Lea O'Harra

Excerpt - Falling Leaves by Lea O'Harra storeybookreviews.com/2026/05/excerp… via @StoreyBookRev A nice promotion of my latest crime fiction book. I hope it will entice some readers.

Wonderful news ✨ Falling Leaves: An Inspector Inoue Mystery has been named Runner-Up in the 2026 Maxy Awards. Grateful to the judges and to everyone who supports independent authors 💛 @maxyawards #MaxyAwards #CrimeFiction #IndieAuthor #AmReading

A good mystery = “just one more chapter”… at 2am 📚 Morning reader ☀️ or night reader 🌙 ?

Hooray! 'Falling Leaves' is the runner up in the Maxy Awards 'Mystery and Crime' category. I hope this win raises the profile of the entire four-volume Inspector Inoue mystery series.

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Thrilling news! 'Falling Leaves' is a finalist in the Maxy Award's mystery and crime category. The winner is to be announced on May 2nd. maxyawards.com/2026?utm_sourc…

My murder mystery set in small-town Japan has been featured on a 'best thrillers' site: bestthrillers.com/sayonara-my-sw…

lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/la… I'm very lucky to be able to alternate between living in Lancaster (the UK) and Takamatsu (Japan): both quite wonderful places.

Why Do Japanese People Sit Like This? The Story of Seiza by Japanese History medium.com/japonica-publi… I take two yoga classes each week with 'seiza' in each. Sometimes I give up and sit cross-legged. This posture is challenging for Westerners unused to this way of sitting.

The Comfort of Watching by @satoka_sotome medium.com/japonica-publi… In teaching at a Japanese university full-time for 36 years (now retired) I was surprised at how politically and emotionally disengaged my students were, how disinclined for adventures, how self-deprecating.

Marie Kondo Doesn’t Live in Japan by @dc_palter medium.com/japonica-publi… As a long-term resident of Japan (over 40 years now) currently engaged in clearing out my dear in-laws' traditional Japanese farmhouse on rural Shikoku Island, I find myself agreeing with every word!

Promoting Crime Fiction : Japanese Crime Fiction by Lea O’Harra promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2026/03/japane… I'll repost this!

I've just had an article about Japanese crime fiction published in 'Mystery People,' the excellent online journal for people who love mysteries and read or write them. promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2026/03/japane…

Shared with you by a Times subscriber. Enjoy this article for free. thetimes.com/culture/books/… A wonderful article about the joy of reading.

Navigating Reverse Culture Shock After 15 Years in Japan by Irene Zamora medium.com/japonica-publi… I completely agree with this article's conclusion that 'Living in Japan furtively changes you'. I've been here about forty years and feel it's a blessing fate led me here.

My sixth crime fiction novel -- and the fourth and final in the Inspector Inoue series -- is published today. 'Falling Leaves' focuses on the Japanese abduction issue. In the late seventies and early eighties North Korean agents kidnapped Japanese to teach spies Japanese.

The Mindset of Japan’s Missing Trash Cans by COOOVU medium.com/japonica-publi… My forty years' residence in Japan has represented an invaluable lesson in self-discipline. I'm far more tidy and organized than I was before arriving in this admirable country.

My new book is appearing soon and is already available for pre-order. promotingcrime.blogspot.com/2026/02/coming…

The healthy eating habits Britain should learn from Japan telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness… I love Japan! My three boys went through the school system and often asked me (in primary school) why I didn't serve meals as delicious as the healthy ones they got at school.

Why Nobody Is Moving to Japan’s 4th Largest Island youtu.be/f03iJFUKlqg?si… via @YouTube A fascinating look at "my" island in Japan, Shikoku, where I've lived for the past 40 years.