Naomi hirahara born 1962 is an american writer and journalist. With internment camps and hiroshima as persistent backdrop, the watsonville landscape and 21st century controversies about how our food is produced and by whom show us again that love and pain do, indeed, have an. The series most compelling and evocative mystery yet is. Curmudgeonly japanese american gardener and unwitting detective mas arai is back in this fifth in the edgar awardwinning series. Mas has to figure out what happened, keep himself safe, and uncover the mystery of the strawberry yellow blight and a new strawberry varietal so important that it could be inspiring a murderer. She is currently a writer of both fiction and nonfiction works and the edgar awardwinning mas arai mystery series.
Strawberry yellow mas arai, book 5 by naomi hirahara. In strawberry yellow, mas arai returns to the california strawberry farms of his youth and encounters family intrigue, gmo protests, danger, and murder. Mar 24, 20 naomi hirahara will sign and discuss her newest book, strawberry yellow prospect park. All of the books are a pleasure to read they benefit from hirahara s early career as a journalist and they inform audiences of the subtleties of japanese. Naomi hirahara is an american author and creator of the edgar awardwinning mas arai mystery series of books as well as the officer ellie rush series. In strawberry yellow, naomi hirahara continues to plumb the history of japanese americans in california in its full complexity.
In strawberry yellow, he returns to the strawberry farms of his youth and curmudgeonly japanese american gardener and unwitting detective mas arai is back in this fifth in the edgar awardwinning series. She also has penned a middlegrade novel, 1001 cranes, which was chosen as an honor book for the youth literat. The third mas arai book was followed by blood hina, strawberry yellow, sayonara slam and hiroshima boy, all currently published by prospect park books. See the complete mas arai series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. For naomi hirahara, the writing of strawberry yellow became a journey into her past as well because of her own personal ties to the setting of the novel. Snakeskin shamisen, blood hina and strawberry yellow. Naomi hirahara has created a memorable protagonist unlike any other.
Naomi hirahara, born and raised in southern california, is the edgar awardwinning author of the mas arai mystery series, which features a japanese american gardener and atomicbomb survivor who solves crimes summer of the big bachi, gasagasa girl, snakeskin shamisen, blood hina and strawberry yellow. Nina revoyr, author of lost canyon, southland, and wingshooters. In strawberry yellow, he returns to the strawberry farms of his youth and curmudgeonly japanese american gardener and unwitting detective mas arai is back in this fifth in the. Hiroshima boy a mas arai mystery march 2018 paperback isbn 9781945551086.
In a recent interview, hirahara reminisced about her memories of watsonville. It is a member of the american association of publishers, publishers association of the west, the international association of culinary professionals, and the council of literary magazines and presses. Main character is curmudgeonly kibei gardener time. The series most compelling and evocative mystery yet is set in the strawberry fields of watsonville, california, where young mas first arrived as a hiroshima survivor in the 1940s. A mas arai mystery the mas arai mystery series 9781938849022. In strawberry yellow he returns to the strawberry farms of his youth and encounters family intrigue, danger, and murder. Shes very active in the japanese american community in california and is a past president of the southern california chapter of the mystery writers of ameri. Naomi hirahara mas arai returns for his fifth mystery by getting entangled in a family reunion murder in californias strawberry fields.
See all books authored by naomi hirahara, including summer of the big bachi, and snakeskin shamisen, and more on. She was born in pasadena, california in 1962 and attended elementary school in altadena, later on, graduated from stanford university with a bachelors degree in international relations with her focus being africa. Strawberry yellow by naomi hirahara is the fifth book in the mas arai traditional mystery series available march 5, 20. Author naomi hirahara talks about her latest book strawberry yellow at the festival of books. Family turmoil draws an elderly parttime california sleuth back into action and triggers a sometimesuncomfortable trip down memory lane. In the most recent installment before strawberry yellow, blood hina, mas follows clues from the theft of antique japanese dolls which causes his best friend to cancel his wedding. Naomi hirahara is the edgar awardwinning and anthony and macavity awardnominated author of the mas arai mystery series, including strawberry yellow, snakeskin shamisen, gasagasa girl, and summer of the big bachi. Naomi hirahara audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read strawberry yellow. In this fourth installment of naomi hirahara s highly acclaimed mas arai mystery series, mas best friend haruo is getting married and mas has grudgingly agreed to serve as best man. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Naomi hirahara discusses and signs strawberry yellow. Author naomi hirahara writes the mas arai series, which is from the genres of mystery and thriller. Author naomi hiraharas complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Written with heart, depth, and pace, hiraharas sixth case strawberry yellow, 20, etc. Naomi was born in pasadena, california to japanese parents. Naomi hirahara, author of mas arai mystery novels, comes. Prospect park books trade paperback and ebook via consortium, september 20 isbn 9781938849190. Strawberry yellow by naomi hirahara strawberry yellow prospect park books trade.
Naomi hirahara author naomi hirahara is an engaging speaker whos always a hit at bookstore and mystery events. Naomi hirahara, author of summer of the big bachi, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. Naomi hirahara discusses and signs strawberry yellow vroman. Iced in paradise a leilani santiago hawaii mystery coming september 2019 paperback isbn 9781945551598 ebook isbn 9781945551604. Mar 01, 20 strawberry yellow by naomi hirahara is the fifth book in the mas arai traditional mystery series available march 5, 20. Naomi hirahara is an engaging speaker whos always a hit at bookstore and mystery events.
In strawberry yellow, he returns to the strawberry farms of his youth and encounters family intrigue, danger, and murder. I ended up reading all seven because the series is. Strawberry yellow ebook by naomi hirahara rakuten kobo. In strawberry yellow, he returns to the strawberry farms of his youth and. A brilliant, unique addition to mystery fiction from the very beginning, his character has straddled time, place, and culture, with roots in one of the most terrible acts of violence war has ever inflicted upon humanity. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Hiroshima boy and strawberry yellow are each on sale for one day. Naomi hirahara is the edgar awardwinning author of the mas arai mystery series. The first book in naomis new mystery series for berkley prime crime featuring a 23yearold lapd bicycle cop, murder on bamboo lane, was released in april 2014. But the apparent murder of an antigmo activist and the suggestion by his widow that the deceased. Trade paperback and new ebook version were released in 20 by prospect park books, the publisher of the fifth installment, strawberry yellow.
Naomi hirahara will sign and discuss her newest book, strawberry yellow prospect park. The mas arai book series by naomi hirahara includes books summer of the big bachi, gasagasa girl, snakeskin shamisen, and several more. Strawberry yellow book snoisle libraries bibliocommons. Edgar awardwinning author of the mas arai, ellie rush and leilani santiago mysteries, historical nonfiction, middlegrade books and noir short. Naomi hirahara if you havent read the final mas arai mystery or the one set in watsonville, california, heres your chance. Her books have earned such honors as the chicago tribune s ten best mysteries and thrillers and publishers weekly best book of the year. Naomi hirahara, born and raised in southern california, is the edgar awardwinning author of the mas arai mystery series, which features a japanese american gardener and atomicbomb survivor who solves crimes. The fifth book, strawberry yellow, is a biothriller, and the final book of the series, hiroshima boy, is an island mystery. Author naomi hirahara has created a memorable protagonist unlike any other. The seventh and final mas arai mystery, hiroshima boy, was nominated for an edgar award in the category of best paperback original, an anthony and a macavity. In this fourth installment of naomi hiraharas highly acclaimed mas arai mystery series, mas best friend haruo is getting married and mas has grudgingly agreed to serve as best man. Naomi built up a solid reputation as a nonfiction book author before delving into fiction. Strawberry yellow a mas arai mystery by naomi hirahara. Strawberry yellow japanese american national museum store.
The seventh and final mas arai mystery, hiroshima boy, was nominated for an edgar award in the category. All of the books are a pleasure to read they benefit from hiraharas early career as a journalist and they inform audiences of the subtleties of japanese. Discover book depositorys huge selection of naomi hirahara books online. She edited the largest japaneseamerican daily newspaper, the rafu shimpo for several years.
Naomi hirahara on her japanese american sleuth, mas arai video. Strawberry yellow by naomi hirahara overdrive rakuten. Naomi hirahara, author of mas arai mystery novels, comes to. The fourth installment of the mas arai mystery series and the precursor to strawberry yellow, blood hina is now in paperback for the first time. Strawberry yellow is another outstanding chapter in an edgaraward winning series marked by a shrewd sense of character and a. Naomi hirahara is an awardwinning american author of general fiction, history, children, and mystery books.
Mas arai became the featured character in gasa gasa girl, snakeskin shamishen, blood hina and strawberry yellow. Mas arai, the star of the series, is a japaneseamerican survivor of hiroshima. Strawberry yellow paperback a mas arai mystery mas arai mysteries by naomi hirahara. Naomi hirahara books list of books by author naomi hirahara. Curmudgeonly japanese american gardener and unwitting detective. In strawberry yellow, he returns to the strawberry. The fifth book in naomi hiraharas mas arai mysteries series finds the kibei gardener back in his hometown of watsonville for the funeral of a relative. Mas arai the main character has a daughter mari who he never has time for even though he was trying to find for them by concentrating on work. She was born in pasadena, california in 1962 and attended elementary school in altadena, later on, graduated from stanford university with a bachelors degree. Gasagasa girl is the second book in the mas arai mystery series by naomi hirahara. Nominated also for macavity and anthony awards, the novels in the series include summer of the big bachi, gasagasa girl, snakeskin shamisen, and blood hina.
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