Azabu Getaway

<p><strong>A father on the run. Two daughters in danger. Millions in dirty money moving overseas.</strong></p><p> </p><p>When a Tokyo financier vanishes with his two young daughters <strong>Detective Hiroshi Shimizu</strong> is called in to track what looks like a desperate escape from a messy murder scene. But the trail of forged transfers offshore accounts and silent partners tells another story-a high-stakes financial heist disguised as a family getaway. </p><p> </p><p>From the glass towers of <strong>Azabu </strong>to the backstreets of <strong>Shinjuku</strong> Hiroshi chases a man who's outsmarting both the law and the criminals funding him. As the investigation widens the money flies across borders-from small banks in Aomori to big banks of London to the tax-sheltered trusts in Wyoming-pulling Hiroshi into a global game where investing savvy is the only currency that loses value. </p><p> </p><p>Every clue draws him deeper into Tokyo's polished corruption: <strong>investment firms</strong> laundering fortunes behind luxury doors expats buying silence with yen and a father willing to risk everything to give his daughters a way out. But the city doesn't forgive debts-and it never lets anyone get away clean. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Azabu Getaway</strong> is a razor-edged noir thriller that cuts across Tokyo's financial elite and into the heart of a family running out of time. In a world where money never sleeps escape is just another transaction waiting to fail.</p><p> </p><p><strong>In Tokyo money doesn't just move-it hunts. And there's no place to hide. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Winner Best Crime Thriller </strong>BestThrillers.com (2022)</p><p> <strong>Winner Mystery</strong> Independent Press Award (2023)</p><p> <strong>Finalist</strong> Clue Awards Thriller/Mystery (2022)</p><p> <strong>Gold Book Award</strong> Literary Titan (2022)</p><p> <strong>Bronze Medal</strong> Global Book Awards (2022)</p><p> <strong>Bronze Award Mystery/Thriller </strong>ReaderViews (2022)</p><p> <strong>Notable Indie Book of the Year</strong> Shelf Unbound Awards (2022)</p><p> <strong>Top Ten Indie Books of the Year</strong> The BookBag (2022)</p>