Agatha Awards
3 appearances
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Edition 10 (1997) Winner
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Edition 31 (2018) Winner
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Edition 36 (2023) Winner
Sujata Massey
スジャータ・マッセイ
Sujata Massey
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-03-04 （Sussex, England, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- British, American
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Residence History
- Sussex, England → St. Paul, Minnesota → Baltimore, Maryland → Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, English Teacher
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | — | Writing Seminars | BA | — | United States |
Johns Hopkins University
Writing Seminars
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Agatha Award for Best First Novel | The Salaryman’s Wife | — | Malice Domestic | Winner |
| 2000 | Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel | The Flower Master | — | Mystery Readers International | Winner |
| 2019 | Mary Higgins Clark Award | The Widows of Malabar Hill | — | Simon & Schuster | Winner |
| 2019 | Bruce Alexander Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery | The Widows of Malabar Hill | — | Left Coast Crime | Winner |
| 2019 | Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award | The Widows of Malabar Hill | — | Macavity Awards | Winner |
| 2019 | Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel | The Widows of Malabar Hill | — | Malice Domestic | Winner |
Agatha Award for Best First Novel
1997
Work:
The Salaryman’s Wife
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Winner
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel
2000
Work:
The Flower Master
Organization:
Mystery Readers International
Result:
Winner
Mary Higgins Clark Award
2019
Work:
The Widows of Malabar Hill
Organization:
Simon & Schuster
Result:
Winner
Bruce Alexander Memorial Award for Best Historical Mystery
2019
Work:
The Widows of Malabar Hill
Organization:
Left Coast Crime
Result:
Winner
Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award
2019
Work:
The Widows of Malabar Hill
Organization:
Macavity Awards
Result:
Winner
Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel
2019
Work:
The Widows of Malabar Hill
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Macavity Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2000) Winner
Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime)
2 appearances
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Edition 24 (2019) Winner
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Edition 25 (2020) Winner
Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award
2 appearances
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Edition 14 (2019) Winner
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Edition 15 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Salaryman’s Wife
1997 MysteryA mystery novel set in Japan featuring biracial heroine Rei Shimura.
Japanese cultureSocial issues
The Flower Master
1999 MysteryPart of the Rei Shimura series.
JapanArts
The Widows of Malabar Hill
2018 Historical MysterySet in 1920s Bombay, featuring Parsi woman lawyer Perveen Mistry.
Indian independenceWomen's rights
Adaptations
- [Television series] (2020)
The Satapur Moonstone
2019 Historical MysterySecond Perveen Mistry novel set in the fictional princely state of Satapur.
Colonial IndiaLegal mystery
The Sleeping Dictionary
2013 Historical FictionStandalone novel set in British India 1930-1947 about a peasant girl Pom.
BengalFreedom fighter
Bibliography
- The Salaryman's Wife
- Zen Attitude
- The Flower Master
- The Floating Girl
- The Bride's Kimono
- The Samurai's Daughter
- The Pearl Diver
- The Typhoon Lover
- Girl in a Box
- Shimura Trouble
- The Kizuna Coast
- The Widows of Malabar Hill
- The Satapur Moonstone
- The Bombay Prince
- The Mistress of Bhatia House
- The Star from Calcutta
- The Sleeping Dictionary
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed cultural descriptionsMystery elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Cross-cultural themesFemale protagonists
Legacy
American author known for mystery and historical fiction set in Japan and India. Books published in multiple languages and multiple award winner.
Trivia
- Born to an Indian father and a German mother.
- Emigrated to the United States at age five.
- Lived in Japan for two years as an English teacher.