Read Series: Rei Shimura
by Author Sujata Massey
The Typhoon Lover (2006)
This is a later book in the series of Rei, a Japanese American, antique buyer and dealer, who has on and off again affairs with Hugh, a Scotsman, and Takei, a independently wealthy Japanese flower arranger, both highly attractive. The plot is a bit improbable; the CIA wants Rei to go to Japan, wh...
The Salaryman's Wife (2000)
It's an interesting, but ultimately condescending and stereotypical mystery set partly in the Japanese Alps, and partly in Tokyo. The main character, Rei Shimura, comes from a wealthy Japanese-American family, and for reasons I couldn't really comprehend, leads a pretty miserable life in Tokyo as...
Girl in a Box (2006)
"It's taken me almost a whole lifetime to become a decent liar." Award-winning author Sujata Massey is back with a delicious blend of mystery and contemporary women's fiction, and in Girl in a Box, Japanese-American sleuth Rei Shimura is on her most dangerous outing yet. Chronically underemploy...
The Pearl Diver (2005)
Another enjoyable book from the Rei Shimura mysteries.The main problem I have with this book is that it's not set in Japan like in previous books, which is one of the chief reasons I began reading this series in the first place. It isn't fair to say this book is bad for that reason, but it is jus...
The Floating Girl (2000)
Set in the early 2000s, the series is about Rei Shimura, an antique dealer, who finds herself involving in various mysteries having emigrated to Tokyo. The novel was introduced to me by a friend as dealing with the manga industry in Japan and it piqued my interest. It is told in an outsider narra...
The Bride's Kimono (2002)
Die Halbjapanerin Rei Shimura bringt als Kurierin wertvolle Kimono von Tokyo nach Washington. Kurz nach der Ankunft verschwindet eines der kostbarsten Stücke und wenig später wird Reis Sitznachbarin im Flugzeug, die im selben Hotel nächtigte, tot aufgefunden. Doch nicht genug der Komplikationen: ...
The Samurai's Daughter (2004)
This mystery is one of a series which features a Japanese-American antiques dealer, Rei Shimura. I loved the concept, but the execution was a little rough. Rei took too many risks and found clues a little too easily.The story starts in San Francisco where she is staying with her family and resear...
Zen Attitude (2005)
It's Tough to Keep Cool When the Heat Is On Japanese-American Rei Shimura finally has a life to be proud of in Tokyo: running her own antiques business and living with her Scottish lawyer boyfreind. But when Rei overpays for a beautiful chest of drawers, she's in for the worst deal of her life. ...