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Sujata Massey

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Sujata Massey is the author of historical and mystery fiction set in Asia. She is best known for the Perveen Mistry series published in the United States by Soho Press and in India by Penguin Random House India. THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL, the first Perveen novel, was named a Best Mystery/Thriller of 2018 and also an Amazon Best Mystery/Thriller of 2018. Additionally, the book won the Bruce Alexander Best Historical Mystery Award and is nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark award for women's mysteries and the Agatha award for best historical novel.

The second Perveen novel, THE SATAPUR MOONSTONE, comes out on May 14, 2019.

Sujata's other works include THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (2013) and eleven Rei Shimura mysteries published from 1997-2014. ...more

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	The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 11,511 ratings — published 2018 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 2,909 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura #1) 3.65 avg rating — 2,397 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sleeping Dictionary 4.07 avg rating — 1,430 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zen Attitude (Rei Shimura, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 1,507 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bride's Kimono (Rei Shimura #5) 3.71 avg rating — 1,309 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flower Master (Rei Shimura #3) 3.72 avg rating — 1,360 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Floating Girl (Rei Shimura #4) 3.64 avg rating — 1,274 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Samurai's Daughter (Rei Shimura #6) 3.69 avg rating — 1,151 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pearl Diver (Rei Shimura #7) 3.62 avg rating — 1,120 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Sujata Massey wrote a new blog post Hands Together, With Hope This post originally appeared on Murder Is Everywhere. Okay, I realize there have already been a few MIE posts about this. But when Donald Trump po... Read more of this blog post »
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Sujata Massey answered Kaye's question: Will there be a third Perveen novel? -- I hope :-) Hi Kaye, Yes! I am writing book 3 right now. Don't have a schedule of when it will be published, but I am so grateful for your interest.
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Sujata Massey made a comment on her status in The Satapur Moonstone (Perveen Mistry, #2) " Florine wrote: "I cannot wait! 🙌" Me, too!! "
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“Remember this! It is never an entire people who is cruel; it is merely individuals who exert their will on others.”
― Sujata Massey, The Sleeping Dictionary

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“Crockery broke and fabric frayed. The delicate things I cared about perished, while the hard things like swords survived.”
― Sujata Massey, The Samurai's Daughter

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“She turned her attention from Maharani Putlabai to Mirabai. Why was the younger queen on a chair and not a cushion? Perhaps it was a statement of her middling position—that she was not high enough for the zenana throne, but she was respected enough not to be somewhat elevated.”
― Sujata Massey, The Satapur Moonstone

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