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Naomi Hirahara, born and raised in Southern California, is the Edgar Award-winning author of the Mas Arai mystery series, which features a Japanese American gardener and atomic-bomb survivor who solves crimes (SUMMER OF THE BIG BACHI, GASA-GASA GIRL, SNAKESKIN SHAMISEN, BLOOD HINA and STRAWBERRY YELLOW).

MURDER ON BAMBOO LANE, her new mystery series with a female twentysomething LAPD bicycle cop, was released with Berkley Prime Crime in spring 2014. Her next in the series, A GRAVE ON GRAND AVENUE, will be released in April 2015.

She also has penned a middle-grade novel, 1001 CRANES, which was chosen as an Honor Book for the Youth Literature of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in 2009.

A former editor of the largest Japanese American newspaper in the U.S., she also has released a number of nonfiction works. A number of her short stories have been included in various anthologies.
 

Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery, Cozy Mystery, General Fiction
 
Novels
   1001 Cranes (2008)
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Collections
   Shaken (2011) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction show
 
Naomi Hirahara recommends
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Redemption (2023)
(Eva 'Lightning Dance' Duran, book 1)
Deborah J Ledford
"Deborah J. Ledford has artfully woven the voices of multiple characters connected to the Taos Pueblo to create a pattern of stories that illuminate the challenges as well as the enduring power of Native American women. The rhythm of daily life is evident in Ledford's lovely, intimate prose. I eagerly await the new adventures of Eva Duran, who will, no doubt, unearth more mysteries in the buried layers of New Mexico."
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Killing Me (2023)
Michelle Gagnon
"You'll be biting your nails until the very last page! Killing Eve meets Dead to Me - this thriller is a perfect combination of horror, laughter, and sisterhood. Michelle Gagnon has served us a tour de force and I want more."
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Time's Undoing (2023)
Cheryl A Head
"In Time's Undoing, Cheryl Head establishes herself as a literary star. The clarity of her storytelling unravels the hard truths of racism against Black people in this nation, and how the fight against such injustices is a constant, intentional choice. A must-read novel that is sure to be embraced by a wide audience."

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Anthologies containing stories by Naomi Hirahara
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Killin' Time in San Diego (2023)
Bouchercon 2023 Anthology
(Bouchercon Anthology)
edited by
Holly West
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Black Cat Weekly #96 (2023)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 96)

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Awards
Anthony Awards Best Paperback original nominee (2007) : Snakeskin Shamisen
Anthony Awards Best Paperback original nominee (2019) : Hiroshima Boy
Edgar Awards Best Paperback original nominee (2019) : Hiroshima Boy


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