Time and again, the attractive Rei Shimura feels like a stranger in Tokyo - her revealing T-shirts are too bold, and she often breaks the social rules of the Japanese. Persuaded by her aunt Norie, she joins an Ikebana course, but then, amidst delicate cherry blossoms and fragrant plants, the master of the floral art is found dead with a pair of pruning shears in her throat. A breathlessly thrilling case for Sujata Massey's likable young heroine, and a fast-paced crime novel full of wit, eroticism, and Asian flair.