Snakeskin Shamisen (Paperback)
| Author: Naomi Hirahara |
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Publish Date: 4/25/2006
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(in Inches) 8.25H x 5.25L x 0.5T
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| When a close friend is found murdered shortly after winning a half-million dollars from a novelty slot machine, Japanese-American gardener Mas Arai discovers that a snakeskin shamisen, a traditional Okinawa musical instrument, could hold a clue to the killers identity and follows a trail that leads from the streets of L.A. to Okinawa in pursuit of the truth. Original. 20,000 first printing. *Author: Hirahara, Naomi *Publication Date: 2006/04/25 *Number of Pages: 255 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 0.50 *Width: 5.25 *Height: 8.25 |
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When a close friend is found murdered shortly after winning a half-million dollars from a novelty slot machine, Japanese-American gardener Mas Arai discovers that a snakeskin shamisen, a traditional Okinawa musical instrument, could hold a clue to the killer's identity and follows a trail that leads from the streets of L.A. to Okinawa in pursuit of the truth. |
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In his third mystery, the cantankerous elderly Japanese-American gardener Mas Arai seeks to prove a friend innocent of murder. After Randy Yamashiro wins a half-million dollars on a Spam-themed slot machine in Las Vegas, he holds a Torrance, California, luncheon in his friend George "G.I." Hasuike's honor, believing that G.I., who witnessed the win, brought him good luck. But Randy's luck runs out quickly; after a fight with G.I. at the luncheon, he turns up dead. Mas Arai, a close friend of G.I. and a reluctant guest at the luncheon, investigates the murder at the behest of G.I.'s fiancée, Juanita
In his third mystery, the cantankerous elderly Japanese-American gardener Mas Arai seeks to prove a friend innocent of murder. After Randy Yamashiro wins a half-million dollars on a Spam-themed slot machine in Las Vegas, he holds a Torrance, California, luncheon in his friend George "G.I." Hasuike's honor, believing that G.I., who witnessed the win, brought him good luck. But Randy's luck runs out quickly; after a fight with G.I. at the luncheon, he turns up dead. Mas Arai, a close friend of G.I. and a reluctant guest at the luncheon, investigates the murder at the behest of G.I.'s fiancée, Juanita
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"Hirahara's sharp ear for dialogue and keen sense of place mark this as a superior read, but it's her intimate view of the Japanese-American community and her wry portrait of the endearing Mas, with his fondness for gambling and Spam, that really make this series stand out."
03/13/2006
"Hirahara's complex and compassionate portrait of a contemporary American subculture enhances her mystery, and vice versa."
03/01/2006
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