Summary: A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.

Summary: Forty-year-old Jimmy is growing up--or at least he's getting older. While mooching the upper bunk of his 10-year-old nephew's bed, he enjoys the never-ending generosity of his sister Aiko and dodges the wrath of his impatient brot...