Vulture’s Banquet
Japanese language. Thriller about the take-over of a scandal-drenched Japanese bank by a mysterious foreign private equity firm.
Dragon Dance
Japan, China and the US in a deadly geopolitical triangle featuring terrorism, assassinations and rock musicians. According to the Daily Yomiuri, “an absorbing and visceral read.”
Wind of the Gods
Japanese version of Dragon Dance.
Samurai Boogie
Mori rides again. The down-at-heel ex-radical private eye takes on a sinister software entrepreneur, psychotic gangsters, and wild wild strippers. “One of the best detective novels ever written,” according to Publishers Weekly.
Japan In Play
Japan’s challenges in the age of unconstrained globalization.
Japan 2020
Japanese language. Three wildly different scenarios for Japan in the year 2020 – Turning the Tables, Digital Renaissance, The Long Sayonara.
Buddha Kiss
Shinjuku-based private eye Mori confronts a crazed religious cult, financial shenanigans, bad men and worse women. “An engrossing and illuminating thriller” according to Kirkus Reviews.
Silent Thunder
Seedy private eye Mori in the midst of money wars. “Alternately a thriller a whodunit and a soft-porn page-turner,” according to Publishers Weekly. “A fresh and very clever thriller,” according to Kirkus Reviews
The End of the Japanese Golden Era
Japanese language. A warning of tough times to come and the need to adapt to survive.
Inside Japan
Overview of Japan written in the early years of the bubble economy.