Sujata Massey

Sujata Massey, born Banerjee (born 1964 Sussex, England) is an American crime writer. At the age of five, she emigrated with her parents - her father is from India and her mother from Germany - from England. From 1991 to 1993 she lived in Japan. She currently lives in Baltimore ..

In 1997, she published the first part of a series of detective novels. These revolve around Rei Shimura, a half-Japanese from California, and play mostly in Japan.

The first novel, The Salaryman 's Wife ( The German dead in the bath house ) was honored in 1997 with the Agatha Award for " Best First Mystery Novel ", and The Flower Master ( bitter almond blossoms ) in 2000 with the Macavity Award.

On your official website Sujata Massey has announced that the book "Burning Hibiscus" ( " Shimura Trouble" ) the last publication of the Rei Shimura series is. She now wants to write a historical novel about ancient India.

Works (selection)

• The dead in the bath house. Novel ("The Salaryman 's Wife "). 6th Ed Piper, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-23062-9.
• Refuge in the Teahouse. Roman ( " Zen Attitude "). 4th Ed Piper, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-492-23556-3.
• Bitter almond blossoms. Roman ( " The Flower Master" ). 5th ed Piper, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-23864-9.
• Deadly manga. Roman ( " The Floating Girl"). 3rd Ed Piper, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-24168-7.
• The bridal kimono. Detective novel ( " The Bride's Kimono" ). Piper, Munich, 2006, ISBN 978-3-492-24687-3.
• The daughter of the samurai. Detective novel ( " The Samurai 's Daughter "). Piper, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-492-25125-9.
• Japanese pearls. Detective novel ("The Pearl Diver "). Piper, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-25057-3.
• The Japanese lover. Detective novel ("The Typhoon Lover" ). Neuausg. Piper, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-492-25365-9.
• The dead man in the Sumida. Detective novel ( "Girl in a Box" ). Neuausg. Piper, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-25896-8.
• Burning hibiscus. Detective novel ( " Shimura Trouble" ). Piper, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-25767-1.