The Edogawa Rampo Reader
The Black Lizard and the Beast in the Shadows
Tarō Hirai (平 井 太郎, Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 - July 28, 1965), used the pseudonym Edogawa Rampo (江戸川 乱歩, Edogawa Rampo, romanized as "Edogawa Ranpo"), and played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogorō Akechi,
Seichō Matsumoto (松本 清張, Matsumoto Seichō, December 21, 1909–August 4, 1992)
• Points and Lines
• Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Vessel of Sand)
• The Voice and Other Stories
• Pro Bono
Seishi Yokomizo Inugami Clan (犬神家の一族, Inugamike no Ichizoku, January 1950 - May 1951) made into movies by Kon Ichikawa (The Inugamis - 1976) and Shunji Iwai (The Inugamis 2006). Major works:
• "The Case of the Honjin Murder " (本陣殺人事件 Honjin satsujin jiken, April 1946)
• "Gokumon Island" (獄門島 Gokumontō, January 1947 - October 1948)
• "The Village of Eight Graves" (八つ墓村 Yatsuhakamura, March 1949 - March 1951)
• "Queen Bee " (女王蜂 Jo-o-batchi, June 1951 – May 1952)
• "The Sleeping Bride" (睡れる花嫁 Nemureru Hanayome, 1952)
• The Devil Comes and Plays His Flute (悪魔が来りて笛を 吹く Akuma ga kitarite fue o fuku, 1951-1953)
• Three Head Tower (三つ首塔 Mitsu-kubi Tō, 1955)
• Head (首 Kubi, 1957
Akimitsu Takagi
• Tattoo Murder Case (1948) (刺青殺人事件)
• Noh Mask Murder Case (1949) (能面殺人事件)
• House of Spell (1949) (呪縛の家)
• Enchantress Lodge (1949) (妖婦の宿)
• Crime in my Ichi-Ko Days (1951) (我が一高時代の犯罪)
• Why Has the Doll Been Killed (1955) (人形はなぜ殺される)
• Mystery of Genghis Khan (1958) (成吉思汗の秘密)
• People Gathering like Ants (1959) (人蟻)
• Blind Spot in Broad Daylight (1960) (白昼の死角)
• Destructive Justice (1961) (破戒裁判)
• Prosecutor Saburo Kirishima (1964) (検事 霧島三郎)
• The Informer (1965) (密告者)
• Honeymoon to Nowhere (1965) (ゼロの蜜月)
• Combined Fleet Has Won at Last (1971) (連合艦隊ついに勝つ)
• Mystery of Yamataikoku (1973) (邪馬台国の秘密)
• Mystery of the early Japanese Emperors (1986) (古代天皇の秘密)
• Seven Lucky Gods Murder Case (1987) (七福神殺人事件)
• Goodbye Mask (1988) (仮面よ さらば)
• No Patent on Murder (Playboy Press, 1977)
Shizuko Natsuki
• The Third Lady
• Portal of the Wind
• Murder at Mt. Fuji, Original Title, "The Tragedy of W": an hommage to Ellery Queen."
• The Obituary Arrives at Two O'Clock
• Innocent Journey
• Death from the Clouds
Sujata Massey
Rei Shimura
• The Salaryman's Wife (1997)
• Zen Attitude (1998)
• The Flower Master (1999)
• The Floating Girl (2000)
• The Bride's Kimono (2001)
• The Samurai's Daughter (2003)
• The Pearl Diver (2004)
• The Typhoon Lover (2005)
• Girl in a Box (2006)
• Shimura Trouble (2008)
Laura Joh Rowland
• Sano Ichiro
◦ Shinju (1994)
◦ Bundori (1996)
◦ The Way of the Traitor (1997)
◦ The Concubine's Tattoo (1998)
◦ The Samurai's Wife (2000)
◦ Black Lotus (2001)
◦ The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria (2002)
◦ The Dragon King's Palace (2003)
◦ The Perfumed Sleeve (2004)
◦ The Assassin's Touch (2005)
◦ The Red Chrysanthemum (2006)
◦ The Snow Empress (2007)
◦ The Fire Kimono (2008)
◦ The Cloud Pavilion (2009)
Miyake Miyabe
• All She Was Worth
• Crossfire
• Shadow Family
Masako Togawa
specializes in psycho-sexual suspense stories
• Slow Fuse (Pantheon, N.Y., 1995)
• The Master Key (Simon Grove, N.Y., 1985)
• The Lady Killer (Simon Grove, N.Y., 1986)
• A Kiss of Fire
Yasuo Uchida
• The Togakushi Legend Murders
Peter Lovesey
• Mad Hatter's Holiday
Peter Dickinson
• The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest
James Melville
light, urbane tales featuring the inscrutable Inspector Otani of Kobe.
Dale Furutani
• Samurai Mystery Trilogy (publ. William Morrow)
• Ken Tanaka
◦ Death in Little Tokyo (1996)
◦ The Toyotomi Blades (1997)
• Matsuyama Kaze
◦ Death at the Crossroads (1998)
◦ The Jade Palace Vendetta (1999)
◦ Kill the Shogun (2000)
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Kobe Abe, one of Japan's most distinguished writers, wrote a classic suspenseful detective novel published in English, The Ruined Map (Putnam's Sons, NY, 1981)
Haruki Murakami
popular avant-garde writer penned an absurdist and ghostly detective story: A Wild Sheep Chase Haruki M
Landscapes of Crime - Japan
Kyoka Izumi
Japanese Gothic Tale
Lafcadio Hearn
Kwaidan: Stories And Studies Of Strange Things
J. L. Apostolou and M. Greenberg, eds. Murder in Japan: Japanese Stories of Crime and Detection, Dember Books, N. Y., 1987
Timothy Hemion
A Detective Story Set in Japan
- Inspector Morimoto and the Two Umbrellas (iUniverse, 2004)
- Inspector Morimoto and the Diamond Pendants (iUniverse, 2004)
- Inspector Morimoto and the Famous Potter (iUniverse, 2004)
- Inspector Morimoto and the Sushi Chef (iUniverse, 2005)
- Inspector Morimoto and the Japanese Cranes (iUniverse, 2006)
