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The Moving Blade

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When the top American diplomat in Tokyo, Bernard Mattson, is killed, he leaves more than a lifetime of successful Japan-American negotiations. He leaves a missing manuscript, boxes of research, a lost keynote speech and a tangled web of relations.When his alluring daughter, Jamie, returns from America wanting answers, finding only threats, Detective Hiroshi Shimizu is dragged from the safe ... Read more

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When the top American diplomat in Tokyo, Bernard Mattson, is killed, he leaves more than a lifetime of successful Japan-American negotiations. He leaves a missing manuscript, boxes of research, a lost keynote speech and a tangled web of relations.When his alluring daughter, Jamie, returns from America wanting answers, finding only threats, Detective Hiroshi Shimizu is dragged from the safe
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The Last Train

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Winner 2018 Shelf Unbound Best Independently Published BookWinner 2017 Book Excellence Awards Best MysterySolo Medalist Winner 2017 New Apple Awards for ExcellenceDetective Hiroshi Shimizu investigates white collar crime in Tokyo. When an American businessman turns up dead, his mentor Takamatsu calls him out to the site of a grisly murder. A glimpse from a security camera video suggests the killer ... Read more

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Winner 2018 Shelf Unbound Best Independently Published BookWinner 2017 Book Excellence Awards Best MysterySolo Medalist Winner 2017 New Apple Awards for ExcellenceDetective Hiroshi Shimizu investigates white collar crime in Tokyo. When an American businessman turns up dead, his mentor Takamatsu calls him out to the site of a grisly murder. A glimpse from a security camera video suggests the killer
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Tokyo Zangyo

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In Tokyo, your job can killAfter 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 ... Read more

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In Tokyo, your job can killAfter 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
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Shitamachi Scam

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After the suspicious deaths of a seventy-something woman and a student recluse, Detective Hiroshi tracks down a gang of scammers who target retirees, robbing them of their life savings. Hiroshi teams up with Detective Ishii, who's been running a women's crime task force. Together, they find out who has been ripping off the pensions, retirement accounts, and even the deeds to homes. The gang ... Read more

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After the suspicious deaths of a seventy-something woman and a student recluse, Detective Hiroshi tracks down a gang of scammers who target retirees, robbing them of their life savings. Hiroshi teams up with Detective Ishii, who's been running a women's crime task force. Together, they find out who has been ripping off the pensions, retirement accounts, and even the deeds to homes. The gang
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Azabu Getaway

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Winner Best Crime Thriller BestThrillers.com (2022)Winner Mystery Independent Press Award (2023)Gold Book Award Literary Titan (2022)Bronze Medal Mystery Traditional Detective Global Book Awards (2022)Notable Indie Book Shelf Media Awards (2022)Top Ten Self-Published Books The Bookbag (2022)Finalist Thriller/Suspense Clue Book Awards Chanticleer (2022)Bronze Award Mystery/Thriller ReaderViews ... Read more

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Winner Best Crime Thriller BestThrillers.com (2022)Winner Mystery Independent Press Award (2023)Gold Book Award Literary Titan (2022)Bronze Medal Mystery Traditional Detective Global Book Awards (2022)Notable Indie Book Shelf Media Awards (2022)Top Ten Self-Published Books The Bookbag (2022)Finalist Thriller/Suspense Clue Book Awards Chanticleer (2022)Bronze Award Mystery/Thriller ReaderViews
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Beauty and Chaos

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Series Book 1 - Tokyo Moments
“Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy.”Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature ... Read more

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“Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy.”Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature
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A Guide to Jazz in Japan

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Whether you’re visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan’s vibrant jazz scene. With reviews of over 40+ clubs and 200+ musicians, this indispensable guide lets you know where to go, who to hear, and where to shop, jam, and hang out.With bonus essays on Japan’s unique jazz history, culture, and community, A Guide to Jazz in ... Read more

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Whether you’re visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan’s vibrant jazz scene. With reviews of over 40+ clubs and 200+ musicians, this indispensable guide lets you know where to go, who to hear, and where to shop, jam, and hang out.With bonus essays on Japan’s unique jazz history, culture, and community, A Guide to Jazz in
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Beauty and Chaos

by Michael Pronko ...

"Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy."Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature ... Read more

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"Tokyo is as complex as a long novel, as confusing as an avant-garde film and, sometimes, as strikingly beautiful as calligraphy."Part memoir, part travelogue, and part culture guide, Beauty and Chaos taps into the daily mysteries and poignant moments that make living in Tokyo a baffling delight. After two-plus decades writing, teaching, and living in Tokyo, American novelist and literature
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Tokyo Traffic

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Running from a life she didn't choose, in a city she doesn't know, Sukanya, a young Thai girl, loses herself in the vastness of Tokyo. With her Bangkok street smarts, and some stolen money, she stays ahead of her former captors who will do anything to recover the computer she took. After befriending Chiho, a Japanese girl living in an internet café, Sukanya makes plans to rid herself of her ... Read more

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Running from a life she didn't choose, in a city she doesn't know, Sukanya, a young Thai girl, loses herself in the vastness of Tokyo. With her Bangkok street smarts, and some stolen money, she stays ahead of her former captors who will do anything to recover the computer she took. After befriending Chiho, a Japanese girl living in an internet café, Sukanya makes plans to rid herself of her
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Tokyo's Mystery Deepens

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"A rare glimpse of the structure and nature of Tokyo's underlying psyche." Midwest Book ReviewAward-winning novelist Michael Pronko examines Tokyo as a place, a culture, and a series of intense experiences. Tokyo's Mystery Deepens digs into the enigmatic sides of Tokyo with humor, delicacy, and enchantment. A transplanted American from the Midwest, Pronko's observations and experiences open up the ... Read more

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"A rare glimpse of the structure and nature of Tokyo's underlying psyche." Midwest Book ReviewAward-winning novelist Michael Pronko examines Tokyo as a place, a culture, and a series of intense experiences. Tokyo's Mystery Deepens digs into the enigmatic sides of Tokyo with humor, delicacy, and enchantment. A transplanted American from the Midwest, Pronko's observations and experiences open up the
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Motions and Moments

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"Takes the sweeping size, bustle, and chaos of Tokyo and makes it small, introspective, and personal," Independent Publisher."Captures the essence and allure of Tokyo." Feathered Quill."A memoir to be savored like a fine red wine," Publishers Daily.Motions and Moments captures the ceaseless flow and brief momentary dramas of the biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail. As in ... Read more

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"Takes the sweeping size, bustle, and chaos of Tokyo and makes it small, introspective, and personal," Independent Publisher."Captures the essence and allure of Tokyo." Feathered Quill."A memoir to be savored like a fine red wine," Publishers Daily.Motions and Moments captures the ceaseless flow and brief momentary dramas of the biggest city in the world with gentle humor and rich detail. As in
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A Guide to Jazz in Japan

by Michael Pronko ...

Whether you're visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan's vibrant jazz scene. With reviews of over 40+ clubs and 200+ musicians, this indispensable guide lets you know where to go, who to hear, and where to shop, jam, and hang out.With bonus essays on Japan's unique jazz history, culture, and community, A Guide to Jazz in ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Whether you're visiting Japan, living there, armchair traveling, or just love jazz, this guide points you toward the best of Japan's vibrant jazz scene. With reviews of over 40+ clubs and 200+ musicians, this indispensable guide lets you know where to go, who to hear, and where to shop, jam, and hang out.With bonus essays on Japan's unique jazz history, culture, and community, A Guide to Jazz in
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