Order of Sujata Massey Books

Order of Sujata Massey Books

Sujata Massey
Sujata Massey is an English-American author of mystery, historical fiction and suspense novels. She is best known for her Rei Shimura series. Sujata was born in England to an Indian father and a German mother. She emigrated to the United States when she was 5 and was raised mostly in St. Paul, Minnesota, although she has called Baltimore, Maryland home for over a quarter century. Sujata has a B.A. in the Writing Seminars from the Johns Hopkins University. Prior to becoming a novelist, she worked as a features reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun. Sujata is an Agatha and Macavity award-winning author.

Sujata Massey made her debut as a published author in 1997 with the novel The Salaryman’s Wife. This began her Rei Shimura series. Below is a list of Sujata Massey’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Perveen Mistry Books

The Widows of Malabar Hill

(2018)

The Satapur Moonstone

(2019)

The Bombay Prince

(2021)

The Mistress of Bhatia House

(2023)

Publication Order of Rei Shimura Books

The Salaryman’s Wife

(1997)

Zen Attitude

(1998)

The Flower Master

(1999)

The Floating Girl

(2000)

The Bride’s Kimono

(2001)

The Samurai’s Daughter

(2003)

The Pearl Diver

(2004)

The Typhoon Lover

(2005)

Girl in a Box

(2006)

Shimura Trouble

(2008)

The Kizuna Coast

(2014)

Publication Order of Rei Shimura Short Stories Books

The Deepest Blue

(2011)

Junior High Samurai

(2011)

The Convenience Boy

(2011)

Publication Order of Rei Shimura Collections

Convenience Boy and Other Stories of Japan

(2011)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Sleeping Dictionary

(2013)

The City of Palaces

(2013)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

The Ayah’s Tale

(2013)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense

(2009)

Writes of Passage

(2014)

The Usual Santas

(2016)

Notes: The Widows of Malabar Hill is also known as A Murder on Malabar Hill. Killer Femmes 2: Small Bites also includes stories by Libby Fischer Hellmann, Christine Kling, Zoe Sharp and Julie Smith. The Sleeping Dictionary was also published as The City of Palaces.