{"product_id":"the-salarymans-wife-9780061044434","title":"The Salaryman's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Agatha Award.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Sujata Massey blasts her way into fiction with \u003cem\u003eThe Salaryman's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, a cross-cultural mystery of manners with a decidedly sexy edge.\"-- Janet Evanonich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese-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.) She's determined to make it on her own. Her independence is threatened however, when a getaway to an ancient castle town is marred by murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRei is the first to find the beautiful wife of a high-powered businessman, dead in the snow. Taking charge, as usual, Rei searches for clues by crashing a funeral, posing as a bar-girl, and somehow ending up pursued by police and paparazzi alike. In the meantime, she attempts to piece together a strange, ever-changing puzzle--one that is built on lies and held together by years of sex and deception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first installment in the Rei Shimura series, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Salaryman's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting tale of death, love, and sex, told in a unique cross-cultural voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sujata Massey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperTorch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70h x 4.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061044434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Macavity Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Agatha Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMassey, Sujata:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSujata Massey was a reporter for the \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Evening Sun\u003c\/em\u003e and spent several years in Japan teaching English and studying Japanese. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Salaryman's Wife, Zen Attitude, The Flower Master, The Floating Girl, The Bride's Kimono, The Samurai's Daughter, The Pearl Diver, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Typhoon Lover\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Minneapolis. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperTorch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110643597427,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":10.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c7536ae9-9bdf-43cb-9e59-e2e1e2b8bef3.jpg?v=1748983279","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-salarymans-wife-9780061044434","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}