is a Japanese writer of mystery, horror, science fiction and historical fiction. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.Takahashi's Profile at the website of the Mystery Writers of Japan
Works in English translation Crime Novel The Case of the Sharaku Murders (original title: Sharaku Satsujin Jiken), trans. Ian Macdonald (Thames River Press, 2013)
Short horror story Reunion (original title: Daisuki na Ane), trans. Andrew Cunningham (Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 2: Country Delights, Kurodahan Press, 2010)
Awards 1983 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: The Case of the Sharaku Murders 1986 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Sōmon-Dani (The Somon Valley) 1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Hokusai Satsujin Jiken (The Case of the Hokusai Murders) 1991 – Naoki Prize: Akai Kioku (The Scarlet Memories) 2000 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Kaen (Flaming Rancor) 2011 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement
Main works
Ukiyo-e murder trilogy , 1983 (The Case of the Sharaku Murders, Thames River Press, 2013) , 1986 (The Case of the Hokusai Murders) , 1989 (The Case of the Hiroshige Murders)
Detective Sotaro Toma series Novels , 1988 (The Case of the Utamaro Forgery Erasures) , 1988 , 1989 (Labyrinth of the Southern Court) , 1990 , 2002 (The Case of the Gogh Murders) Short story collection , 1990 (Hokusai's Sin)
Standalone novels , 1985 (London's Tower of Murder) , 1990 (Murder at the Puppet Museum) , 1985 (Sōmon Valley)
Memories series (horror novels) , 1991 , 1996 , 2000
See also
Japanese detective fiction
References
External links Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan Synopsis of The Case of the Sharaku Murders at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)