Description: Rei Shimura, the transplanted half-American half-Japanese sleuth from Zen Attitude and The Salaryman's Wife is back in an all-new mystery! When the flower arranging class Rei's aunt cajoles her into taking turns into a stage for murder, Rei learns some lessons she never bargained for. Unfortunately for Rei, too many people have a reason for committing the crime -- her aunt included. While struggling to adjust to the nuances of Japanese propriety, trying to keep her business afloat, and dealing with veiled messages left under her door, Rei sifts the bones of old skeletons to keep her family name clear -- and her own life safe -- from an enemy with a mysterious agenda. If Rei doesn't want to be crushed like fallen cherry blossom petals, she's got to walk a perilous line very carefully and uncover a killer with a dramatic flare for deadly arrangements.
-- All three Sujata Massey mysteries are repackaged with a dynamite new look to attract widespread readership
-- Zen Attitude, the second novel in the Rei Shimura series, was nominated for the 1999 Anthony Award for Best Paperback. Original Novel and hit mystery bestseller lists across the country
-- The author won the prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel for The Salaryman's Wife, as well as a fellowship from Malice Domestic. This highly acclaimed debut novel was a People "Page-Turner of the Week" and was an Anthony Award nominee
-- The Flower Master will have a teaser chapter from the author's new book, The Floating Girl, publishing in May 2000
-- For fans of cleverly plotted, atmospheric mysteries and the readers who made the novels of Sue Grafton and Smilla's Sense of Snow top sellers
-- Official author website:www. interbridge. com/sujata/

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