Sujata Massey

Sujata Massey is a highly acclaimed author, known for her mystery, historical fiction, and suspense novels. Born in England to an Indian father and a German mother, she was raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, and later moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where she currently resides. Massey has a B.A. in the Writing Seminars from the Johns Hopkins University and worked as a features reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun before becoming a novelist. She is an Agatha and Macavity award-winning author, renowned for her unique take on the mystery genre.

Massey is best known for her Rei Shimura series, which features a mix of mystery and cultural exploration. She has written twelve books in this series, which has left a lasting impression on the publishing industry and her readers. In addition to the Rei Shimura series, Massey has also written the Perveen Mistry series, which is set in 1920s Bombay and features a young woman lawyer solving crimes. The first book in this series, THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL, was named a Best Mystery/Thriller of 2018 and won the Bruce Alexander Best Historical Mystery Award, the Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2019.

Massey's other works include THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (2013) and eleven Rei Shimura mysteries published from 1997-2014. She is a well-traveled author, having lived in Japan and Minneapolis for several years, and her books are published in approximately 20 countries. Massey's writing is informed by her experiences and her love for exploration, and she continues to write and publish novels that are celebrated by readers and critics alike.