![]() ![]() Each of the books and authors I’ve chosen impacted other authors and new generations and contributed to the growth of the Japanese crime mystery genre. So, I decided to go to some key books that track the history of the Japanese detective or crime mystery chronologically. When I was selecting the books, I noticed that the choice was very limited. Reading the introductions to some of these books, I gather crime mysteries are an incredibly popular genre in Japan, but not that many get translated into English. All of the ones I’ve chosen are normally in the top ten. In Japan, there’s a ranking of the bestselling crime books. Chronologically, each book/author had a significant impact on the crime mystery genre. These five are, I believe, the key Japanese crime mystery books. ![]() These really are the classic works of the last hundred years, is that right? You’ve chosen Japanese crime mysteries for us that chart the evolution of the genre in Japan. Foreign Policy & International Relations. ![]()
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