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AlbakiReads Editorial An undercover case amid Tokyo retail culture
An undercover case amid Tokyo retail culture
Rei Shimura’s freelance assignment places her behind the counter of a major Tokyo department store, where a job intended as covert observation becomes increasingly dangerous. The novel combines a women-sleuth mystery with workplace surveillance, private dealings among store executives, and the complications of an American investigator operating in Japan. Rei’s Japanese-American identity and her habit of pursuing cases through unconventional channels shape the investigation as her cover begins to unravel. Department-store routines, conference access, and the risks of intelligence-adjacent work give the case a distinctly urban, commercial setting while a determined killer raises the stakes.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Fans of mysteries led by women detectives
- Readers interested in Tokyo-set crime fiction
- Readers who enjoy undercover investigations and workplace intrigue
Themes
Undercover workTokyo department-store cultureCross-cultural identityWorkplace power dynamicsMurder investigation
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Book Overview Chronically underemployed Japanese-American sleuth Rei Shimura has taken a freelance gig with a Washington, D.C., alphabet agency that ju...
Chronically underemployed Japanese-American sleuth Rei Shimura has taken a freelance gig with a Washington, D.C., alphabet agency that just might have ties to the CIA. Her mission, should she choose to accept it, is to go undercover as a clerk in a big Tokyo department store. It's a risky assignment, but it also gives Rei a store discount that allows her to freely indulge her shopaholic tendencies.
Meanwhile, she's listening in on private conversations, crashing a conference, and fending off the unwanted advances of a couple of the store's executives who seem fascinated by her navel ring. When her cover is blown, Rei is in big trouble. Suddenly she's neck-deep in something very nasty, and it will take all her resourcefulness and unorthodox methods to survive a determined killer.
Meanwhile, she's listening in on private conversations, crashing a conference, and fending off the unwanted advances of a couple of the store's executives who seem fascinated by her navel ring. When her cover is blown, Rei is in big trouble. Suddenly she's neck-deep in something very nasty, and it will take all her resourcefulness and unorthodox methods to survive a determined killer.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 304 | Language: English | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS | ISBN: 0060765151
FormatPaperback
Pages304
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0060765151
EAN9780060765156
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS
Publication Date2007-10-30
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.58 Pounds
Length7.98 Inches
Width5.46 Inches
Height0.73 Inches
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