Snakeskin Shamisen (Mas Arai)

Snakeskin Shamisen (Mas Arai)

From Summer of the Big Bachi to Gasa-Gasa Girl, Naomi Hiraharaâ€™s acclaimed novels have featured one of mystery fictionâ€™s most unique heroes: Mas Arai, a curmudgeonly L.A. gardener, Hiroshima survivor, and inveterate gambler.

Few things get Mas more excited than gambling, so when he hears about a $500,000 winâ€“from a novelty slot machine!â€“heâ€™s torn between admiration and derision. But the stakes are quickly raised when the winner, a friend of Masâ€™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 elseâ€™s business, but at G.I.â€™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 crimeâ€¦and suddenly finds himself caught up in a dark mystery that reaches from the islands of Okinawa to the streets of L.A.â€“a world of heartbreaking memories, deception, and murder.
Country USA
Brand Delta
Manufacturer Delta
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0385339615_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2006-04-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385339612

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