Tokyo Zangyo

After a top-tier manager in Japan’s premier media company ends up dead in front of company headquarters, Detective Hiroshi enters the high-pressure, hard-driving world of Tokyo’s large corporations. Hiroshi quickly finds out the manager fell from the roof at the exact same spot as an employee suicide three years before.

With little more to go on, Hiroshi can’t tell if the manager’s death was a guilt-ridden suicide, a careless accident, or a grisly personnel decision. The only certainty is that Japanese workplaces rely on “zangyo,” unpaid overtime that drives employees to quit—or to kill.

Teaming up with his mentor Takamatasu, Hiroshi scours the off-record spending, lavish entertaining and unspoken agreements that keep Japan, Inc. running with brutal efficiency. Working overtime himself, Hiroshi probes the dark heart of Japanese business, a place he’s tried to avoid all his life.

Tokyo Zangyo is the fourth in the Detective Hiroshi series.

 “A superb procedural thriller with an always entertaining and appealing cast.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Has the feel of classic noir imbued with Far East culture.”
—IndieReader

“Hiroshi is now as synonymous with Tokyo crime fiction as Harry Bosch is to LA noir.”
—Best Thrillers

“A spectacular plunge into the dark heart pumping beneath Tokyo’s shining streets.”
—SPR Review

“A superbly-written and well-crafted novel. Highly recommended.”
—The Bookbag

“An immersive representation of the megacity.”
—Crime Fiction Lover

 “A complex mystery, fast pacing, and a cast of charismatic (and often gritty) characters.”
—Wishing Shelf Book Review

“The novel starts out with action and never lets up.”
—The BookLife Prize

“A standout in the genre.”
—Midwest Book Review

Awards

Mystery Novel of the Year BestThrillers (2021)

Gold Medallion Book Readers Appreciation Group (B.R.A.G.) (2021)

Gold Award Literary Titan Book Award (2021)

Silver Award Global eBook Awards for Mystery Fiction (2022)

Silver Award Best Mystery/Thriller Ebook Independent Publisher Book Awards IPPY (2022)

Bronze Award Reader Views Literary Awards Mystery/Thriller (2021-2022)

Top Ten Self-Published Books  The BookBag (2021)

Silver Award Independent Publisher Book Awards IPPY Best Mystery/Thriller Ebook (2022)

Finalist Next Generation Indie Awards Mystery (2022)

Shortlist The Selfies Adult Fiction (2022)

Finalist Page Turner Awards (2022)