{"product_id":"hiroshima-boy-paperback","title":"Hiroshima Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi Hirahara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Edgar Award\u003cbr\u003eA CrimeReads Best Book of 2018\u003cbr\u003eA KCET Notable Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLA gardener Mas Arai returns to Hiroshima to bring his best friend's ashes to a relative on the tiny offshore island of Ino, only to become embroiled in the mysterious death of a teenage boy who was about the same age Mas was when he survived the atomic bomb in 1945. The boy's death affects the elderly, often-curmudgeonly, always-reluctant sleuth, who cannot return home to Los Angeles until he finds a way to see justice served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Hirahara: Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar-winning author of the Mas Arai mystery series, including \u003ci\u003eGasa Gasa Girl, Summer of the Big Bachi, Snakeskin Shamesin, and Blood Hina\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of the new series of L.A.-based Ellie Rush mysteries, published by Penguin. Her Mas Arai books have earned such honors as the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Mysteries and Thrillers and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. The Stanford University alumna was born and raised in Altadena, CA, where her protagonist lives; she now resides in the adjacent town of Pasadena, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42106894614663,"sku":"9781945551086","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7f35873eecf5af1102f1e9d23e49a087_9ad10189-bc7e-4f05-99c6-6a8dc8bc81b2.webp?v=1732449802","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hiroshima-boy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}