Zen Attitude (The Rei Shimura Series) - Softcover

Sujata Massey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006104444X ISBN 13: 9780061044441

Publisher: HarperTorch, 1998

Synopsis

Rei Shimura, a Japanese-American woman living with her Scottish boyfriend, acquires a beautiful chest of drawers that turns out to be a Pandora's box of mystery, theft, and murder, in the second installment of the series. Original.

About this title

About the Author:

Sujata Massey was a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and spent several years in Japan teaching English and studying Japanese. She is the author of The Salaryman's Wife, Zen Attitude, The Flower Master, The Floating Girl, The Bride's Kimono, The Samurai's Daughter, The Pearl Diver, and The Typhoon Lover. She lives in Minneapolis.

From Publishers Weekly:

Rei Shimura, the Tokyo-based, Japanese-American freelance antiques buyer whom smart mystery fans will remember from The Salaryman's Wife, finds herself the owner of an overpriced, ersatz Edo-period tansu. Bad karma comes with this to-die-for chest of drawers, and Rei becomes, in rapid succession, murder suspect, then murder target. Stuck with bad goods, financial losses and a relationship frayed around the edges, she skips out on her boyfriend and his luxurious lifestyle, and ends up befriended by ex-judo champ Akemi Mihori, who offers her a place to stay on the grounds of the famous Zen temple Horin-ji. Exhausted, scared and a little malnourished, Rei battles growing paranoia that leads her to confuse friend and murderous foe. As with her first novel, Massey manages to combine a very entertaining mystery with lessons in Japanese culture. Caveat lector: Japanese speakers will find clues embedded in characters' names.
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 006104444X
• ISBN 13: 9780061044441
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320