Dale Furutani is the first Asian American to win major mystery writing awards. He has won the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award and has been nominated for the Agatha Award. His book, The Toyotomi Blades, was selected as the best mystery of 1997 by the Internet Critics Group. He has been called "the best known of Japanese American writers".
Personal life
Furutani lives near Seattle, Washington, but spends considerable time in Japan. He has lived in Japan for up to three years at a time. == Books==
Books
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Death in Little Tokyo, 1996. •
Toyotomi Blades, 1997. •
Death at the Crossroads, 1998. •
Jade Palace Vendetta, 1999. •
Kill the Shogun, 2000. •
The Curious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in Japan, 2011. •
The ronin returns. A Matsuyama Kaze mistery, 2021 == References ==