Stirring the Pot

“If any city proves that America is a melting pot of cultures, it would have to be Los Angeles, California. But the question that must be asked is whether that pot boils over or simmers placidly, and arguments can be made either way, depending on what time period and which culture is being addressed.” So writes Cindy Chow, as she begins her January Magazine review of two recent crime novels set in L.A.--Prisoner of Memory, by Denise Hamilton, and Snakeskin Shamisen, by Naomi Hirahara--both of which deal with multicultural and historical conflicts.

Read her joint review here.