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I love detective novels.
Crime writers' organizations[edit]
International[edit]
- UK
- Sweden
- Norway
- Denmark
- Scandinavia
- German speaking area
North America[edit]
Oceania[edit]
Japanese detective fiction[edit]
History[edit]
Organizations[edit]
magazines[edit]
- Shin Seinen
- Hoseki
- Geneijo
Japanese detective fiction writers[edit]
1889 - 1923[edit]
- Ruiko KUROIWA (m, 1862-1920) (ja:黒岩涙香)
- In 1889 Kuroiwa wrote a short story Muzan (無惨). It is the first detective story in Japan.
- Kido OKAMOTO (m, 1872-1939)
- The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi: Detective Stories of Old Edo
- Shunro OSHIKAWA (m, 1876-1914)
1923 - 1957[edit]
1957 - 1987[edit]
- Seicho MATSUMOTO (m, 1909-1992) - the 2nd president of MWJ
- Points and Lines
- Inspector Imanishi Investigates (Movie:Castle of Sand)
- Pro Bono
- The Voice and Other Stories
- Tetsuya AYUKAWA (m, 1919-2002)
- Akimitsu TAKAGI (m, 1920-1995)
- Tattoo Murder Case
- Honeymoon to Nowhere
- Informer
- Futaro YAMADA (m, 1922-2001)
- CHIN Shunshin (m, 1924- )
- Murder in a Peking Studio
- Koshi KURUMIZAWA (m, 1925-1994)
- Kyotaro NISHIMURA (m, 1930- )
- The Mystery Train Disappears
- Masako TOGAWA (f, 1933- )
- A Kiss of Fire
- The Master Key
- Lady Killer
- Slow Fuse
- Masaki TSUJI (m, 1932- ) - the 3rd president of HMC
- He is also known as a scenario writer of many popular anime series.
- Seiichi MORIMURA (m, 1933- )
- Yasuo UCHIDA (m, 1934- ) (ja:内田康夫)
- The Togakushi Legend Murders
- Sizuko NATSUKI (f, 1938- ) (ja:夏樹静子)
- Murder at Mt. Fuji
- The Obituary Arrives at Two O'Clock
- Innocent Journey
- The Third Lady
- Portal of the Wind
- Death from the Clouds
- Go OSAKA (m, 1943- ) (ja:逢坂剛) - the 11th president of MWJ
- The Red Star of Cadiz - the winner of the 40th MWJ Award
- Yoichi FUNADO (m, 1944- ) (ja:船戸与一)
- May In The Valley Of The Rainbow
- Kenzo KITAKATA (m, 1947- ) - the 10th president of MWJ
- Ashes
- Winter Sleep
- The Cage
- City of Refuge
- Jiro AKAGAWA (m, 1948- )
- Midnight Suite
- Three Sisters Investigate
- Soji SHIMADA (m, 1948- )
- Joh SASAKI (m, 1950- )
- Masaki YAMADA (m, 1950- )
- Natsuo KIRINO (f, 1951- )
- Out - the winner of the 51st MWJ Award
- Grotesque
- Real World
- Kaoru KURIMOTO (f, 1953-2009)
- Arimasa OSAWA (m, 1956- ) (ja:大沢在昌) - the 12th president of MWJ
- Shinjuku Shark - the winner of the 44th MWJ Award
- The Poison Ape: A Shinjuku Shark Novel
1987 - 2011[edit]
- Kaoru KITAMURA (m, 1949- ) - the 2nd president of HMC
- Hiroshi MORI (m, 1957- )
- Hideo YOKOYAMA (m, 1957- )
- Keigo HIGASHINO (m, 1958- ) - the 13th president of MWJ
- Yusuke KISHI (m, 1959- )
- Hideo OKUDA (m, 1959- ) (ja:奥田英朗)
- Asa NONAMI (f, 1960- ) (ja:乃南アサ)
- The Hunter
- Now You're One of Us
- The Body
- Miyuki MIYABE (f, 1960- )
- All She Was Worth
- Shadow Family
- Crossfire
- The Devil's Whisper
- The Sleeping Dragon - the winner of the 45th MWJ Award
- Kurumi INUI (m, 1963- )
- Natsuhiko KYOGOKU (m, 1963- )
- Kotaro ISAKA (m, 1971- )
- Ryusui SEIRYOIN (m, 1974- )
- Koji Yanagi
- Shusuke Michio
- Honobu Yonezawa
- Shinzo Mitsuda
Literature[edit]
Light novel writers who also wrote mystery fiction[edit]
other media[edit]
Japanese detective comics[edit]
Japanese television detective dramas[edit]