A book about wrongful conviction and capital punishment with an engrossing investigation.
Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Even though I found the main character difficult to understand, I really enjoyed this book for its engrossing plot and interesting topics.
Time loop and murder mystery… this book sounded so promising, yet I ended up being disappointed with it.
Even though this book won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award, it is hard to classify it as “mystery”. It is a fast pace thriller/adventure with a good dose of violence and suspense. I personally enjoyed it much more than I expected.
A mystery/adventure book that takes us from Japan to Spain in 1975, カディスの赤い星 won the Naoki Prize as well as a Mystery and Adventure awards.
I would not recommend this book if your are looking for a murder mystery about art and ukiyo-e. But if you are interested in the mystery of Sharaku’s true identity, this book is for you!
チョコレートゲーム is an engrossing mystery with a fast pace. Recommended!
A classic police investigation and an engrossing book! This book is the first in the prosecutor Chigusa series and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1963.
Winner of the MWJ Award of 1962. I found this book frustrating to read at first, because it was hard to see where the story was leading us. I started enjoying it more about halfway through and the end was quite good.
This is a collection of 5 short stories. The first one won the Mystery Writer of Japan Award