A new strawberry varietal has someone seeing red in this “intricate whodunit” featuring the curmudgeonlyJapanese Americangardener & reluctant sleuth (Kirkus Reviews).HiroshimasurvivorMas Araifirst arrived inWatsonville, Californiain the1940s. Now a semi-retired gardener living in anL.A.suburb, he returns for a cousin’s funeral only to get entangled in the mystery of a young woman’s murder. Was his cousin murdered, too?Mashas to figure out what happened, keep himself safe in the face of considerable peril, & uncover the mystery of a new strawberry varietal so important that someone just might be willing to kill for it.A skillfully plotted tale of family intrigue, revenge, & gardening that moves seamlessly between the past & the present,Strawberry Yellowis another outstanding chapter in anEdgar Award–winning series marked by “a shrewd sense of character & a formidable narrative engine” (Chicago Tribune).“Mas, less an amateur detective than a cranky, accidental one, is what makes the story work. His obdurance, his skill as a listener, & even hisbroken Englishare charming in a quirky, uncomplicated way.”— Booklist