Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!
Editor Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Editorial Team
Categories mystery fiction
Frequency Annually
Publisher Takarajimasha
First issue December 20, 1988
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (このミステリーがすごい! Kono Misuterī ga Sugoi!, lit. This Mystery is Excellent!) is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.

1988

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1988 (JICC Shuppankyoku. December, 1988)

International
Rank Author Title
1 TrevanianThe Main
2 Scott TurowPresumed Innocent
3 P. D. JamesA Taste for Death
Bob LangleyTraverse of the Gods
5 Andrew VachssStrega
6 Robert LittellThe Sisters
7 Michael Z. LewinLate Payments
8 William DiehlHooligans
9 Barbara VineA Dark-Adapted Eye
10 H. F. SaintMemoirs of an Invisible Man

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yoichi FunadoDensetsu Naki Chi (伝説なき地)
2 Ryo Hara (ja)Soshite Yoru wa Yomigaeru (そして夜は甦る)
3 Mikihiko RenjoTasogare no Berurin (黄昏のベルリン)
4 Joh SasakiBerurin Hiko Shirei (ベルリン飛行指令)
English translation: Zero Over Berlin
5 Soji ShimadaIho no Kishi (異邦の騎士)
6 Futari Okajima (ja)Soshite Tobira ga Tozasareta (そして扉が閉ざされた)
7 Yukito AyatsujiMeirokan no Satsujin (迷路館の殺人)
8 Rintaro NorizukiMippei Kyoshitsu (密閉教室)
9 Go OsakaSamayoeru Nozui (さまよえる脳髄)
Yoshinaga FujitaDaburu Suchiru (ダブル・スチール)

1989

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1989 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1990)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Thomas HarrisThe Silence of the Lambs
2 Stephen HunterThe Day Before Midnight
3 Aaron ElkinsOld Bones
4 Elmore LeonardFreaky Deaky
Michael Z. LewinOut of Season [UK title: Out of Time]
6 Nelson DeMilleWord of Honor
7 Craig ThomasThe Bear's Tears
8 Brian FreemantleCharlie Muffin San [US title: See Charlie Run]
9 Leonard WiseDoc's Legacy
10 Reginald HillChild's Play
Rick BoyerThe Daisy Ducks

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Ryo HaraWatashi ga Koroshita Shojo (私が殺した少女)
2 Kaoru KitamuraSoratobu Uma (空飛ぶ馬)
3 Soji ShimadaKiso Ten o Ugokasu (奇想、天を動かす)
4 Joh SasakiEtorofu-hatsu Kinkyuden (エトロフ発緊急電)
5 Futari OkajimaKurain no Tsubo (クラインの壺)
6 Ikki Kazama (ja)Otoko-tachi wa Kita e (男たちは北へ)
Tatsuo Shimizu (ja)Shin'ya Futatabi (深夜ふたたび)
8 Masaya Yamaguchi (ja)Ikeru Shikabane no Shi (生ける屍の死)
9 Keiichiro RyuKagemusha TOKUGAWA Ieyasu (影武者徳川家康)
10 Ichi Orihara (ja)Tosaku no Rondo (倒錯のロンド)

1991

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1991)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Umberto EcoThe Name of the Rose
2 Andrew VachssBlue Belle
3 James EllroyThe Black Dahlia
4 Stephen KingMisery
5 Christianna BrandBuffet for Unwelcome Guests
6 Ken GrimwoodReplay
7 Wilbur SmithThe Eye of the Tiger
8 Michael Z. LewinAnd Baby Will Fall
9 Patricia HighsmithEleven
10 William DiehlThai Horse

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Arimasa OsawaShinjuku-zame (新宿鮫)
English translation: Shinjuku Shark
2 Kaoru KitamuraYoru no Semi (夜の蟬)
3 Yoichi FunadoHono Nagareru Kanata (炎 流れる彼方)
4 Koshu TaniHarukanari Kamigami no ZA (遥かなり神々の座)
5 Ryo HaraTenshi-tachi no Tantei (天使たちの探偵)
6 Tatsuo ShimizuKaerinan Iza (帰りなん、いざ)
7 Yukito AyatsujiKirigoetei Satsujin Jiken (霧越邸殺人事件)
8 Yoshinaga FujitaKaerazaru Sahara (還らざるサハラ)
9 Miyuki MiyabeMajutsu wa Sasayaku (魔術はささやく)
English translation: The Devil's Whisper
10 Soji ShimadaKurayamizaka Hitokui no Ki (暗闇坂の人喰いの木)

1992

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1992 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1992)

International
Rank Author Title
1 P. D. JamesDevices and Desires
2 Thomas H. CookFlesh and Blood
3 Shirley ConranSavages
4 Patricia HighsmithThe Cry of the Owl
5 Keith PetersonThere Fell A Shadow
6 Michael CrichtonJurassic Park
7 Bernard CornwellSea Lord [US title:Killer's Wake]
Jim ThompsonThe Killer Inside Me
9 Robert R. McCammonStinger
10 George C. ChesbroBone

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Tatsuo ShimizuYukizuri no Machi (行きずりの街)
2 Arimasa OsawaDoku-zaru Shinjuku-zame II (毒猿 新宿鮫II)
English translation: The Poison Ape
3 Itsura Inami (ja)Dakku Koru (ダック・コール)
4 Miyuki MiyabeRyu wa Nemuru (龍は眠る)
English translation: The Sleeping Dragon
5 Soji ShimadaSuisho no Piramiddo (水晶のピラミッド)
6 Nanami Wakatake (ja)Boku no Misuterina Nichijo (ぼくのミステリな日常)
7 Go OsakaShaei Harukana Kuni (斜影はるかな国)
8 Kaoru Takamura (ja)Kami no Hi (神の火)
9 Kaoru TakamuraOgon o Daite Tobe (黄金を抱いて翔べ)
10 Kenji Takemoto (ja)Uroborosu no Gisho (ウロボロスの偽書)

1993

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1993 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1993)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Reginald HillBones and Silence
2 Lawrence BlockA Ticket to the Boneyard
3 Thomas H. CookStreets of Fire
4 Stephen KingIt
5 Ross ThomasTwilight at Mac's Place
6 Philip KerrMarch Violets
7 Nelson DeMilleThe Gold Coast
8 David MartinLie to Me
9 John GrishamThe Firm
10 Robert ReevesPeeping Thomas

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yoichi FunadoSuna no Kuronikuru (砂のクロニクル)
2 Miyuki MiyabeKasha (火車)
English translation: All She Was Worth
3 Kiyoshi Kasai (ja)Tetsugakusha no Misshitsu (哲学者の密室)
4 Mangetsu Hanamura (ja)Burusu (ブルース)
5 Kaoru TakamuraRiviera o Ute (リヴィエラを撃て)
6 Alice ArisugawaSoto no Akuma (双頭の悪魔)
Yumehito Inoue (ja)Dareka ga Naka ni Iru... (ダレカガナカニイル…)
8 Masaya YamaguchiKiddo Pisutoruzu no Botoku (キッド・ピストルズの冒瀆)
9 Hosei Hahakigi (ja)Mitabi no Kaikyo (三たびの海峡)
10 Kaoru TakamuraWaga Te ni Kenju o (わが手に拳銃を)

1994

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1994 (Takarajimasha. December, 1993)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Mitchell SmithStone City
2 Scott TurowThe Burden of Proof
3 Stephen GreenleafBook Case
4 Dean KoontzWatchers
5 Colin DexterThe Way Through the Woods
6 Lawrence BlockA Dance at the Slaughterhouse
7 Keith PetersonRough Justice
8 Michael InnesLament for a Maker
9 David LorneSight Unseen
10 Peter LoveseyThe Last Detective

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kaoru TakamuraMakusu no Yama (マークスの山)
2 Masaya YamaguchiKiddo Pisutoruzu no Moso (キッド・ピストルズの妄想)
3 Itsura InamiSento Meri no Ribon (セント・メリーのリボン)
4 Arimasa OsawaBi Di Ti Okite no Machi (B・D・T 掟の街)
5 Ramo NakajimaGadara no Buta (ガダラの豚)
6 Tomoko Kano (ja)Maho Hiko (魔法飛行)
Kaoru KitamuraFuyu no Opera (冬のオペラ)
8 Go OsakaMaboroshi no Saiten (幻の祭典)
9 Ichi OriharaIjin-tachi no Yakata (異人たちの館)
10 Yuichi Shimpo (ja)Shingen (震源)

1995

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1995 (Takarajimasha. December, 1994)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Scott SmithA Simple Plan
2 Don WinslowA Cool Breeze on the Underground
3 Donald E. WestlakeDancing Aztecs
4 R. D. WingfieldFrost at Christmas
5 Nelson DeMilleThe General's Daughter
6 Andrew VachssShella
7 Minette WaltersThe Ice House
8 Stuart WoodsGrass Roots
9 Michael ConnellyThe Black Ice
10 Akif PirinçciFelidae
Liza CodyBucket Nut

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Masaya YamaguchiMisuterizu (ミステリーズ)
2 Joh SasakiSutokkuhorumu no Misshi (ストックホルムの密使)
3 Kaoru TakamuraTeri-gaki (照柿)
4 Mangetsu HanamuraWarau Yamazaki (笑う山崎)
5 Itsura InamiRyoken Tantei (猟犬探偵)
Itsura InamiOtoko wa Hata (男は旗)
7 Jiro AsadaPurizun Hoteru Aki (プリズンホテル 秋)
Natsuhiko KyogokuUbume no Natsu (姑獲鳥の夏)
English translation: The Summer of the Ubume
9 Toru Shirakawa (ja)Ryusei-tachi no Utage (流星たちの宴)
10 Rintaro NorizukiNi no Higeki (二の悲劇)

1996

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1996 (Takarajimasha. December, 1995)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Minette WaltersThe Sculptress
2 Robert R. McCammonBoy's Life
3 Lawrence BlockThe Devil Knows You're Dead
4 Michael ConnellyThe Concrete Blonde
5 Anthony Berkeley CoxThe Second Shot
6 Scott TurowPleading Guilty
7 John GardnerMaestro
8 Dan SimmonsCarrion Comfort
9 Patrick RuellThe Only Game
10 Jean VautrinBilly-Ze-Kick

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yuichi ShimpoHowaito Auto (ホワイトアウト) (Whiteout (2000 film))
2 Yoshinaga FujitaKotetsu no Kishi (鋼鉄の騎士)
3 Yoichi FunadoEzochi Bekken (蝦夷地別件)
4 Natsuhiko KyogokuMōryō no Hako (魍魎の匣)
5 Ryo HaraSaraba Nagaki Nemuri (さらば長き眠り)
6 Iori Fujiwara (ja)Terorisuto no Parasoru (テロリストのパラソル)
7 Kaoru KitamuraSukippu (スキップ)
8 Katsufumi Umehara (ja)Soriton no Akuma (ソリトンの悪魔)
9 Natsuhiko KyogokuKyokotsu no Yume (狂骨の夢)
10 Hideaki SenaParasaito Ivu (パラサイト・イヴ)
English translation: Parasite Eve
Arimasa OsawaTenshi no Kiba (天使の牙)[1]

1997

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1997 (Takarajimasha. December, 1996)

International
Rank Author Title
1 John DunningBooked to Die
2 James EllroyWhite Jazz
3 Peter LoveseyThe Summons
4 Dick FrancisCome To Grief
5 James CrumleyThe Mexican Tree Duck
6 Joe R. LansdaleTwo-Bear Mambo
7 Michael ConnellyThe Last Coyote
8 P. D. JamesOriginal Sin
9 Lorenzo CarcaterraSleepers
10 John le CarréOur Game

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Seishu HaseFuyajo (不夜城)
2 Yuichi ShimpoDasshu (奪取)
3 Keigo HigashinoMeitantei no Okite (名探偵の掟)
4 Miyuki MiyabeGamotei Jiken (蒲生邸事件)
5 Toru ShirakawaUmi wa Kawaiteita (海は涸いていた)
6 Jiro AsadaSokyu no Subaru (蒼穹の昴)
7 Natsuhiko KyogokuTesso no Ori (鉄鼠の檻)
8 Arata Tendo (ja)Kazokugari (家族狩り)
9 Arimasa OsawaYukihotaru (雪蛍)
10 Yasuhiko Nishizawa (ja)Jinkaku Ten'i no Satsujin (人格転移の殺人)

1998

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1998 (Takarajimasha. December, 1997)

International
Rank Author Title
1 R. D. WingfieldA Touch of Frost
2 Joel Townsley RogersThe Red Right Hand
3 Stephen KingThe Green Mile
4 Minette WaltersThe Scold's Bridle
5 Jeffery DeaverA Maiden's Grave
6 Robert GoddardInto the Blue
Thomas Sigismund StriblingClues of the Caribbees
8 Stephen HunterDirty White Boys
9 Donald E. WestlakeGood Behavior
10 John DunningThe Bookman's Wake

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Natsuo KirinoAuto (アウト)
English translation: Out
2 Yusuke KishiKuroi Ie (黒い家)[2] (Black House (film))
3 Hiroko MinagawaShi no Izumi (死の泉)
4 Natsuhiko KyogokuJorogumo no Kotowari (絡新婦の理)
5 Seishu HaseRekuiemu Fuyajo II (鎮魂歌 不夜城II)
6 Baku YumemakuraKamigami no Itadaki (神々の山嶺)
7 Natsuhiko KyogokuWarau Iemon (嗤う伊右衛門)
8 Hosei HahakigiTobo (逃亡)
9 Riku Onda (ja)Sangatsu wa Fukaki Kurenai no Fuchi o (三月は深き紅の淵を)
10 Arimasa OsawaKori-mai Shinjuku-zame VI (氷舞 新宿鮫VI)

1999

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1999 (Takarajimasha. December, 1998)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Theodore RoszakFlicker
2 Thomas H. CookThe Chatham School Affair
3 Stephen HunterBlack Light
4 Elizabeth FerrarsDon't Monkey with Murder
5 Charles PalliserThe Quincunx
6 Ian RankinBlack and Blue
7 Helen McCloyShe Walks Alone
8 Douglas KennedyBig Picture
Robert GoddardPainting the Darkness
10 Dennis LehmanThe Getbacks of Mother Superior
James EllroyAmerican Tabloid

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kaoru TakamuraRedi Joka (レディ・ジョーカー) (Lady Joker)
2 Go OsakaMoeru Chi no Hate ni (燃える地の果てに)
3 Miyuki MiyabeRiyu (理由)
4 Fuyumi OnoShiki
5 Yusuke KishiTenshi no Saezuri (天使の囀り)
6 Ryoichi Kano (ja)Maboroshi no Onna (幻の女)
7 Hikaru OkuizumiGurando Misuteri (グランド・ミステリー)
8 Toichiro Kujira (ja)Yamataikoku wa dokodesuka? (邪馬台国はどこですか?)
9 Keigo HigashinoHimitsu (秘密)
English translation: Naoko
Reito Nikaido (ja)Jinro-jo no Kyofu IV (人狼城の恐怖 IV)

2000

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2000 (Takarajimasha. December, 1999)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Stephen HunterPoint of Impact
2 Jeffery DeaverThe Bone Collector
3 Thomas H. CookBreakheart Hill
4 Leo BruceCase for Three Detectives
5 Richard StarkComeback
6 Carol O'ConnellJudas Child
7 Thomas H. CookMortal Memory
8 John le CarréThe Tailor of Panama
9 Ian RankinLet it Bleed
Thomas Sigismund StriblingBest Dr. Poggioli Detective Stories

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Arata TendoEien no Ko (永遠の仔)[3]
2 Keigo HigashinoByakuyako (白夜行)
English translation: Journey Under the Midnight Sun
3 Harutoshi Fukui (ja)Bokoku no Ijisu (亡国のイージス)
4 Koushun TakamiBatoru Rowaiaru (バトル・ロワイアル)
English translation: Battle Royale
5 Natsuo KirinoYawarakana Hoho (柔らかな頬)
6 Yuichi ShimpoBoda Rain (ボーダーライン)
7 Hideo Okuda (ja)Saiaku (最悪)
8 Kaoru KitamuraBanjo no Teki (盤上の敵)
9 Masayuki Shuno (ja)Hasami Otoko (ハサミ男)
10 Takayoshi Honda (ja)Misshingu (MISSING)

2001

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2001 (Takarajimasha. December, 2000)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jim ThompsonPop. 1280
2 Seamus SmythQuinn
3 Thomas HarrisHannibal
4 Scott TurowPersonal Injuries
5 Lawrence NorfolkLemprière's Dictionary
6 Michael ConnellyBlood Work
7 Thomas H. CookInstruments of Night
8 Dennis LehaneDarkness, Take My Hand
9 Richard North PattersonEyes of a Child
10 Jeffery DeaverThe Coffin Dancer

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Tsumao Awasaka (ja)Kijutsu Tantei SOGA Kajo Zenshu (奇術探偵曾我佳城全集)
2 Hideo YokoyamaMotive (EQMM May 2008) and other stories
3 Go OsakaHagetaka no Yoru (禿鷹の夜)
4 Yumehito InoueOrufakutoguramu (オルファクトグラム)
5 Kazuichi Iijima (ja)Sisocho-ki (始祖鳥記)
6 Riku OndaZo to Miminari (象と耳鳴り)
Yoichi FunadoNiji no Tani no Gogatsu (虹の谷の五月)
English translation: May in the Valley of the Rainbow
8 Yasuhiko NishizawaIson (依存)
9 Toshiyuki Tajima (ja)Shorei Ei (症例A)
10 Harutoshi FukuiKawa no Fukasa wa (川の深さは)

2002

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2002 (Takarajimasha. December, 2001)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Boston TeranGod is a Bullet
2 R. D. WingfieldNight Frost
James EllroyThe Cold Six Thousand
4 Donald E. WestlakeThe Ax
5 Thomas H. CookPlaces in the Dark
6 Anthony Berkeley CoxJumping Jenny [US title: Dead Mrs. Stratton]
7 Jill McGownThe Stalking Horse
8 Stephen KingThe Stand
9 Dorothy L. SayersGaudy Night
10 Dennis LehaneMystic River

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Miyuki MiyabeMohohan (模倣犯)
English translation: Puppet Master
2 Hideo OkudaJama (邪魔)
3 Masaki YamadaMisuteri Opera (ミステリ・オペラ)
4 Ryuichi Kasumi (ja)Sutimutaiga no Shiso (スティームタイガーの死走)
5 Keigo HigashinoCho Satsujin Jiken (超・殺人事件)
6 Arimasa OsawaYamisaki Annainin (闇先案内人)[4]
7 Futaro YamadaTengumisaki Satsujin Jiken (天狗岬殺人事件)
8 Kazuaki TakanoJusan Kaidan (13階段)
Otaro MaijoKemuri ka Tsuchi ka Kuimono (煙か土か食い物)
10 Go OsakaAibo ni Ki o Tsukero (相棒に気をつけろ)

2003

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2003 (Takarajimasha. December, 2002)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jeremy DronfieldThe Locust Farm
2 T. Jefferson ParkerSilent Joe
3 Seamus SmythRed Dock
4 Paul HalterThe Fourth Door
5 Jim ThompsonA Hell of a Woman
6 Gerald KershThe Oxoxoco Bottle and other stories
7 Eric GarciaAnonymous Rex
8 Anthony Berkeley CoxThe Layton Court Mystery
9 Jean VautrinGroom
10 Michael SladeRipper

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Hideo YokoyamaHan'ochi (半落ち) (Half a Confession)
2 OtsuichiGosu Risutokatto Jiken (GOTH リストカット事件)
English translation: Goth: A Novel of Horror
3 Masaya YamaguchiKigu (奇偶)
4 Arimasa OsawaSuna no Karyudo (砂の狩人)
5 Bunzo Uchiumi (ja)Harubin Kafe (ハルビン・カフェ)
6 Yuri Mitsuhara (ja)Eighteenth Summer (EQMM December 2004) and other stories
7 Mikihiko RenjoNingen Dobutsuen (人間動物園)
8 Hitoshi KarasawaRondo (ロンド)
9 Taku AshibeGuran Ginyoru Jo (グラン・ギニョール城)
10 Kiyoshi KasaiOidipusu Shokogun (オイディプス症候群)

2004

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2004 (Takarajimasha. December, 2003)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Sarah WatersAffinity
2 Michael GilbertDeath in Captivity [US title: The Danger Within]
3 Robert R. McCammonSpeaks the Nightbird
4 Richard North PattersonSilent Witness
5 Donald E. WestlakeThe Hook
6 Joe R. LansdaleA Fine Dark Line
7 William LandayMission Flats
8 Helen McCloyThe Singing Diamonds and Other Stories
9 Theodore SturgeonThe Man Who Lost the Sea and other stories
10 Percival WildeP. Moran, Operative

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Shogo Utano (ja)Hazakura no Kisetsu ni Kimi o Omou to iu Koto (葉桜の季節に君を想うということ)[5]
2 Harutoshi FukuiShusen no Rorerai (終戦のローレライ)
3 Kotaro IsakaJuryoku Piero (重力ピエロ)
4 Hideo YokoyamaDaisan no Jiko (第三の時効)
5 Natsuo KirinoGurotesuku (グロテスク)
English translation: Grotesque
6 Kotaro IsakaYokina Gyangu ga Chikyu o Mawasu (陽気なギャングが地球を回す) (A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth)
7 Hideo YokoyamaKuraimazu Hai (クライマーズ・ハイ) (Climber's High)
8 Asami Ishimochi (ja)Tsuki no Tobira (月の扉)
9 Mikihiko RenjoNagareboshi to Asonda koro (流れ星と遊んだころ)
10 Ryosuke Kakine (ja)Wairudo Souru (ワイルド・ソウル)[6]

2005

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2005 (Takarajimasha. December, 2004)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Sarah WatersFingersmith
2 Jeffery DeaverThe Vanished Man
3 TrevanianIncident at Twenty-Mile
4 Dan BrownThe Da Vinci Code
James CrumleyThe Final Country
6 A. H. Z. CarrThe Trial of John Nobody and other stories
7 Richard North PattersonDark Lady
8 Minette WaltersThe Shape of Snakes
9 Connie WillisTo Say Nothing of the Dog
10 Christopher PriestThe Prestige

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Rintaro NorizukiNamakubi ni Kiitemiro (生首に聞いてみろ)[7]
2 Kotaro IsakaAhiru to Kamo no Koinrokka (アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー)[8]
3 Hajime Amagi (ja)AMAGI Hajime no Misshitsu Hanzaigaku Kyotei (天城一の密室犯罪学教程)
4 Toshihiko Yahagi (ja)Rongu Guddobai (THE WRONG GOODBYE)
5 Jun Saito (ja)Ginrin no Hasha (銀輪の覇者)
6 Yusuke KishiGarasu no Hamma (硝子のハンマー)[9]
7 Yukito AyatsujiAnkokukan no Satsujin (暗黒館の殺人)
8 Shusuke Shizukui (ja)Hannin ni Tsugu (犯人に告ぐ)
9 Hideo YokoyamaRinjo (臨場)[10]
10 Taku AshibeKoromu no Satsujin (紅楼夢の殺人)
English translation: Murder in the Red Chamber

2006

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 (Takarajimasha. December, 2005)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jack RitchieThe Crime Machine and other stories
2 Michael ConnellyLost Light
3 James Carlos BlakeA World of Thieves
4 Theodore SturgeonBright Segment and other stories
5 Jeffery DeaverGarden of Beasts
6 Jack KerleyThe Hundredth Man
T. Jefferson ParkerCalifornia Girl
8 Michael InnesStop Press (aka. The Spider Strikes)
9 P. G. Wodehouse(Jeeves series)
10 Stanley EllinThe Last Bottle in the World and other stories

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Keigo HigashinoYogisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身)
English translation: The Devotion of Suspect X
2 Asami IshimochiTobira wa Tozasareta mama (扉は閉ざされたまま)
3 Hideo YokoyamaShindo Zero (震度0)
4 Ryo haraOrokamono Shisubeshi (愚か者死すべし)
5 Yutaka Maya (ja)Kamisama Gemu (神様ゲーム)
6 Iori FujiwaraShiriusu no Michi (シリウスの道)
7 Hideo Furukawa (ja)Beruka, Hoenai no ka? (ベルカ、吠えないのか?)
English translation: Belka, Why Don't You Bark?
8 Honobu YonezawaInu wa Dokoda (犬はどこだ)
Hajime AmagiShimazaki Keibu no Aribai Jikenbo (島崎警部のアリバイ事件簿)
10 Joh SasakiWarau Keikan (笑う警官)
Yuri MitsuharaSaigo no Negai (最後の願い)

2007

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2007 (Takarajimasha. December, 2006)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Laurie Lynn DrummondAnything You Say Can and Will be Used Against You
2 Jeffery DeaverTwisted
James Carlos BlakeUnder the Skin
4 Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Shadow of the Wind
5 Adam FawerImprobable
6 Jeffery DeaverThe Twelfth Card
7 Richard MathesonNow You See It...
Michael ConnellyThe Narrows
9 David AlexanderHangman's Dozen
10 Kazuo IshiguroNever Let Me Go

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yumeaki Hirayama (ja)Dokuhakusuru Yunibasaru Yoko Merukatoru (独白するユニバーサル横メルカトル)[11]
2 Joh SasakiSeifuku Sosa (制服捜査)
3 Shusuke Michio (ja)Shadou (シャドウ)
4 Arimasa OsawaOkami-bana Shinjuku-zame IX (狼花 新宿鮫IX)
5 OtsuichiJu to Chokoreto (銃とチョコレート)
6 Miyuki MiyabeNa mo Naki Doku (名もなき毒)
7 Ryoichi KanoNie no Yakai (贄の夜会)
8 Rintaro NorizukiKairo Gurifin, Zettai Zetsumei (怪盗グリフィン、絶体絶命)
9 Keigo HigashinoAkai Yubi (赤い指)
10 Honobu YonezawaKaki Gentei Toropikaru Pafe Jiken (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件)
Keisuke TatekuraDeddo Rain (デッドライン)

2008

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2008 (Takarajimasha. December, 2007)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jeffery DeaverThe Cold Moon
2 Carl HiaasenSkinny Dip
3 David PeaceTokyo Year Zero
4 Robert TwohyThe Man Who Could Only Write Things and other stories
5 D. M. DevineDevil at Your Elbow
6 Joe GoresCases
7 Paul HalterLa Chambre du Fou (The Madman's Room)
Jack KerleyThe Death Collectors
9 William BrittainThe Man Who Read John Dickson Carr and other stories
Henning MankellSidetracked

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Joh SasakiKeikan no Chi (警官の血)[12]
2 Kazuki SakurabaAkakuchibake no Densetsu (赤朽葉家の伝説)
English translation: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
3 Alice ArisugawaJookoku no Shiro (女王国の城)
4 Bin Konno (ja)Kadan Impei Sosa 2 (果断 隠蔽捜査2)[13]
5 Shinzo Mitsuda (ja)Kubinashi no gotoki Tataru Mono (首無の如き祟るもの)
6 Haruo Yamazawa (ja)Hanareta Ie (離れた家)
7 Fumie Kondo (ja)Sakurifaisu (サクリファイス)[14]
8 Miyuki MiyabeRakuen (楽園)
9 Ryuichi KasumiYuhi wa Kaeru (夕陽はかえる)
10 Ko Kojo (ja)Ekkusu-bashi Fukin (X橋付近)
Honobu YonezawaInshitemiru (インシテミル) (The Incite Mill)[15]

2009

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2009 (Takarajimasha. December, 2008)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Tom Rob SmithChild 44
2 R. D. WingfieldHard Frost
3 Dennis LehaneThe Given Day
4 Joe Hill20th Century Ghosts
5 Jeffery DeaverThe Sleeping Doll
6 Henning MankellThe Return of the Dancing Master
7 S. J. RozanWinter and Night
8 Troy Cook47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers
9 Steve HockensmithHolmes on the Range
10 D. M. DevineThis Is Your Death

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kotaro IsakaGoruden Suranba (ゴールデンスランバー)
English translation: Remote Control
2 Koji YanagiJoker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム Joka Gemu)[16]
3 Masaki TsujiKanzen Ren'ai (完全恋愛)
4 Kanae MinatoKokuhaku (告白)
English translation: Confessions
5 Yusuke KishiShinsekai yori (新世界より) (From the New World)
6 Shusuke MichioKarasu no Oyayubi (カラスの親指)
7 Toshiyuki TajimaKuroyuri (黒百合)
8 Shinzo MitsudaYamamma no gotoki Warau Mono (山魔の如き嗤うもの)
9 Otaro MaijoDisuko Tantei Suiyobi (ディスコ探偵水曜日)
10 Shusuke MichioRatto Man (ラットマン)

2010

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2010 (Takarajimasha. December, 2009)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Don WinslowThe Power of the Dog
2 Stieg LarssonThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3 Michael ChabonThe Yiddish Policemen's Union
4 Matt RuffBad Monkeys
5 Jeffery DeaverThe Broken Window
6 Tom Rob SmithThe Secret Speech
7 John HartDown River
8 Donald E. WestlakeThieves' Dozen
9 Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire
10 Michael ConnellyThe Lincoln Lawyer
Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Keigo HigashinoShinzanmono (新参者)
2 Koji YanagiDaburu Joka (ダブル・ジョーカー)
3 Yukito AyatsujiAnazā (アナザー)
English translation: Another
4 Honobu YonezawaTsuiso Godansho (追想五断章)
5 Toshihiko Yahagi
Shiro Tsukasaki (ja)
Inu nara Futsu no Koto (犬なら普通のこと)
6 Ko Amemura (ja)Nemmaku Tokage (粘膜蜥蜴)[17]
7 Setsuko Shinoda (ja)Kaso Girei (仮想儀礼)
8 Joh SasakiBosetsuken (暴雪圏)
9 Shusuke MichioRyujin no Ame (龍神の雨)
10 Honobu YonezawaShuki Gentei Kurikinton Jiken (秋期限定栗きんとん事件)

2011

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2011 (Takarajimasha. December, 2010)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Carol O'ConnellBone by Bone
2 Boston TeranThe World Eve Left Us
3 David BenioffCity of Thieves
4 Don WinslowThe Winter of Frankie Machine
5 John HartThe Last Child
6 Michael ConnellyEcho Park
7 Sarah WatersThe Little Stranger
8 Louis BayardThe Pale Blue Eye
9 Jeffery DeaverRoadside Crosses
10 Jo WaltonFarthing I

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yusuke KishiAku no Kyoten (悪の教典)[18]
2 Soji ShimadaSharaku : Tojita Kuni no Maboroshi (写楽 閉じた国の幻)
3 Yu Shizaki (ja)Sakebi to Inori (叫びと祈り)
4 Yutaka MayaSekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女)[19]
5 Hikaru OkuizumiShuman no Yubi (シューマンの指)
6 Kotaro IsakaMaria Bitoru (マリアビートル)
7 Shinzo MitsudaMizuchi no gotoki Shizumu Mono (水魑の如き沈むもの)
8 Miyuki MiyabeKogure Shashinkan (小暮写真館)
9 Kanan Nanakawa (ja)Arubatorosu wa Habatakanai (アルバトロスは羽ばたかない)
10 Taku AshibeKisokyu Satsujin Jiken (綺想宮殺人事件)

2012

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012 (Takarajimasha. December, 2011)

International
Rank Author Title
1 David GordonThe Serialist
2 Ferdinand von SchirachCrime
3 Tom Rob SmithAgent 6
4 Henning MankellOne Step Behind
5 James EllroyBlood's a Rover
6 Jack KerleyBlood Brother
7 Don WinslowSatori
8 Tom FranklinCrooked Letter, Crooked Letter
9 Kate MortonThe Forgotten Garden
10 Michael CoxThe Meaning of Night

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kazuaki TakanoJenosaido (ジェノサイド)
English translation: Genocide of One
2 Honobu YonezawaOreta Ryukotsu (折れた竜骨)
3 Hiroko MinagawaHirakaseteitadaki Koeidesu (開かせていただき光栄です)
4 Arimasa OsawaKizuna-kairo Shinjuku-zame X (絆回廊 新宿鮫X)
5 Mahokaru NumataYuri-gokoro (ユリゴコロ)
English translation: Nan-Core
6 Itsuki NagasawaShoshitsu Guradeshon (消失グラデーション)
7 Yutaka MayaMerukatoru Kaku Katariki (メルカトルかく語りき)
8 Joh SasakiKeikan no Joken (警官の条件)
9 Ryoichi KanoKokoro ni Hyo no Furishikiru (心に雹の降りしきる)
Ryoe Tsukimura (ja)Kiryu Keisatsu : Jibaku Joko (機龍警察 自爆条項)

2013

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2013 (Takarajimasha. December, 2012)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Steve HamiltonThe Lock Artist
2 David PeaceOccupied City
3 Scott TurowInnocent
4 Arnaldur IndriðasonJar City
5 Friedrich DürrenmattDer Sturz (The Coup) / Das Sterben der Pythia
Henning MankellFirewall
7 China MiévilleThe City & the City
8 Jeffery DeaverThe Burning Wire
9 Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel's Game
10 Alan GlennAmerikan Eagle
Lawrence BlockA Drop of the Hard Stuff

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Hideo YokoyamaRokuyon (64)
English translation: Six Four
2 Miyuki MiyabeSoromon no Gisho (ソロモンの偽証)
3 Ryoe TsukimuraKiryu Keisatsu : Ankoku Shijo (機龍警察 暗黒市場)[20]
4 Shinzo MitsudaYujo no gotoki Uramu Mono (幽女の如き怨むもの)
5 Ken Nishimura (ja)Chi no Soko no Yama (地の底のヤマ)
6 Maha Harada (ja)Rakuen no Kanvasu (楽園のカンヴァス)
7 Fumio Takano (ja)Karamazofu no Imoto (カラマーゾフの妹)
8 Rintaro NorizukiKingu o Sagase (キングを探せ)
9 Yukito AyatsujiKimenkan no Satsujin (奇面館の殺人)
10 Yusuke Miyauchi (ja)Banjo no Yoru (盤上の夜)

2014

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2014 (Takarajimasha. December, 2013)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Stephen King11/22/63
2 Minette WaltersAcid Row
3 R. D. WingfieldWinter Frost
4 Patrick deWittThe Sisters Brothers
5 Dennis LehaneLive By Night
6 Jeffery DeaverMore Twisted
7 Jack KerleyIn the Blood
8 Julian BarnesThe Sense of an Ending
9 Gillian FlynnGone Girl
10 Arnaldur IndriðasonSilence of the Grave

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Rintaro NorizukiNokkusu Mashin [Knox's Machine] (ノックス・マシン)
2 Hiroki Nagaoka (ja)Kyojo (教場)
3 Akira Higashiyama (ja)Brakku Raida [Black Rider] (ブラックライダー)
4 Yasumi KobayashiArisu-Goroshi (アリス殺し)
5 Kotaro IsakaShinigami no Furyoku (死神の浮力)
6 Yu ShizakiRibasaido Chirudoren [Riverside Children] (リバーサイド・チルドレン)
7 Honobu YonezawaRikashiburu [Recursi-ble] (リカーシブル)
8 Shusuke ShizukuiKensatsu-gawa no Zainin (検察側の罪人)
9 Soji ShimadaSeiro no Umi (星籠の海)
10 Aki Hamanaka (ja)Rosuto Kea [Lost Care] (ロスト・ケア)[21]
Keigo HigashinoInori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (祈りの幕が下りる時)

2015

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2015 (Takarajimasha. December, 2014)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Pierre LemaitreAlex
2 Kate MortonThe Secret Keeper
3 Roger HobbsGhostman
4 Terry HayesI Am Pilgrim
5 Daniel FriedmanDon’t Ever Get Old
6 Joël DickerThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
7 Helen McCloyThe One That Got Away
8 Minette WaltersChickenfeed and The Tinder Box
9 Mark GreaneyDead Eye
10 Henning MankellThe Man from Beijing

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Honobu YonezawaMangan (満願)[22]
2 Yutaka MayaSayonara Kamisama (さよなら神様)
3 Atsushi Shimomura (ja)Yami ni Kaoru Uso (闇に香る嘘)
4 Mikihiko RenjoChiisana Ihojin (小さな異邦人)
5 Ryoe TsukimuraKiryu Keisatsu: Mibo Ryodan (機龍警察 未亡旅団)
6 Ryoe TsukimuraDobaku no Hana (土漠の花)
7 Miyuki MiyabePetero no Soretsu (ペテロの葬列)[23]
8 Hiroyuki Kurokawa (ja)Hamon (破門)[24]
9 Mikihiko RenjoJoo (女王)
10 Taku AshibeIjigen no Yakata no Satsujin (異次元の館の殺人)

2016

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2016 (Takarajimasha. December, 2015)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jeffery DeaverSkin Collector
2 Pierre LemaitreIrene
3 William Kent KruegerOrdinary Grace
4 Nick HarkawayAngelmaker
5 Arnaldur IndriðasonVoices
6 Daniel FriedmanDon't Ever Look Back
Minette WaltersThe Devil's Feather
8 Steve CavanaghThe Defence
9 Michel BussiUn avion sans elle
10 Jack KerleyBuried Alive

Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Honobu YonezawaO to Sakasu (王とサーカス)
2 Nowaki Fukamidori (ja)Senjo no Kokku-tachi (戦場のコックたち)
3 Yuko Yuzuki (ja)Koro no Chi (孤狼の血)
4 Nanami WakatakeSayonara no Teguchi (さよならの手口)
5 Akira HigashiyamaRyu ()
6 Reiichiro Fukami (ja)Misuteri Arina (ミステリー・アリーナ)
7 Jun Kurachi (ja)Katagiri Daizaburo to XYZ no Higeki (片桐大三郎とXYZの悲劇)
8 Alice ArisugawaKagi no Kakatta Otoko (鍵の掛かった男)
9 Yoshinaga FujitaChi no Choki (血の弔旗)
10 Takekuni Kitayama (ja)Orugoriennu (オルゴーリェンヌ)

See also

References

  1. J'Lit | Publications : The Angel's Fangs | Books from Japan (English)
  2. J'Lit | Publications : The Black House | Books from Japan (English)
  3. J'Lit | Publications : The Eternal Child | Books from Japan (English)
  4. J'Lit | Publications : Guide into Darkness | Books from Japan (English)
  5. J'Lit | Publications : When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, I'll Think of You | Books from Japan (English)
  6. J'Lit | Publications : Wild Soul | Books from Japan (English)
  7. J'Lit | Publications : The Gorgon's Look | Books from Japan (English)
  8. J'Lit | Publications : The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker | Books from Japan (English)
  9. J'Lit | Publications : The Glass Hammer | Books from Japan (English)
  10. J'Lit | Publications : Initial Response | Books from Japan (English)
  11. J'Lit | Publications : Confessions of a Universal Transverse Mercator Map | Books from Japan (English)
  12. J'Lit | Publications : The Policeman's Lineage | Books from Japan (English)
  13. J'Lit | Publications : Decision: Cover-Up Investigation 2 | Books from Japan (English)
  14. J'Lit | Publications : Sacrifice | Books from Japan (English)
  15. J'Lit | Publications : The Incite Mill | Books from Japan (English)
  16. J'Lit | Publications : Joker Game | Books from Japan (English)
  17. J'Lit | Publications : Slime Lizards | Books from Japan (English)
  18. J'Lit | Publications : Lesson of the Evil | Books from Japan (English)
  19. J'Lit | Publications : The Girl with One Eye | Books from Japan (English)
  20. J'Lit | Publications : Police Dragoon: Dark Market | Books from Japan (English)
  21. J'Lit | Publications : Lost Care | Books from Japan (English)
  22. J'Lit | Publications : A Vow Fulfilled | Books from Japan (English)
  23. J'Lit | Publications : St. Peter’s Funeral Procession | Books from Japan (English)
  24. J'Lit | Publications : Expulsion | Books from Japan (English)

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