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Death in Little Tokyo (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
Death in Little Tokyo - Audio Cassette - Unabridged Author:Dale Furutani, Jonathan Marosz (Narrator) It's Ken Tanaka's turn to stage a mock mystery for the Los Angeles Mystery Club and he's determined to do it right. Tanaka sets himself up as a fake P.I., office and all, only to have a femme fatale straight out of the movies try to hire him. Taking the case on a whim, Ken's detecting leads him to a mutilated corpse in a Little T... more »okyo hotel room.
Ken is taken on a twisting path of intrigue that leads him to seedy theaters, the Japanese Yakuza, his own past, and a grudge held for over half a century.
Death in Little Tokyo is the first book written by an Asian American to win major mystery awards. It won an Anthony Award, a Macavity Award, and was nominated for an Agatha Award. This novel derives its plot from Japanese-American history and a WWII internment camp, imparting a modern murder mystery with ties to the past. Because it provides an insider’s view of Japanese-American culture, it was even used in University level Ethnic studies courses.
Narrator Jonathan Marosz personifies Ken Tanaka's pleasant and clever character and successfully moderates the subplots, support characters and discussions pertaining to race and ethnicity.
Unabridged - 4 Cassettes - 6 hours - narrated by Jonathan Marosz« less