Hideo Yokoyama books in order

Q: "How many books has Hideo Yokoyama written?"

"Hideo Yokoyama has written four books across two series."

Q: "What was Hideo Yokoyama's first book?"

"Hideo Yokoyama's first book is Seventeen, published in 2003."

Q: "How did Hideo Yokoyama become known outside Japan?"

"Six Four, originally published in Japanese in 2012, brought Yokoyama international recognition when it was translated into English and became a bestseller in multiple countries. The novel's detailed portrayal of Japanese police bureaucracy and a cold case investigation resonated with crime fiction readers worldwide."

Short Story Collections

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
Prefecture D	2019	Buy

Standalone Novels

Title	Published	Buy on Amazon
Seventeen	2003	Buy
Six Four	2012	Buy
The North Light	2019	Buy

Hideo Yokoyama is a former newspaper reporter turned crime fiction writer whose novels offer a detailed, insider’s view of Japanese police work and institutional politics. His international breakthrough came with Six Four (2012), a novel about a police press officer investigating a decades-old kidnapping case while navigating the intense bureaucratic pressures of the Japanese police hierarchy. The book became a bestseller in translation and was praised for its patient, procedural approach to crime fiction.

His other novels include Seventeen (2003), about a newsroom responding to a major disaster, and The North Light (2019), which follows an architect drawn into a mystery. Prefecture D (2019) is a short story collection set within the Japanese police system. Yokoyama’s background as a newspaper reporter covering the police beat gives his fiction an observational quality that distinguishes it from more action-driven crime novels.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Hideo Yokoyama written?

Hideo Yokoyama has written four books across two series.

What was Hideo Yokoyama's first book?

Hideo Yokoyama’s first book is Seventeen, published in 2003.

How did Hideo Yokoyama become known outside Japan?

Six Four, originally published in Japanese in 2012, brought Yokoyama international recognition when it was translated into English and became a bestseller in multiple countries. The novel’s detailed portrayal of Japanese police bureaucracy and a cold case investigation resonated with crime fiction readers worldwide.

Short Story Collections#

Standalone Novels#

Frequently Asked Questions

Short Story Collections

Standalone Novels