 He has written mysteries set in modern Los Angeles and Tokyo as well as a mystery trilogy set in 1603 Japan.He has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and have been on the Mystery Writers of America national bestseller list, the "Los Angeles Times" Bestseller List for all fiction, and numerous local mystery bestseller lists.He has been invited to speak at the U. S. Library of Congress several times as both a mystery writer and an Asian American writer.