The Cardinal & the Crane (A Sam Olivares Mystery, #4)

Samantha Olivares, spunky rancher and inadvertent murder magnet, made a promise to her cousin Jack, and she always keeps her promises.
Chief Medical Examiner, Jack Olivares has worked up the courage to meet his mother's family in Japan and needs Sam by his side. Used to leading the show, he
suddenly finds himself on the outside looking in when a family member is arrested for murder.
As the cousins are immersed in what feels like an alternate world, their perceptions about life and family are changed forever.
In this traditional whodunit, author Alice Kanaka offers a unique perspective on life in Japan as she experienced it. Commonplace Japanese family life and a first-time visitor's point of view, combined with a dash of murder, provide depth and understanding of familial love across cultural borders.

Alice Kanaka has been reading everything she could get her hands on since she could hold a book and writing stories about the world around her. Her youth was a series of moves across the United States, accompanied by her sibling sidekick and her books. After studying abroad in England and Spain and a short stint working for Club Med, Alice packed her bags once more and went to teach in Japan. Her story continues along the same vein, adding languages, kids and cats into the mix. Open one of her mysteries to see the world through her eyes. You won't be disappointed.