- Published: 15 April 2005
- ISBN: 9780385337601
- Imprint: Bantam Dell
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $38.00
Gasa-Gasa Girl
- Published: 15 April 2005
- ISBN: 9780385337601
- Imprint: Bantam Dell
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $38.00
Praise for Summer Of The Big Bachi:
"[A] seamless and shyly powerful first novel... this perfectly balanced gem deserves a wide readership."--Publishers Weekly (Starred review)
"Hirahara has a keen eye for the telling detail and an assured sense of character uncommon for a first-time novelist. ...[her] compassion for her characters and evident love of the region where they live and work keeps the heart of Summer of the Big Bachi whirling and purring as strongly as the engine of Mas's cherished Ford. Both mystery fans and readers of L.A. fiction will eagerly await her characters' further adventures."--Los Angeles Times
"The plot and characters are as fresh as a newly mown lawn....Mystery readers in search of something a bit different won't be disappointed with Summer of the Big Bachi, a unique voice in a genre cluttered with copycats."--Rocky Mountain News
"Naomi Hirahara is a bright new voice on the mystery scene. Summer of the Big Bachi presents an intriguing puzzle written with a true insider's eye for Japanese American life."--Dale Furutani,* Anthony award winning author of Death In Little Tokyo