{"product_id":"snakeskin-shamisen-paperback","title":"Snakeskin Shamisen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi Hirahara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cb\u003eSummer of the Big Bachi\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eGasa-Gasa Girl\u003c\/b\u003e, Naomi Hirahara's acclaimed novels have featured one of mystery fiction's most unique heroes: Mas Arai, a curmudgeonly L.A. gardener, Hiroshima survivor, and inveterate gambler. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew things get Mas more excited than gambling, so when he hears about a $500,000 win-from a novelty slot machine -he's torn between admiration and derision. But the stakes are quickly raised when the winner, a friend of Mas's pal G. I. Hasuike, is found stabbed to death just days later. The last thing Mas wants to do is stick his nose in someone else's business, but at G.I.'s prodding he reluctantly agrees to follow the trail of a battered snakeskin shamisen (a traditional Okinawan musical instrument) left at the scene of the crime...and suddenly finds himself caught up in a dark mystery that reaches from the islands of Okinawa to the streets of L.A.-a world of heartbreaking memories, deception, and murder.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Hirahara is a freelance writer and journalist who served for several years as an editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Rafu Shimpo\u003c\/i\u003e, the largest Japanese American daily newspaper. She is the author of two previous Mas Arai mysteries, \u003cb\u003eGasa-Gasa Girl\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSummer of the Big Bachi\u003c\/b\u003e, named one of \"The Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2004\" by the Chicago Tribune and a Publishers Weekly \"Best Books of 2004\" pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.98 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anthony Awards (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751844118816,"sku":"9780385339612","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c1f5fa19cda3df885181f62c945a327.webp?v=1779981649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/snakeskin-shamisen-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}