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The Salaryman's Wife - Rei Shimura, Bk 1 Author: Japanese-American Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old English teacher living in one of Tokyo's seediest neighborhoods. She doesn't make much money, but she wouldn't go back home to California even if she had a free ticket (which, thanks to her parents, she does.) Her independence is threatened however, when a getaway to an ancient castle town is marred... more »
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Rei Shimura is a Japanese-American living in Japan. She shifts careers from teaching English to finding (and selling) antiques, and ends up solving mysteries along the way. A popular series, she changes lovers, works on both sides of the Pacific, and tackles incidents as diverse as WWII slave labor and museum exhibits. An easy series to get addicted to ...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
THE SALARYMAN’S WIFE by Sujata Massey: Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old Japanese American English teacher. Her tiny paycheck barely allows her to exist in Tokyo, the world’s most expensive city, but she is determined to not use the plane ticket home to California that her parents have offered. She discovers the body of the wife of a wealthy businessman when she visits the ancient castle town of Shiroyama. Her subsequent involvement (crashing a funeral, posing as a bargirl among other things) angers the conservative police and the local citizenry but she presses on. Interesting character in a very different environment. Although the plot sounds like an Evanovich caper, this is totally different.
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This story has murder,ancient history in the Japanese Alps. Nice reading
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Zoe Lee (zoehunter) - Pleasant Vly, NY reviewed The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
I am so hooked on this amazingly fun series, almost from the first chapter. Rei is smart,funny and exciting to follow, I look forward to the rest of the series.
I found this book to be an excellent mystery, while at the same time learning some new things about Japan. Rei Shimura is a very likeable and interesting character, and now that she has gone from teaching English to dealing in antiques, I think the next book will be even better. Can't wait to read the second one!
Lucille B. (lucibee) - Oroville, CA reviewed The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura, Bk 1) on + 16 more book reviews
I read this because of the reviews it sounded like something that I would enjoy reading. Something interesting about something I didn't know anything about. This was IT, held me spellbound with good descriptions and interesting characters. Throughly enjoyed learning more about Japan while delving into my favorite genre ... the good mystery story.
Looking forward to reading her next book ;o)
Looking forward to reading her next book ;o)
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