The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura, book 1) by Sujata Massey

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The Salaryman's Wife (1999)
(The first book in the Rei Shimura series)
A novel by Sujata Massey

"When a wealthy tourist is murdered at a hotel in the Japanese Alps, Rei Shimura, an American whose father is Japanese, is drawn into the case. Rei is a wonderful character, sympathetic to both halves of her ancestry and a splendid addition to the world of fictional sleuths. The book is a magic carpet to the Japanese Alps, and serves up murder as well. Great reading!"
Barbara D'Amato

"Sujata Massey blasts her way into fiction with The Salaryman's Wife, a novel chronicling life and death in Generation X Tokyo. A cross-cultural mystery of manners with a decidedly sexy edge."
Janet Evanovich

"A terrific debut, crafted with surprising twists and turns and steeped in the flavor of contemporary Japan. Writing in a style as smart and snappy as her heroine, Sujata Massey brings a fresh perspective to the traditional mystery. Readers are in for a real treat."
Jonnie Jacobs

"A witty, perceptive take on how contemporary society clashes with traditional culture in modern Japan. Rei Shimura, the irreverent, likable Japanese-American heroine, straddles East and West with aplomb. I enjoyed her adventures and hope there will be more of them."
Laura Joh Rowland

During a sightseeing trip, Rei Shimura, a young Japanese-American English teacher living in Tokyo, stumbles upon the body of the wife of a powerful businessman and turns sleuth to solve the crime, crashing a funeral, masquerading as a bar girl, and pursued by police in her search for clues.

Genre: Mystery

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Paperback Editions

July 1997 : Mass Market Paperback

Title: The Salaryman's Wife
Author(s):: Sujata Massey
ISBN: 0061044431 / 9780061044434 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperTorch
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