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The Last Train - (Detective Hiroshi) by Michael Pronko (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The city never sleeps.
- Author(s): Michael Pronko
- 374 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
- Series Name: Detective Hiroshi
Description
About the Book
Detective 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.
Book Synopsis
The city never sleeps. Neither does revenge.
Winner of multiple international mystery awards
Winner Shelf Unbound Best Independently Published Book (2018)
Solo Medalist Winner New Apple E-Book Awards for Mystery (2017)
Winner Beverly Hills Book Awards for Crime Fiction (2017)
Winner Best Mystery Book Excellence Awards (2017)
Winner Independent Press Award for Mystery and Thriller (2018)
Global Award Reader Views (2017-2018)
Gold Award Literary Titan Book Award (2017)
Silver Honoree IBPA Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards (2017)
Silver Award Feathered Quill Awards (2018)
Silver Award Independent Publisher Book Awards (2018)
Tokyo never sleeps-it just hums with secrets. When an American businessman plummets from a train platform, Detective Hiroshi Shimizu is pulled from his desk and thrust into the city's glitter and darkness. The only clue: a grainy flash of a woman on a security feed-too calm, too quick, too close to the dead man.
In Tokyo, where suicide and murder often trade masks, Hiroshi's search takes him from luxury offices and hostess clubs to the echoing platforms of midnight trains. Partnered with ex-sumo wrestler Sakaguchi and guided by his grizzled mentor Takamatsu, Hiroshi follows the trail through the ruthless corridors of real estate and finance, a maze of corporate greed, real estate corruption, and quiet desperation.
Every lead drags him deeper into the city's shadows-where fortunes are made on land deals, and lives are lost over a single secret. In the world's most expensive city, inside information is currency, and Hiroshi is running out of both time and luck.
Hiroshi navigates sacred temples, shadowy boardrooms, and the neon-lit streets where billions in land deals change hands and make lives expendable. As he closes in on a former hostess bent on revenge, Hiroshi discovers that the truth in Tokyo can be as treacherous as the city itself. Hiroshi's determined to cut through Tokyo's dangers and confusions to find the murdering ex-hostess before she extracts her final revenge-which just might be him.
Fans of Michael Connelly, Jo Nesbø, and Japanese mysteries will be drawn into this gripping international noir, where loyalty cuts deep, the lights burn cold, and every answer comes with a price. The Last Train delivers high-stakes intrigue, razor-sharp tension, and the sharp pulse of Japan's capital in crisis.
Review Quotes
"An absorbing investigation."-Kirkus Reviews
"Gripping and suspenseful. 10 out of 10."-Booklife (by Publisher's Weekly)
"A five-star detective read. It is unique, intriguing, and will hook the reader from beginning to end."-Reader Views
"For anyone who loves crime and cop novels, or Japanophiles in general, this is a terrific thriller."-Blue Ink Review
"This exotic crime thriller is a lightning-fast chase to the finish line that'll leave hearts pounding and pages turning."-Best Thrillers
"A well-paced and absorbing mystery, with quick action and a look at urban life, an utterly page-turning adventure."-Foreword Reviews
"Mystery readers will relish the progress of a detective torn between two cultures, the reader of Japanese literature will truly appreciate the depth of background."-Midwest Book Review
"Tokyo comes to vivid life in this taut thriller, an unrelenting portrayal of a strong female character and the heart-pounding search to find her."-Publishers Daily Reviews
"A heartfelt, thoughtful ode to a strange and beautiful city, in the way that so many classic detective novels are. Lyrically written, with plenty of suspense."-IndieReader