She’s an outsider in a strange land, an African-American woman in Japan, and a xenophobic sexual predator is trying to kill her. She’d go to the police for help except for one small problem: the warrant out for her arrest.
About the Author
Elizabeth Wilkerson was one of Silicon Valley’s first cyber-lawyers and now writes Afrofuturist thrillers about women caught in the cross-hairs of law, morality, and self-interest. Her latest novel, Tokyo Firewall, follows lawyer Alison Crane as she attempts to thwart a mysterious cyberstalker who’s hell-bent on destroying her life.
Elizabeth lived in Japan where she practiced securities law, studied butoh dance, and founded a company to present African-American culture to Japanese audiences. She also learned how to make perfect miso soup. A native of Cleveland, she graduated from Harvard and holds JD and MBA degrees from Stanford.
I met Michael Jackson because of a McDonald’s Cheeseburger
I eat clean — vegetarian, organic — but once a year I have to have — I MUST HAVE — a McDonald’s cheeseburger with a small order of fries. The craving is an unstoppable force, a primal urge. The junk food arches of gold. But it’s also how I met Michael Jackson. Years ago when I lived in Japan, I was walking home to my apartment in Harajuku. I passed the McDonald’s on the corner as I always did, and kept on going. But before I realized it, my feet had made a U-turn. I was heading back up … Read More about I met Michael Jackson because of a McDonald’s Cheeseburger