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Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

1 February, 2024

The squeamish yet diligent Detective Hiroshi Shimizu returns in Shitamachi Scam, the sixth instalment of Tokyo-based Michael Pronko’s crime novel series. In 2022, Azabu Getaway transported readers to the cosmopolitan Azabu district, but this time the action takes place in an older, more traditional Shitamachi…

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Azabu Getaway by Michael Pronko

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

22 September, 2022

Murder, kidnapping, blackmail and yakuza. American author Michael Pronko’s fifth novel in the Detective Hiroshi series has all the elements of a classic police procedural with a dash of extra action to raise the blood pressure. The Tokyo resident sets the novel in the city…

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Tokyo Zangyo by Michael Pronko

By nagaisayonara

9 September, 2021

Zangyo – or overtime – is what keeps the corporate wheels turning in Japan, and American author Michael Pronko’s newest novel, the fourth in the Detective Hiroshi series, examines the cost of this pressure to succeed. When a top-level manager at Senden Central is found…

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Tokyo Traffic by Michael Pronko

By nagaisayonara

8 July, 2020

Tokyo is a city like any other, except much much bigger. By some counts it ranks as the world’s largest city, and it’s a place Michael Pronko knows well, as proven by his writing on the subject, which includes his detective Hiroshi mystery books. Tokyo…

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The Last Train by Michael Pronko

By nagaisayonara

26 June, 2017

Detective Hiroshi Shimizu gained a lot during his time studying in Boston. He found an American fiancée, Linda, and now has a good grasp of English and a sense that the Japanese way isn’t the only way of doing things. But back in Tokyo he’s…

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The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni

By Vicki Weisfeld

10 October, 2024

How you feel about puzzles will likely colour your reaction to this new thriller from Danielle Trussoni. It’s a follow-on to her well-received book from last year, The Puzzle Master. I love puzzles, and at first I believed I’d found the perfect read. Mike Brink…

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Geisha Confidential by Mark Coggins

By Vicki Weisfeld

1 March, 2024

Mark Coggins’s new Tokyo-based crime novel, Geisha Confidential, features middle-aged San Francisco-based private investigator August Riordan, who has appeared in a number of previous books in this award-winning series. Read this fast-paced story, and you’ll barely have time to feel the jet lag. Almost as…

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A Truth for a Truth by Carol Wyer

By DeathBecomesHer

13 April, 2023

Since her writing took a little diversion from romantic comedy to crime, Carol Wyer has amassed an impressive roster of police procedural titles, all featuring female DIs. Robyn Carter was followed by Natalie Ward, and then troubled, grieving Kate Young stepped into the Staffordshire fray….

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Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

Azabu Getaway by Michael Pronko

Tokyo Zangyo by Michael Pronko

Tokyo Traffic by Michael Pronko

The Last Train by Michael Pronko

The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni

Geisha Confidential by Mark Coggins

A Truth for a Truth by Carol Wyer

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