Books like Country of Origin by Don Lee

Americanah follows Ifemelu, a Nigerian student who moves to the United States for university, exploring her life and love across continents while reflecting on identity, immigration, and cultural belonging.

In 1970s Ohio, the Lee family’s fragile harmony shatters when their daughter Lydia is found dead in a lake, forcing them to confront hidden secrets and cultural expectations.

Alex Cross is charged with murdering followers of his nemesis, thrust into a legal battle that threatens his career and freedom while he, with former partner John Sampson, investigates a series of missing young girls linked to a dangerous internet cult.

Elyria abandons her life in Manhattan and flies alone to New Zealand, where her isolated journey through forest, field, and park forces her to confront the grief of her sister’s death and her own hidden rage.

A Korean-American private investigator in New York wrestles with identity and suspicion as he navigates legal gray zones, surveillance, and domestic loyalty while confronting his dual heritage.

During the Great Depression and WWII, young Anna Kerrigan becomes Brooklyn’s first female naval diver, supporting her family while uncovering the mystery of her vanished father and the enigmatic Dexter Styles.

Karin Slaughter’s Faithless follows medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver as they investigate a buried‑alive murder in Georgia, uncovering family secrets, police corruption and a killer more dangerous than imagined.

A frantic hunt in London as former Royal Military Police Sergeant Dan Carter leads Private London to stop a killer abducting young women, while his past connections threaten to surface.

Japanese‑American family deported to a Utah internment camp during World War II, narrated through four family members as they confront eviction and life in isolation.

A gripping police procedural mystery centered around Li Yan, the head of Beijing's serious crime squad, as he investigates the Beijing Ripper and uncovers a web of lies and deceit.

Japanese women who arrive by mail order bride and other channels to San Francisco in the early 20th century and the daily reality, hopes, and hardships they face while trying to build new lives in America.

Korean American Ellen Sung navigates senior‑year pressures, battling peer prejudice and parental expectations while deciding on her college future.

In downtown Detroit, a retired lawyer’s household turns deadly when a night of heavy drinking and mistaken identities leaves two bodies, two hit men, and a treasure in a safe‑deposit box, prompting detective Frank Delsa to unravel a labyrinth of crime.

"Suzy Park is a twenty-nine-year-old Korean-American interpreter for the New York City courts. During one court case she inadvertently makes a startling and ominous discovery about her family's history that will send her on a chilling quest. Five years earlier, her parents - hardworking greengrocers who forfeited personal happiness for their children's gain - were brutally murdered in an apparent robbery of their store. Or so Suzy believed. But now the glint of this new lead entices Suzy into a dangerous Korean underworld in the hope of unraveling the mystery of her parents' homicide.". "Then come the hang-up calls on her answering machine and the anonymous delivery of irises on the anniversary of her parents' death. Suzy tries to reach her estranged sister, Grace, only to find that she has vanished. Grace was last seen renting a boat in Montauk. As Suzy searches for clues to her sister's disappearance, she finds both trails converging to reveal a devastating new perspective on her family's secret past."--BOOK JACKET.

A singer's album debuts, but her debut album is kidnapped.

After Maribel’s life‑saving recovery, the Rivera family seeks a new life in Delaware, but cultural and linguistic hurdles threaten to derail their hopes for the American Dream.