The Salaryman's Wife

I freely admit to not know what was going on most of the time in this. There was an obvious suspect who I immediately discarded as a candidate, and then waffled even on him. But mostly I wasn't able to follow any thought process because there seemed to be multiple motives or no motive, depending. In......more

The thing that I liked best about this book was the cultural aspect of it. It was interesting to get a glimpse of modern Japan and to learn some cool vocabulary. The mystery of the book was a bit scattered and the writing was just so-so but overall, I enjoyed it. I'll definitely read other books in......more

This book is written by Sujata Massey. She has one east Indian parent and one Scandinavian parent. She spent many years of her life in Japan, and this book provides an intricate, detailed and engrossing depiction of Japanese culture. The heroine, Rei Shimura is a dealer in Japanese antiques, and so......more

Very well worth the read. A different kind of protag, set in Japan. Good mystery, too.......more

Damn this was boring. The mystery didn't work, the relationships were not well developed and the characters seemed quite stereotypical.......more