Iris Yamashita
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Iris Yamashita

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Mystery, Crime, Suspense

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May 2022


Iris is the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for the script "Letters From Iwo Jima" directed by Clint Eastwood. The film was nominated for 4 Oscars including “Best Picture” and “Best Original Screenplay.”

City Under One Roof is her debut mystery novel and the first in the Cara Kennedy series, set in a tiny Alaskan town where all the residents lives in a single high-rise building. The book was Crime Fiction Lover's Editor's Choice for Best Debut Crime Novel of the year and was named one of the Best Thrillers of the year by Washington Post as well as one of the Best Crime Fiction of the year by Library Journal and one of the Best Fiction Books of the year by Reader's Digest.

Village in the Dark is her follow up novel to City Under One Roof ...more

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Iris Yamashita I have just finished the sequel to City Under One Roof, called Village in the Dark. While I do have another mystery in mind, I have been commissioned …moreI have just finished the sequel to City Under One Roof, called Village in the Dark. While I do have another mystery in mind, I have been commissioned to write a radio series for BBC World, so am currently working on that.(less)
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Just finished reading “Village in the Dark” and I really enjoyed it, thanks for writing this story. Will there be a 3rd book in the series? The way the book ended, well, maybe another book?
Iris Yamashita Thank you so much! I’m not going to say that there won’t be a third book, but my idea for my next book is not in the Cara Kennedy series. Hopefully yo…moreThank you so much! I’m not going to say that there won’t be a third book, but my idea for my next book is not in the Cara Kennedy series. Hopefully you will still find the setting and characters to be unique and interesting!(less)
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Average rating: 3.55 · 9,577 ratings · 1,492 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors
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Iris Yamashita answered Chuck's question:
Just finished reading “Village in the Dark” and I really enjoyed it, thanks for writing this story. Will there be a 3rd book in the series? The way the book ended, well, maybe another book?
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Thank you so much! I’m not going to say that there won’t be a third book, but my idea for my next book is not in the Cara Kennedy series. Hopefully you will still find the setting and characters to be unique and interesting!
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― Iris Yamashita, City Under One Roof
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“Cara shifted her attention back toward the sad Japanese woman on the stage, who strutted and gyrated, trying to be sexy somehow, despite her age and faded makeup.”
― Iris Yamashita, City Under One Roof
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“sheltered spot on the cove. As she headed toward the spot, Cara mentally compared the evidence photos in the police database to the lay of the land. Images flashed in her head—a hand half-buried in the sand, and the boot, covered in grime,”
― Iris Yamashita, City Under One Roof
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