YA mystery that takes place in Japan? Yes please! This is definitely THE book for me. It's got mystery, art, Japan, an awesome sounding heroine and run ins with organised crime! I have got to buy this as soon as I get some money (which will be after the book is released).
Sixteen-year-old Violet loves reading manga and wearing scarves made from kimono fabric, so she's thrilled that her father's new painting commission means a summer trip to Japan. But what starts as an exotic vacation quickly turns into a dangerous treasure hunt.
Her father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in danger -- including Violet's and her father's.
Violet's search for the missing van Gogh takes her from the Seattle Art Museum, to the Yakuza-infested streets of Tokyo, to a secluded inn in Kyoto. As the mystery thickens, Violet's not sure whom she can trust. But she knows one thing: she has to solve the mystery -- before it's too late.
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Ooh great pick! I've seen this quite a few times for WoW. I think I'll be picking this one up too when it comes out (:
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