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ⓘ About Hideo Yokoyama
Hideo Yokoyama is a Japanese bestselling author of thriller/mystery books. He worked as an investigative journalist with a regional newspaper in Tokyo for over a decade before quitting to start a career as a fiction writer. His debut in the publishing world was in 1998 when Season of Shadows, a collection of police stories, won the Matsumoto Seicho Prize. The collection was also shortlisted for the Naoki Prize. In 2000 Hideo’s story Doki (Motive) won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Short Stories. The first opening pages introduce us to two gone girls. In 1989, Shoko, a 17-year-old girl, was kidnapped, and after a compromised ransom handover, the girl was murdered. The crime remained unsolved for over a decade.
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Who is Hideo Yokoyama?
Hideo Yokoyama is a Japanese bestselling author of thriller/mystery books. He worked as an investigative journalist with a regional newspaper in Tokyo for over a decade before quitting to start a career as a fiction writer. His debut in the publishing world was in 1998 when Season of Shadows, a collection of police stories, won the Matsumoto Seicho Prize.
Which Hideo Yokoyama series should I start with?
Hideo Yokoyama's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Seventeen (2003).
How many books has Hideo Yokoyama written?
Hideo Yokoyama has 4 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2003 and 2019. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Short Story Collections.
In what order should Hideo Yokoyama's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 4 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Hideo Yokoyama's books organised into series?
This guide splits Hideo Yokoyama's 4 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (3 books); Short Story Collections (1 book).