Sujata Massey was born in Sussex, England in 1964 and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1986.
She moved to Japan after marrying a Naval officer stationed there, taking a job as an English teacher.
Massey is the author of "The Salaryman's Wife," winner of the 1998 Agatha Award for Best First Novel, and "Zen Attitude," mysteries set in contemporary Japan.
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