
Snakeskin shamisen (Mas Arai mystery. #3.)
Award winning fiction, Mysteries and crime stories
Human-narrated audio
Summary
70-ish LA gardener and amateur sleuth Mas Arai leaves a party held for a friend early, but when the guest of honour turns up dead, Mas has to return to answer questions about anything suspicious he might have observed. A… broken shamisen (a stringed instrument similar to a banjo) found at the crime scene indicates that the seeds of the murder were sown in Okinawa during WWII. Sequel to "Gasa-Gasa Girl" (DC31099). 2007 Edgar winner. c2006. (Mas Arai mysteries ; 3)