Book 2 of the Mas Arai series

The series continues, this time in New York where Mas's daughter is now living with her husband and infant son. He and his daughter Mari have always had a rocky relationship and had not spoken for several years. The day after Mas arrives in New York, Mari's husband's boss is murdered and she becomes a suspect. Meanwhile, his friend Tug is also visiting his daughter in New York who quit medical school to become an artist. The book tries to deal with this divide between fathers and children, the older generation and the next. However, since the book is told from Mas's point of view, I was left somewhat in the dark regarding his daughter's actions and thinking throughout the book. I hope we find out more about her side of the story in later books.

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I Love Mas!

I am smitten with Mas Arai. His cantankerous, but nuanced experience as a immigrant and a survivor; his grudging care for his son-in-law and estranged daughter; and the opportunity to see the world through a viewpoint different from my own.

Naomi Hirahara writes effortless mystery and has a distinctive perspective that I always look forward to hearing. Narrator Brian Nishii fully inhabits Mas's character, you are utterly convinced he IS Mas.

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Susie Bright likes it

I read this because I saw Susie Bright’s 5-star review. Since I’ve always had a huge crush on Susie (and because I recently finished Hirahara’s Clark and Division, which I loved), I followed her here and she was right: it’s a great book.