The Thief
By: Fuminori Nakamura , Satoko Izumo , Stephen Coates
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. B…
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1. The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
By: Sōji Shimada , Shika MacKenzie , Ross MacKenzie
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a myste… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
"Art is not to copy the work of another; real art exists only in difference."-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
"I'm a huge fan of mysteries; in fact, they're almost an addiction. If a week goes by without reading a mystery, I suffer withdrawal symptoms. Then I wander around like I'm sleepwalking and wake up in…"-Sōji Shimada, The Tokyo Zodiac Murders
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2. 氷菓 [Hyouka]
By: Honobu Yonezawa , 米澤 穂信
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
itsunomanikaMi Shi ninatsutaJiao Shi . Mei Zhou Bi zuJie riChu sareruBen . aruhazunoWen Ji wonaitoY… read more
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- mystery
- japanese literature
- fiction
3. Journey Under the Midnight Sun
By: Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When a man is found murdered in an abandoned building in Osaka in 1973, unflappable detective Sasag… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
4. The Tattoo Murder Case
By: Akimitsu Takagi , Deborah Boliver Boehm
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs discovered in a … read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
5. The Thief
By: Fuminori Nakamura , Satoko Izumo , Stephen Coates
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A literary crime masterpiece that follows a Japanese pickpocket lost to the machinations of fate. B… read more
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- noir
- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
6. Every Man a Menace
By: Patrick Hoffman
3.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Patrick Hoffman burst onto the crime fiction scene with The White Van, a bank heist thriller set in… read more
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7. A Midsummer's Equation
By: Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Manabu Yukawa, the physicist known as "Detective Galileo," has traveled to Hari Cove, a once-popula… read more
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8. Audition
By: Ryū Murakami , Ralph McCarthy
4.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Documentary-maker Aoyama hasn't dated anyone in the seven years since the death of his beloved wife… read more
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9. The Devotion of Suspect X
By: Keigo Higashino , Alexander O. Smith
3.92
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Yasuko Hanaoka is a divorced, single mother who thought she had finally escaped her abusive ex-husb… read more
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10. Out
By: Natsuo Kirino , Stephen Snyder
3.95
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Natsuo Kirino's novel tells a story of random violence in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mothe… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
"...I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."-Natsuo Kirino, Out
"And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."-Natsuo Kirino, Out
"I'm desperate for money'. She said. And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you."-Natsuo Kirino, Out
"I'm desperate for money'. She said. 'And I'm willing to march into hell if I'm following you'. (Yoshie Azuma)"-Natsuo Kirino, Out
11. Idol, Burning
By: Rin Usami
3.23
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The novel that lit the Japanese publishing world on fire: From a breathtaking up-and-coming writer,… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
"His existence and my witnessing of it were all I asked for."-Rin Usami, Idol, Burning
"Maybe that was how a home broke down over the years, as the sound of doors slamming and chairs roughly scraping the floor built up like dust, and the slow drip of gnashing teeth and resentful grumbli…"-Rin Usami, Idol, Burning
"Idol groups generally assigned each member an official color, which would be used for the light sticks that fans would hold up to show your support at a performance or for other individual merch. My …"-Rin Usami, Idol, Burning
12. The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
By: Seishi Yokomizo
3.66
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
One of Japan's greatest classic murder mysteries, introducing their best loved detective, translate… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
"What was Kenzo's reaction to all this criticism? His approach was to stay completely silent. He made no move whatsoever to respond to any of it. And, of course, water eventually wins over fire. One b…"-Seishi Yokomizo, The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
13. Silent Parade (Detective Galileo, #4)
By: Keigo Higashino
3.90
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Detective Galileo, Keigo Higashino’s best loved character from The Devotion of Suspect X, returns i… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
14. This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
By: Natsuko Imamura
3.63
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Other people don’t seem to understand Amiko. Whether eating curry rice with her hands at school or … read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
"Every time she cried, "I love you!" the words shattered her heart without mercy."-Natsuko Imamura, This is Amiko, Do You Copy?
15. Three Assassins
By: Kōtarō Isaka
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
By the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train, the high-octane new thriller, set in Tok… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
"All the knowledge and science that human beings have, it only helps humans. Get it? No living thing in the world besides humans is happy that humans exist."-Kōtarō Isaka, Three Assassins
16. Stitches
By: Hirokatsu Kihara
3.14
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Horror manga giant Junji Ito teams up with spooky story writer Hirokatsu Kihara for the ultimate co… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- japan
17. Spitzweg
By: Eckhart Nickel
3.21
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ein Kunstdiebstahl aus Liebe »Ich habe mir nie viel aus Kunst gemacht.« Als zufriedener Kunstban… read more
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- fiction
18. A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)
By: Keigo Higashino
3.93
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the latest from international bestselling author Keigo Higashino, Tokyo Police Detective Kaga is… read more
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- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
"Takes all sorts to make a world. It's hard to generalize what's odd and what's not."-Keigo Higashino, A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)
"Murder cases are like cancer cells. Once they get their hooks into you, the pain and misery just keep on spreading. Whether the killer gets caught or the investigation is brought to a successful conc…"-Keigo Higashino, A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)
19. The Final Curtain (Detective Kaga, #4)
By: Keigo Higashino
4.13
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Malice and Newcomer, a confounding murder in Tokyo is connected to the… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
20. The Lonesome Bodybuilder
By: Yukiko Motoya
3.59
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A housewife takes up bodybuilding and sees radical changes to her physique--which her workaholic hu… read more
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- japanese literature
- fiction
- japan
"You must think you're really something. Calling yourself a phenomenon."-Yukiko Motoya, The Lonesome Bodybuilder
"Life’s not worth living if you’re not tending to the whims and demands of a high-maintenance lover!"-Yukiko Motoya, The Lonesome Bodybuilder
"When I woke up and looked in the mirror, I saw that my face had finally begun to forget who I was. I guessed my features had just been caught off guard that day. When I peered closer, they rushed to …"-Yukiko Motoya, The Lonesome Bodybuilder
21. The Little Sparrow Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #6)
By: Seishi Yokomizo
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An old friend of Kosuke Kindaichi's invites the scruffy detective to visit the remote mountain vill… read more
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- fiction
- mystery
- thriller
- crime
- japan
