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Title:Strawberry Yellow (Mas Arai #5)
Author:Naomi Hirahara
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Deluxe Edition
Pages:Pages: 256 pages
Published:February 23rd 2013 by Prospect Park Books
Categories:Mystery. Fiction. Cultural. Japan
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Curmudgeonly Japanese American gardener and unwitting detective Mas Arai is back in this fifth in the Edgar Award-winning series. Naomi Hirahara has created a memorable protagonist unlike any other: a Hiroshima survivor, Los Angeles gardener, widower, gambler, grandfather, and solver of crimes. In Strawberry Yellow, he returns to the strawberry farms of his youth and encounters family intrigue, danger, and murder.

The series' most compelling and evocative mystery yet is set in the strawberry fields of Watsonville, California, where young Mas first arrived as a Hiroshima survivor in the 1940s. He returns for the funeral of a cousin and quickly gets entangled in the murder of a young woman. Was his cousin murdered, too? Mas has to figure out what happened, keep himself safe, and uncover the mystery of the Strawberry Yellow blight and a new strawberry varietal so important that it could be inspiring a murderer.

Naomi Hirahara is an engaging speaker who's always a hit at bookstore and mystery events. She's very active in the Japanese American community in California and is a past president of the southern California chapter of the Mystery Writers of America. She won the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original Mystery for Snakeskin Shamisen, the third in the Mas Arai series.




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ISBN: 1938849027 (ISBN13: 9781938849022)
Edition Language: English
Series: Mas Arai #5


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It's always a thrill to read the latest release from an author you admire, and especially when it comes to the immensely talented Naomi Hirahara. Mas Arai is one of my favorite male mystery characters and his appearance in Strawberry Yellow does not disappoint. This time Mas is uprooted from his comfort zone of Los Angeles and is essentially stuck in the region of his younger years. Danger awaits at the end of every field of crops and Mas cannot seem to break away from the people he grew up

Strong 4.5

Excellent. Review to come.

Mas Arai has as little to say in this mystery as he does in the earlier ones, and yet his character is so fascinating. This new mystery takes place in the world of California strawberry growers and has an interesting sub-plot about genetically engineered foods. Plus it expertly weaves together current issues with California history. A smart, unusual mystery.

Mas Arai, a Japanese-American gardener who survived Hiroshima, returns to Watsonville, California to attend his cousin Shug's funeral. Then a woman turns up dead, apparently poisoned, and Mas finds himself in the midst of a murder investigation. Some of the plot deals with strawberries and hybridization. I had a difficult time getting into this. I never connected with any of the individuals. Perhaps my difficulty stemmed from not reading earlier installments. Perhaps the choppy English spoken by

Not one of the best in this series, but an interesting look at plant genetics.

Fifth book in the series, first one for me to read. Not necessary to read earlier titles in the series to understand this one. Main character Mas Arai is a 5' 2", 70 year old, Japanese American gardener living in the LA area. He speaks little, and when he does, it is in pigeon English. This volume is set in Watsonville - about half way between Santa Cruz and Monterey. But not much local color. I mean, there are the farms and winding roads and fog - but if you don't know the town and the area,