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  • Gray is the New Blonde
    Gray is the New Blonde
  • Feeling Lucky?
    Feeling Lucky?
  • Celebrating New Year’s, Japanese Style
    Celebrating New Year’s, Japanese Style
  • I Would Not Want To Be That Rice
    I Would Not Want To Be That Rice
  • Tuna Messenger
    Tuna Messenger
  • The Virtual Cemetery
    The Virtual Cemetery
  • Gateway to Kitty Nirvana
    Gateway to Kitty Nirvana
  • I’ll Have the Eel Sundae with a Cherry on Top
    I’ll Have the Eel Sundae with a Cherry on Top
  • Fake Fur Santa Miniskirts
    Fake Fur Santa Miniskirts
  • Make Your Own Plastic Food!
    Make Your Own Plastic Food!
  • Deck the Halls with Blue Poinsettias
    Deck the Halls with Blue Poinsettias
  • Pizza of December
    Pizza of December
  • Thong Santa
    Thong Santa
  • Streets Paved with Gyoza
    Streets Paved with Gyoza
  • There’s a Fish Fin in My Drink
    There’s a Fish Fin in My Drink
  • Squid Ink Popcorn
    Squid Ink Popcorn
  • Christmas Hats from Hell
    Christmas Hats from Hell
  • Little Blobs of Heaven on a Stick
    Little Blobs of Heaven on a Stick
  • The Godzilla of Toast
    The Godzilla of Toast
  • Congratulations! Your Test Has Been Preponed!
    Congratulations! Your Test Has Been Preponed!
  • Steaming Hot Orange Soda
    Steaming Hot Orange Soda
  • Magic Mask
    Magic Mask
  • Yakitori in a Can
    Yakitori in a Can
  • Nail Queen
    Nail Queen
  • The Battle Against Unsightly Tans
    The Battle Against Unsightly Tans
  • Your One-Stop Shop for Cold Drinks and Heart Defibrillation
    Your One-Stop Shop for Cold Drinks and Heart Defibrillation
  • Elf/Dwarf Confusion
    Elf/Dwarf Confusion
  • Colonel Santa
    Colonel Santa
  • Mini Kimonos
    Mini Kimonos
  • Zombie Sardines
    Zombie Sardines

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The Last Tea Bowl Thief was chosen as an Editor’s Pick for
Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense on Amazon

For three hundred years, a missing tea bowl passes from one fortune-seeker to the next, changing the lives of all who possess it…read more

“A fascinating mix of history and mystery.” —Booklist

Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had