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Crown City.
In 'Crown City', two Japanese-American men hired to investigate an art theft discover something much more sinister in turn-of-the-century California.
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- ISBN: 9781641296083
- Physical Description: 336 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Canada : Soho Press, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | FICTION / Asian American FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
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Two Japanese American men hired to investigate an art theft discover something much more sinister in turn-of-the-century Californiaâfrom the Mary Higgins Clark Awardâwinning author of Clark and Division.
Pasadena, 1903: Eighteen-year-old Ryunosuke âRyuiâ Wada staggers off the boat from Yokohama, Japan, ready to reinvent himself after the untimely deaths of his parents. Though battling loneliness and culture shock, Ryui does his best to settle into his work as an art dealerâs apprentice while adjusting to his new home. From his enigmatic photographer roommate, Jack, to the beautiful seamstress living downstairs, Ryui finds himself surrounded by colorful characters and unbelievable opportunities and is soon utterly swept up in all âCrown Cityâ has to offer.
But tensions are seething under Pasadenaâs bustling prosperity. Ryui is the victim of an anti-Japanese attack, and a painting is stolen from the studio of Toshio Aoki, Pasadenaâs most successful Japanese artist, who then hires Ryui and Jack to investigate. Itâs not long before their sleuthing leads them into real danger. Ryui is a naive young man in a foreign countryâhas he bitten off more than he can chew?
In this fish-out-of-water mystery, studded with cameos by real historical figures, Edgar Awardâwinner Naomi Hirahara brings to life a little-known slice of California history.
