Rei Shimura Books in Order
Sujata Massey has written 15 Rei Shimura books, published between 1997 and 2014: 12 in the Rei Shimura series and 3 related titles. The first book is The Salaryman's Wife (1997) and the newest main-line book is The Kizuna Coast (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1997–2014
- Pages on record
- 3,242 in 10 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 54–81 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,242 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Rei Shimura is a Japanese American antiques dealer who investigates murders in Sujata Massey's mysteries, most of them set in Japan. The Salaryman's Wife (1997) opens the series and The Kizuna Coast (2014) closes it, with The Flower Master, The Bride's Kimono, The Samurai's Daughter and Girl in a Box along the way. Fifteen books are catalogued, short stories included, and Tokyo is among the recorded settings.
How many Rei Shimura books are there?
Rei Shimura has 15 books, released between 1997 and 2014. 12 of them belong to the Rei Shimura series, and 3 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Rei Shimura Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Rei Shimura books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119974242/4
- 219983122/4
- 319992912/4
- 420002932/4
- 520013102/4
- 62003–2/4
- 720043522/4
- 820053362/4
- 920062962/4
- 1020082562/4
- 112011–2/4
- 122011–2/4
- 132011–2/4
- 142011–2/4
- 1520143722/4
Do you have to read Rei Shimura books in order?
You should read the Rei Shimura series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 3 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Rei Shimura book also stands alone.
Where to start with Rei Shimura
Start with The Salaryman's Wife (1997), the earliest published book in the Rei Shimura series.
What is the newest Rei Shimura book?
The Kizuna Coast (2014) is the newest book in the Rei Shimura series.
Is there a new Rei Shimura book coming?
No next Rei Shimura book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Rei Shimura at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Rei Shimura title on record is The Kizuna Coast (2014), 12 years ago.
- Release pace
- Rei Shimura books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,242 pages across the 10 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 311 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Rei Shimura books, 7 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
What the Rei Shimura books are about
11 of the 15 Rei Shimura books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: japanese americans is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Japanese Americans 9 of 11 books
- Antique dealers 8 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 7 of 11 books
- Japan 5 of 11 books
- Shimura, rei (fictitious character) 5 of 11 books
- Tokyo (japan) 4 of 11 books
- Japanese American women 2 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 11 books
- Women private investigators 2 of 11 books
More books by Sujata Massey
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Sujata Massey books in order 23 books