Naomi Hirahara is an Edgar Award winning author of multiple traditional mystery series and noir short stories. Her Mas Arai mysteries feature a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes. Her first historical mystery, "Clark and Division," which won a Mary Higgins Clark Award, follows a Japanese American family’s move to Chicago in 1944. She has also written a middle grade novel "1001 Cranes." Her latest Japantown Mystery, "Crown City," is set in 1903 Pasadena, California.
Awards: Edgar Award, Macavity Award, T. Jefferson Parker Mystery Award, Mary Higgins Clark Award, Bill Gottfried Memorial Lefty Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel
Communities: Asian American
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