The Floating Girl: A Rei Shimura Mystery (Rei Shimura Mysteries Book 4)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KN0IWZC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 164 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rei, a young American antiques dealer, thinks writing a magazine column on the history of Japanese comic books will boost her reputation. But will she get the story before the killer gets her?An edgy, sexy mystery with a strong undercurrent of humor, The Floating Girl was a Booklist Editor's Choice and finalist for Agatha Award for Best Mystery of 2000.. But when one of the comic's young creators is killed, Rei is drawn into Japan's youth underground. She floats through strip clubs, anime shops and coffeehouses, and ultimately, into the Pacific Ocean itself. During a weekend at her boyfriend Takeo's beachside house, she fixes on the perfect subject: an exquisite modern comic that reveals the disturbing social milieu of pre-World War II Japan. Comics, beaches, and college kids collide in Rei Shimura's fourth Tokyo mystery
The newspaper asks Rika Fuchida, an ambitious student intern, to assist her, but Shimura prefers the assistance of her new boyfriend, Takeo Kayama. Rei Shimura is a Japanese-American antiques dealer who, looking to supplement her income, has begun writing a column for the Gaijin Times, Tokyo's English-language newspaper. From Publishers Weekly Novelist and former Baltimore Evening Sun reporter Massey (The Salaryman's Wife) takes readers on a thoughtful tour of contemporary Japanese youth culture in this accomplished murder mystery. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Things begin to get sha
. Sujata Massey was born in England to parents from India and Germany.She studied writing at Johns Hopkins University and worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun before moving to Japan, whre she taught English and began writing mystery fiction.The Rei Shimura series starts with The Salaryman's Wife, which won the Agatha Award for best first novel of 1997, and continues with Zen Attitude, and Edgar a
Marc Ruby™ said Manga and Mystery. On the prowl as usual for a new mystery writer to read, I noticed that Sujata Massey's "The Floating Girl" was out in paperback and decided to try it. This novel is not Massey's first in the series (The Salaryman's Wife, Zen Attitude and The Flower Master precede it) but I had no trouble starting in with the story. The author provides just enough continuity to satisfy the reader's curiosity.I've been a fan of mystery stories set in Japan for years, but most that I've read have been set in historical Japan. Modern Japanese mystery fiction is . Light holiday read Good light read and interesting perspective of modern Japanese society.. A Customer said Massey knows how to write an original and exciting mystery. Japanese-American Rei Shimura leaves her San Francisco home where her family lives to immigrate to Japan. She hopes to find work as a museum curator. Though she speaks the language fluently and has family in the country, Rei learns that it is almost impossible for foreigners to attain a decent job. Determined to remain in her the country of her ancestors, Rei opens up an antique business. She scouts flea markets and estate sales for merchandise to sell to foreigners interested in Japanese antiquities. Rei supplements her income by writing ar