Tokyo Zangyo

<p><strong>In a city built on endless overtime some people clock out for good.</strong></p><p> </p><p>When a senior executive dives from the rooftop of a media empire the fall is written off as another casualty of <strong>zangyo</strong>-Japan's notorious overtime culture. But <strong>Detective Hiroshi</strong> knows better. He's seen how the city chews up people and calls it business. </p><p> </p><p>To the suits upstairs it's an unfortunate headline. To Hiroshi it's a <strong>message</strong>. His investigation drags him through a maze of neon and nicotine: lavish hostess clubs empty conference rooms and ledgers that hide more than numbers.  </p><p> </p><p>With his mentor<strong> Takamatsu</strong> and the stolid <strong>Sakaguchi </strong>Hiroshi follows the money the favors and the silence. Every lead brings him closer to the darkness at the heart of Japan Inc.-a system that rewards loyalty and work work work while burying the truth under a mountain of paperwork. </p><p> </p><p>From the <strong>Marunouchi boardrooms</strong> to the <strong>Shinjuku backstreets</strong> polite smiles mask quiet threats. Secrets are traded over whiskey. And somewhere between the late trains and the last drink Hiroshi realizes he's not just solving a case-he's staring down the machinery that keeps Tokyo alive. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Tokyo Zangyo</strong> is more than a murder mystery. It's a descent into the shimmering darkness of modern Japan: a world of ambition desperation and corporate ghosts. Every clue drags Hiroshi closer to the truth-that Tokyo's most dangerous killer might not carry a weapon at all. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Beneath the work deadlines something deadly lurks.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Winner Mystery of the Year</strong> BestThrillers.com (2021)</p><p><strong>Gold Medal</strong> Reader's Favorite Mystery (2022)</p><p><strong>Gold Medallion </strong>Book Readers Appreciation Group (2021)</p><p><strong>Gold Award</strong> Literary Titan Book Award (2021)</p><p><strong>Silver Award</strong> Independent Publisher Awards IPPY (2022)</p><p><strong>Silver Medal</strong> Global eBook Awards for Mystery Fiction (2022)</p><p><strong>Bronze Award</strong> Reader Views Literary Awards (2021-2022)</p>