What are you reading the week of Sunday, February 1, 2015?

[scarletwoman]

3. That would be so cool if the publisher took you up on your offer!

I know you've done other sorts of Japanese/English translation, have you translated novels before?

This seems to be more of a plot-driven than character-driven novel...

Thank you for making that distinction. I've come to realize that the books I like best are character-driven - as well as locale-driven. In fact, all my favorite reads in the so-called "Mystery" genre mainly use a murder as simply a starting point to a long, winding exploration of the people affected by the deed, and the culture and history of the place where the deed happened. Which is, of course, why I enjoyed The Blackhouse so much.

I imagine that I will eventually check out Pete May's other series, once I finish the "Lewis" series. However, I have SO many other books already queued up on my to-read list - including a different series featuring a Chinese detective, set in Tibet, that intrigues me quite a bit: theInspector Shan series by Eliot Pattison.

Thanks for checking in!