Mas Arai Snakeskin Shamisen, Book 3, (Paperback)

from nmele

The dialect spoken by Mas Arai, the unlikely detective in this novel and series, made me cringe--I never have liked any author's use of dialect, and in this case Arai is a striking enough character not to need the distinguishing feature of accented English. Apart from that, this is a fascinating ...

from danhammang

First class, nuanced characters playing out against wide ranging Southern California landscape that includes intimate historical background along the way. A believable plot that gives a look into the roots of an enduring part of a cultural microcosm and a glimpse of our own, larger and evolving c...

from Condorena

Japanese Americans are a very unique group. As far as I know they are the only people who have names for the different generations with in their group. The SOB (Straight off the boat) are the Issei, their children the second generation are the Nisei and their grandchildren or third generation are...

from oldbookswine

Excellent mystery and fine historical research makes this a mystery you can't put down.