Reading order · 10 books · 1997 to 2008 · Set in Tokyo
Rei Shimura Books in Order
Rei Shimura is a young Japanese American antiques dealer in Tokyo, whose curiosity draws her into murders across Japan, and later the United States.
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Series facts
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1997 to 2008
- First book
- The Salaryman's Wife
- Latest
- Shimura Trouble (2008)
- Setting
- Set in Tokyo
The reading order
Every Rei Shimura book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
10 books · Set in Tokyo
- 1The Salaryman's Wife1997With Rei ShimuraRei Shimura, a young Japanese American teaching English in Tokyo, spends New Year at a country inn, where a businessman’s wife is found dead.Buy on Amazon
- 2Zen Attitude1998With Rei ShimuraRei, now an antiques dealer, buys an expensive chest that turns out to be fake, and then the seller is murdered.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Flower Master1999With Rei ShimuraRei takes lessons in flower arranging, and a teacher is found stabbed.Buy on Amazon
- 4The Floating Girl2000With Rei ShimuraRei writes about comic books for a Tokyo magazine, and a young cartoonist is murdered.Buy on Amazon
- 5The Bride's Kimono2001With Rei ShimuraRei travels to Washington with a collection of antique kimonos for a museum exhibition, and one is stolen.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Samurai's Daughter2003With Rei ShimuraRei researches her family’s history in San Francisco, and the past turns deadly.Buy on Amazon
- 7The Pearl Diver2004With Rei ShimuraBuy on Amazon
- 8The Typhoon Lover2005With Rei ShimuraRei returns to Japan on a secret mission to recover a stolen ancient artefact.Buy on Amazon
- 9Girl in a Box2006With Rei ShimuraRei goes undercover in a famous Tokyo department store.Buy on Amazon
- 10Shimura Trouble2008With Rei ShimuraRei travels to Hawaii, where a family dispute over land turns to murder.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Salaryman’s Wife.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Rei Shimura | Hugh Glendinning | Takeo Kayama |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Salaryman's Wife | LLead | MMajor | |
| 2 Zen Attitude | LLead | MMajor | |
| 3 The Flower Master | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 4 The Floating Girl | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 5 The Bride's Kimono | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 6 The Samurai's Daughter | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 7 The Pearl Diver | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 8 The Typhoon Lover | LLead | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 9 Girl in a Box | LLead | MMajor | |
| 10 Shimura Trouble | LLead |
Characters in the Rei Shimura books
3 characters from Sujata Massey’s chart, with the number of Rei Shimura books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Rei ShimuraJapanese-American antiques dealer in Tokyo | 10 | The Salaryman's Wife 1997 |
| Hugh GlendinningScottish lawyer and Rei's boyfriend | 9 | The Salaryman's Wife 1997 |
| Takeo KayamaFlower-arranging heir | 6 | The Flower Master 1999 |