Clark and Division

Praise for Clark and Division A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice An ABA IndieNext Pick for August 2021 Barnes & Noble's Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2021 2021 ABA Indie Next List Genre Gift Guide Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of August An Apple Best Books of August An Amazon Best of the Month for Mystery/Thriller “Searing . . . This is as much a crime novel as it is a family and societal tragedy, filtering one of the cruelest examples of American prejudice through the prism of one young woman determined to assert her independence, whatever the cost.” —Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review “Just as only James Ellroy could have written the Los Angeles Quartet and only Walter Mosley could have crafted Black Angelenos’ experiences into the Easy Rawlins mysteries, crime novelist and research maven Naomi Hirahara was destined to write Clark and Division . . . The vibrant characters, the history and the aura of determined optimism that permeate the novel make it feel like the beginning of a saga not unlike Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs mysteries.” —Paula Woods, Los Angeles Times “Hirahara has drawn a devastating picture of a family in crisis and a nation’s monumental blunder.” —The Washington Post “Engrossing . . . The best historical fiction shows how events affected the people who lived that era. Hirahara’s Clark and Division ranks high.” —Oline Cogdil, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel “A novel Naomi Hirahara was destined to write . . . Hirahara gives us a rich and vibrant portrayal of Nisei life in multicultural Chicago: the nightclubs, the hoodlums, the young people looking for connection, looking for their place in a world that up until previously had not merely excluded them but incarcerated them.” —Désirée Zamorano, Los Angeles Review of Books “Aki is an engaging and complex character . . . An impressive historical novel, but it’s also sadly timely, as we see the old baseless bigotry awakened again among the fearful and the violent.” —Tampa Bay Times “This absorbing historical fiction, by the Edgar-winning author of the excellent Mas Arai series, vividly brings to life the experience of being Japanese American during World War II — a shameful chapter of casual racism, fear and distrust that continues to echo today.” —The Seattle Times “The crime-solving is absorbing, but the novel works more compellingly as an informed portrayal of life in crisis among a group of American citizens who learned the hard way that, in certain circumstances, democracy doesn’t apply to them.” —The Toronto Star “Absorbing . . . The sisters’ dramatic and gripping story enriches the reader’s understanding of a problematic time, and highlights the vulnerabilities of socially marginalized young women, yet the novel is never didactic or preachy. In seeking justice for Rose, undaunted by unexpected obstacles, and learning from her own missteps along the way, Aki blossoms into a beautiful, resourceful, and brave young woman.” —Mystery Scene Magazine “Aki’s grit, determination, and optimism recall Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs or Charles Todd’s Bess Crawford and make Clark and Division one of the more enlightening World War II–era mysteries in recent memory.” —Alta Journal “In a complex, layered text, Hirahara incorporates historical details behind internment with a