Summer of the Big Bachi - Naomi Hirahara

Naomi Hirahara is a freelance writer and journalist who served for several years as an editor of The Rafu Shimpo , the largest Japanese American daily newspaper. She is the author of two previous Mas Arai mysteries, Gasa-Gasa Girl and Summer of the Big Bachi , named one of The Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2004 by the Chicago Tribune and a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2004 pick.