When mystery buff Ken Tanaka masquerades as a private investigator at his local mystery club's weekend event, a femme fatale right out of an old Bogart movie asks him for a favor. Ken takes the case as a joke - but there's nothing to laugh about when his sleuthing leads him to a dead man in a Little Tokyo hotel room. Suddenly entangled in a real-life murder, Ken and his girlfriend, Mariko Kosaka, have to negotiate the unfamiliar streets and traditional customs of Los Angeles's Japanese-American enclave.
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When mystery buff Ken Tanaka masquerades as a private investigator at his local mystery club's weekend event, a femme fatale right out of an old Bogart movie asks him for a favor. Ken takes the case as a joke - but there's nothing to laugh about when his sleuthing leads him to a dead man in a Little Tokyo hotel room. Suddenly entangled in a real-life murder, Ken and his girlfriend, Mariko Kosaka, have to negotiate the unfamiliar streets and traditional customs of Los Angeles's Japanese-American enclave.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 92x12x136; Signed by author on title page next to Japanese character stamp. Minor shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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Very Fine in Very Fine jacket. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall This is a Fine copy of the first edition (1st printing) in a Fine dust kjacket. There is a former owner's name neatly written on the front endpaper ( a priest).
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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New York. 1996. October 1996. St Martin's Press. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0312145802. 193 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration & design by James Wang. keywords: Mystery Los Angeles Japanese-American. FROM THE PUBLISHER-When mystery buff Ken Tanaka masquerades as a private investigator at his local mystery club's weekend event, a femme fatale right out of an old Bogart movie asks him for a favor. Ken takes the case as a joke-but there's nothing to laugh about when his sleuthing leads him to a dead man in a Little Tokyo hotel room. Suddenly entangled in a real-life murder, Ken and his girlfriend, Mariko Kosaka, have to negotiate the unfamiliar streets and traditional customs of Los Angeles's Japanese-American enclave. inventory #24966.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0312145802. 193 pp. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. First printing. SIGNED by the author on a tipped-in plate affixed to front free end page. Includes a red chop right next to the signature. Book and unclipped dust jacket are both in Near Fine condition, with very slight signs of wear at corners. Book is the debut for Ken Tanaka, who is touted as the first Asian-American detective created by an Asian-American writer. In protective Mylar.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. First edition first printing of the first novel in the Ken Tanaka series. SIGNED and stamped by the author on the title page. In fine / fine unread condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. Audience: General/trade.
