Order of Naomi Hirahara Books
Naomi Hirahara is an American author and creator of the Edgar Award-winning Mas Arai Mystery Series of books as well as the Officer Ellie Rush Series. Naomi built up a solid reputation as a non-fiction book author before delving into fiction.
Naomi was born in Pasadena, California to Japanese parents. Her father was born in California, but was taken to Japan as a child and lived in Hiroshima. He was only miles away from the blast of the atomic bomb, but managed to survive and move with his wife May back to California. Naomi grew up in California and received her bachelor’s degree in international relations from Stanford University. She also studied at the Inter-University Center for Advanced Japanese Language Studies in Tokyo. She worked as reporter for The Rafu Shimpo and as a professor before focusing on writing.
Publication Order of Japantown Mystery Books
Clark and Division | (2021) | |
Evergreen | (2023) |
Publication Order of Leilani Santiago Hawai’i Mystery Books
Iced in Paradise | (2019) | |
An Eternal Lei | (2022) |
Publication Order of Mas Arai Books
Summer of the Big Bachi | (2004) | |
Gasa-Gasa Girl | (2005) | |
Snakeskin Shamisen | (2006) | |
Blood Hina | (2010) | |
Strawberry Yellow | (2013) | |
Sayonara Slam | (2016) | |
Hiroshima Boy | (2018) |
Publication Order of Officer Ellie Rush Books
Murder on Bamboo Lane | (2014) | |
Grave on Grand Avenue | (2015) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
1001 Cranes | (2008) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Distinguished Asian American Business Leaders | (2003) | |
Life After Manzanar | (2018) | |
A Scent of Flowers | (2020) | |
We Are Here | (2022) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
The Darker Mask | (2008) | |
Murder in La-La Land | (2009) | |
Los Angeles Noir 2 | (2010) | |
Shaken: Stories for Japan | (2011) | |
Writing Crime Fiction | (2012) | |
Writes of Passage | (2014) | |
Ladies’ Night | (2015) | |
Asian Pulp | (2015) | |
Santa Cruz Noir | (2018) | |
Hometown Pasadena | (2018) | |
Gary Phillips’ Hollis for Hire | (2018) | |
Stop the World: Snapshots from a Pandemic | (2020) | |
The Silver Waves of Summer | (2021) | |
Crime Hits Home | (2022) | |
South Central Noir | (2022) | |
Black Cat Weekly #96 | (2023) | |
Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023 | (2023) |