Hideo Yokoyama (横山 秀夫, Yokoyama Hideo, born 1957) is a Japanese novelist.
Hideo Yokoyama
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| Native name |
横山秀夫
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| Born | (1957-01-17) January 17, 1957 (age 67) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | Crime fiction, mystery fiction, thriller |
| Notable works | Six Four |
| Notable awards | Matsumoto Seicho Prize (1998) Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2000) The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2003, 2013) |
Yokoyama specializes in mystery novels.
He repeated his Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! No. 1 ranking in 2013 with Six Four (64).
The English edition of Six Four, translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies, was shortlisted for the 2016 CWA International Dagger.[1]
He is known for his career as journalist for the Jomo Shimbun, the regional paper in Gunma.