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Michael Pronko

Michael Pronko is an American author best known for his Tokyo-based mystery series featuring Detective Hiroshi. His books have earned critical acclaim for their immersive cultural detail. This page provides the Michael Pronko books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

2009Beauty and Chaos: Slices and Morsels of Tokyo LifePOoATNB · 1Buy ↗

2014Tokyo's Mystery DeepensPOoATNB · 2Buy ↗

2015Motions and Moments: More Essays on TokyoPOoATNB · 3Buy ↗

2017The Last TrainPOoDHB · 1Buy ↗

2018The Moving BladePOoDHB · 2Buy ↗

2020Tokyo TrafficPOoDHB · 3Buy ↗

2021Tokyo ZangyoPOoDHB · 4Buy ↗

2022Azabu GetawayPOoDHB · 5Buy ↗

2023Shitamachi ScamPOoDHB · 6Buy ↗

2025A Guide to Jazz in JapanPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2025Tokyo JukuPOoDHB · 7Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of A-maze-ing Tokyo Non-Fiction Books3 books · 2009–2015

01Beauty and Chaos: Slices and Morsels of Tokyo Life2009Buy ↗

02Tokyo's Mystery Deepens2014Buy ↗

03Motions and Moments: More Essays on Tokyo2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books1 book · 2025

01A Guide to Jazz in Japan2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Detective Hiroshi Books7 books · 2017–2025

01The Last Train2017Buy ↗

02The Moving Blade2018Buy ↗

03Tokyo Traffic2020Buy ↗

04Tokyo Zangyo2021Buy ↗

05Azabu Getaway2022Buy ↗

06Shitamachi Scam2023Buy ↗

07Tokyo Juku2025Buy ↗

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