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Naomi Hirahara is the Mary Higgins Clark Award, Edgar Award, and Lefty Award-winning author of Clark and Division and Evergreen; the Mas Arai mystery series, including Summer of the Big Bachi, which was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; and the LA-based Ellie Rush mysteries. A former editor of The Rafu Shimpo newspaper, she has co-written nonfiction books like Life after Manzanar and the award-winning Terminal Island- Lost Communities on America's Edge. She and her husband make their home in Pasadena, California.
Praise for Crown City “Poignant, marvellously well imagined, and deeply moving, this latest from Hirahara is sure to engage fans of historical fiction.” —First Clue Reviews Praise for the Japantown Mysteries Winner of the Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel Winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award A New York Times Best Mystery Novel of the Year A Parade Magazine 101 Best Mystery Books of All Time “Hirahara humanizes the struggles of Japanese Americans rebuilding their lives from scratch. Her evocation of Little Tokyo haunts will bring a flood of memories for some Angelenos while introducing a new generation of readers to a pivotal period in L.A. history.” —The Los Angeles Times “Hirahara shows us a corrupt LA whose most endemic corruptions come steeped in racism. But she doesn't wallow in the self-indulgent cosmic nihilism that defines too much noir.” —NPR's Fresh Air “Absorbing . . . Vividly brings to life the experience of being Japanese American during World War II.” —The Seattle Times
