko, with her on volunteer bus to the ravaged town of Sugihama. But Mr. Ishida's got more work for her. He's lost contact with his antiques apprentice, Mayumi, and is frantic with worry. He won't leave Sugihama without knowing the fate of the troubled 19-year-old girl from a famous lacquer-making family. Calling on disaster survivors and volunteers--and her own knowledge of Japanese manners and history--Rei investigates the suspicious journey. From Sugihama's muddy shops and shelters to the buzzing bars and bathhouses of Tokyo, it's a suspenseful journey. But as Rei draws closer to the truth, she realizes that she's being stalked. Who is following her--and can she survive the wave of danger she never saw coming? PRAISE FOR THE REI SHIMURA MYSTERIES "An appealing protagonist and memorable supporting characters blend smoothly with lessons in Hawaiian and Japanese history in a tale sure to win new readers for this series."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on SHIMURA TROUBLE "Massey builds the bridge between mystery fiction and mainstream women's fiction . . . a lively, intuitive view of contrasting societies and a young woman trying to find her place in the world."--FORT LAUDERDALE SUN SENTINEL on THE TYPHOON LOVER "A gifted storyteller who delivers strong characters, a tight plot and an inside view of Japan and its culture."--USA TODAY on ZEN ATTITUDE "A totally captivating experience. A unique plot, exceptional protagonist, and some subtle cultural lessons are as beautifully arranged as a vase of cherry blossoms."--BOOKLIST on THE FLOWER MASTER "One can just about feel the cold draft blowing through the traditional house as Massey walks us through a foreign culture. Her description of the Tokyo that tourists don't see is intriguing, and her explanation of Japanese ways are enlightening and entertaining."--WASHINGTON TIMES "A nearly pitch-perfect voice in modern-day Japan."--THE JAPAN TIMES
Biografía del autor:
Sujata Massey has been called "a gifted storyteller" by USA TODAY and praised by the FORT LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL for "building the bridge between mystery fiction and mainstream women's fiction." She's won the Agatha and Macavity awards for mystery fiction and been a finalist for the Edgar, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark prizes. Her books are published in 18 countries. Sujata Banerjee Massey was born in England to parents from India and Germany. She grew up mostly in the United States and earned a BA in writing seminars at the Johns Hopkins University. After that, she worked as a reporter on the features desk for the Baltimore Evening Sun newspaper for 5 years before moving to Japan. Tokyo--and the nearby suburbs where Sujata once lived--form most of the settings of her well-known Rei Shimura mysteries featuring a young Japanese-American heroine. The first book in the Rei series is THE SALARYMAN'S WIFE, and the eleventh is THE KIZUNA COAST. Sujata also writes historical fiction set in India. THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY is a sprawling saga about a young Bengali woman in late British-colonial India. THE AYAH'S TALE is a novella about a young Indian nanny caring for British children in 1920s Bengal. Sujata lives with her family in Baltimore, Maryland, where she continues writing Rei books as well as Indian historicals. Readers wanting news of upcoming books and special promotions may join her free mailing list, Asiafile, with signup available at http://sujatamassey.com.
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