Background
Dale Furutani was born on January 1, 1946, in Hilo, Hawaii, United States. A Sansei (third-generation Japanese American), Furutani, whose mother was Japanese moved to California at age five when he was adopted by John Flanagan.
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, United States
Furutani earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing from California State University.
Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
Furutani attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing and information systems.
(Samurai Mysteries Book 1; “Death at the Crossroads” evoke...)
Samurai Mysteries Book 1; “Death at the Crossroads” evokes the world of long-ago Japan and the often lonely life of an honor-bound warrior. It's a spellbinding, deeply satisfying mystery that will leave readers hungry for the next chapter in Matsuyama Kaze's journey of adventure.
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1998
(An ancient sword cuts to the heart of a baffling mystery....)
An ancient sword cuts to the heart of a baffling mystery. Unemployed computer operator and amateur sleuth Ken Tanaka is thrilled at the chance to visit his ancestors' homeland, especially when it's courtesy of a Tokyo talk show that wants to interview him about his role in solving a recent murder case.
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1998
(Samurai Mysteries Book 2; Told with the beguiling mystery...)
Samurai Mysteries Book 2; Told with the beguiling mystery and historical authenticity that distinguish Dale Furutani's samurai trilogy, this second installment in the series brings us further into the heart of feudal Japan.
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1999
Dale Furutani was born on January 1, 1946, in Hilo, Hawaii, United States. A Sansei (third-generation Japanese American), Furutani, whose mother was Japanese moved to California at age five when he was adopted by John Flanagan.
When he moved to California at age five, Furutani found himself a minority - sometimes he was the only Asian student in school, and he frequently experienced racial prejudice.
After earning a bachelor's degree in creative writing from California State University in Long Beach, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a Master of Business Administration degree in marketing and information systems.
Early in his career, Furutani worked his way through California State University in Long Beach by writing articles and serving as contributing editor for several magazines. He then began a successful career as a consultant in the automotive industry, owning his own consulting company for nineteen years. Furutani also served as president of a software company and as parts marketing manager for Yamaha Motorcycles before becoming director of information technology for Nissan Motor Corporation.
During his career, he has written three nonfiction books and over two hundred and fifty articles. Furutani didn’t attempt fiction until 1993 when his friend, mystery writer Michael Nava, suggested him to try a mystery. Death in Little Tokyo (1996) was the result. The novel features the debut of Ken Tanaka, a Japanese-American amateur sleuth. Furutani was intent on making Ken Tanaka an authentic character. “Most of the Asian American detectives I read didn’t have the right ‘aji’ [taste]—they didn’t resonate with me and I couldn’t identify with them”, the author noted in his interview with White. But Tanaka resonates with readers; reportedly, both Asians and non-Asians have told Furutani that they find Tanaka a very sympathetic character. Death in Little Tokyo received only lukewarm praise from reviewers, who found the book contrived and sometimes pedantic.
Furutani followed this popular success with another Ken Tanaka mystery, The Toyotomi Blades (1997). Placing his detective in Japan, Furutani explained, enabled him to explore a theme of great interest: racial versus cultural identity.
In addition, Furutani has also done extensive research for a trilogy set in seventeenth-century Japan. The first volume, Death at the Crossroads, appeared in 1998. A year later Furutani published his next book titled Jade Palace Vendetta. One more year later his book Kill the Shogun appeared. He is a contributor of over two hundred and fifty articles to periodicals.
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1999(Samurai Mysteries Book 1; “Death at the Crossroads” evoke...)
1998(Samurai Mysteries Book 3; In “ Kill the Shogun”, Furutani...)
2000(An ancient sword cuts to the heart of a baffling mystery....)
1998(A Ken Tanaka Mystery)
1996Furutani lives near Seattle, Washington, but spends much time in Japan with his wife Sharon and labrador retriever.