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Sujata Massey


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Sujata Massey was born in England to parents from India and Germany. She studied writing at Johns Hopkins University and worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun before moving to Japan, where she taught English and began writing mystery fiction. The Rei Shimura series starts with The Salaryman's Wife, which won the Agatha Award for best first novel of 1997, and continues with Zen Attitude, and Edgar and Anthony nominee, and The Flower Master. At present Sujata Massey lives with her family in Baltimore and travels to Japan to research future Rei Shimura novels.
 

Awards: Agatha (2023), Edgar (2019), Macavity (2019)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery
 
Series
Rei Shimura
   1. The Salaryman's Wife (1997)
   2. Zen Attitude (1998)
   3. The Flower Master (1999)
   4. The Floating Girl (2000)
   5. The Bride's Kimono (2001)
   6. The Samurai's Daughter (2003)
   7. The Pearl Diver (2004)
   8. The Typhoon Lover (2005)
   9. Girl in a Box (2006)
   10. Shimura Trouble (2008)
   Convenience Boy and Other Stories of Japan (2011)
   Junior High Samurai (2011)
   The Convenience Boy (2011)
   The Deepest Blue (2011)
   11. The Kizuna Coast (2014)
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Perveen Mistry
   1. The Widows of Malabar Hill (2018)
     aka A Murder at Malabar Hill
   2. The Satapur Moonstone (2019)
   3. The Bombay Prince (2021)
   4. The Mistress of Bhatia House (2023)
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Novels
   The Sleeping Dictionary (2013)
     aka The City of Palaces
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Ayah's Tale (2013)
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Books containing stories by Sujata Massey
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Chesapeake Crimes 3 (2008)
(Chesapeake Crimes)
edited by
Donna Andrews and Marcia Talley
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Baltimore Noir (2006)
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
Laura Lippman

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Awards
2023 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel : The Mistress of Bhatia House
2020 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel : The Satapur Moonstone
2019 Mary Higgins Clark Award : The Widows of Malabar Hill
2019 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel : The Widows of Malabar Hill
2019 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel : The Widows of Malabar Hill
2018 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel : The Widows of Malabar Hill
2000 Macavity Award for Best Novel : The Flower Master
1997 Agatha Award for Best First Novel : The Salaryman's Wife

Award nominations
2024 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (finalist) : The Mistress of Bhatia House
2024 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Mistress of Bhatia House
2022 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Bombay Prince
2022 Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel (nominee) : The Bombay Prince
2021 Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Bombay Prince
2020 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Satapur Moonstone
2019 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : The Widows of Malabar Hill
2004 Mary Higgins Clark Award (nominee) : The Samurai's Daughter
2004 Agatha Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Pearl Diver
2001 Agatha Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Bride's Kimono
2000 Agatha Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Floating Girl
1999 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Zen Attitude
1999 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Zen Attitude
1999 Agatha Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Flower Master
1998 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Salaryman's Wife
1998 Barry Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Salaryman's Wife
1998 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Salaryman's Wife


Sujata Massey recommends
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Murder by Degrees (2023)
Ritu Mukerji
"I was kept guessing until the very end of this gorgeously written mystery set in a highly Gothic, 19th-century Philadelphia. Ritu Mukerji illuminates the little-known history of America's earliest women physicians through her protagonist Lydia Weston, an unforgettable young woman whose intelligence is equally matched by her compassion. A brilliant start to a series that presents the medical mystery in a feminist light."
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A Disappearance in Fiji (2023)
(Fiji, book 1)
Nilima Rao
"Meet Sergeant Akal Singh, the complex and charming hero of a thoroughly original mystery set in 1914 Fiji. Fans of Golden Age mysteries will relish this debut novel by a compelling new talent, Nilima Rao. More, please!"
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Mother Daughter Traitor Spy (2022)
Susan Elia MacNeal
"Susan Elia MacNeal is at the height of her powers in this riveting suspense novel."

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