The first and the fifth book in the Rei Shimura series by Sujata Massey have dropped to $3.99 at Kindle and Kobo US. Not a great price, definitely on the upper edge of what I'll pay for old backlist, but I liked this series in DTB, so thought I'd mention here.
The Salaryman's Wife, #1
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/Salarymans-Wi...dp/B00EXOFE28/
Kobo US:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-salaryman-s-wife
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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 by murder.
Rei 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 manages to piece together a strange, ever-changing puzzle—one that is built on lies and held together by years of sex and deception.
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The Bride's Kimono, #5
Kindle US:
https://www.amazon.com/Brides-Kimono...dp/B007SNHQVS/
Kobo US:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-bride-s-kimono
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Antiques dealer Rei Shimura has managed to snag one of the most lucrative and prestigious jobs of her career: a renowned museum in Washington, D.C., has invited her to exhibit her kimonos and give a lecture on them. Accompanied by a gaggle of Japanese office ladies bent on a week of shopping, Rei lands in the capital. But her big break could ultimately break her. Within hours one of the kimonos is stolen, and then Rei's passport is discovered in a shopping mall dumpster—on the dead body of one of the Japanese tourists. Trouble is only beginning, though, for now Rei's parents have arrived and so has her ex-boyfriend. To track down the kimono and unmask a killer, Rei's got to do some clever juggling, fast talking, and quick sleuthing, or this trip home could be her last.
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