Dale Furutani Books in Order
Dale Furutani has written 9 books, published between 1996 and 2026. The first book is Death in Little Tokyo (1996) and the newest is Pirates of the Seto Sea (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1996–2026
- Pages on record
- 454 in 2 of 9 books
Dale Furutani, born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1946, writes mystery fiction and was the first Asian American to win major awards in the field, among them the Anthony Award and the Macavity Award. The catalogue holds 9 books published between 1996 and 2026, and records two series under the name: Matsuyama Kaze and Ken Tanaka. Death in Little Tokyo (1996) opens the listing and Pirates of the Seto Sea is dated 2026. The Toyotomi Blades (1997) was picked as the best mystery of its year by the Internet Critics Group. Subjects record Japanese Americans, computer programmers, samurai and shoguns, with California and Los Angeles as settings.
How many Dale Furutani books are there?
Dale Furutani has 9 books, released between 1996 and 2026. They include 2 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Dale Furutani Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Dale Furutani books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119962241/4
- 21997–1/4
- 31998–1/4
- 41999–1/4
- 520002301/4
- 6The Curious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in Japan2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 7Makoto2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 82021–1/4
- 92026–1/4
Dale Furutani books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Matsuyama Kaze in order
5 booksKen Tanaka in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Dale Furutani titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dale Furutani books in order?
You only need to read Dale Furutani books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Dale Furutani
Start with Death in Little Tokyo (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dale Furutani book?
Pirates of the Seto Sea (2026) is the newest Dale Furutani book released so far.
Is there a new Dale Furutani book coming?
No next Dale Furutani book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Dale Furutani has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Dale Furutani. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Anthony Award for Best First Novel1997Wonfor Death in Little Tokyo
Dale Furutani at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dale Furutani published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Dale Furutani books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 454 pages across the 2 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 227 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dale Furutani books, 4 of 9, were published in the 1990s.
What the Dale Furutani books are about
2 of the 9 Dale Furutani books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Assassination attempts 1 of 2 books
- Attempted assassination 1 of 2 books
- California 1 of 2 books
- Computer programmers 1 of 2 books
- History 1 of 2 books
- Japanese Americans 1 of 2 books
- Los Angeles (Calif.) 1 of 2 books
- Matsuyama Kaze (Fictitious character) 1 of 2 books
- Mystery & detective 1 of 2 books
- Samurai 1 of 2 books
- Shoguns 1 of 2 books
- Shōguns 1 of 2 books