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The Pearl Diver is the 7th in the Rei Shimura series by Sujata Massey. It has dropped to £2.99 at Kindle UK. I quite liked this series back in DTB days, and apparently some other folks did too - many of the titles have won/been nominated for various awards. £2.99 is not great for old backlist, but WTH...

link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pearl-Diver...dp/B007SNJEOU/

Spoiler:

The seventh book in Sujata Massey's Agatha and Macavity Award–winning mystery series is a witty, suspenseful story that takes its young sleuth into the Washington DC restaurant world.

A dazzling engagement ring and the promise of a fresh start bring antiques dealer and sometime sleuth Rei Shimura to Washington, DC. But just as she's starting to settle down –catching up with a long–lost cousin and undertaking a lucrative commission furnishing a trendy Japanese restaurant nearby – things begin to go haywire. First, her cousin vanishes from the restaurant's opening–night party, and then Rei is drafted to help find a Japanese war bride who disappeared 30 years earlier.

The search for both missing women becomes suspiciously linked, and along the way, Rei faces truths about herself that may change her destiny – if she lives long enough.

Two other titles in this series are at £2.49 right now as well:
The Bride's Kimono, #5: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brides-Kimo...dp/B007SNHQVS/
The Samurai's Daughter, #6: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samurais-Da...dp/B007SNJG52/