All Yomimono Mystery Novel Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1994) award
Hironobu Inoue
いのうえ ひろのぶ
Inoue Hironobu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-01-01 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery novelist
- Active Years
- 1994-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokugakuin University | Faculty of Letters | Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan |
Kokugakuin University
Faculty of Letters
/ Japanese Literature
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | All Yomimono Mystery New Writer Prize | Insurance Investigator: At the End of the Flow of Red Blood | 新人賞 | Bungeishunju (All Yomimono) | winner |
| 1996 | Suntory Mystery Award (Readers' Prize) | Wall of Fire | 読者賞 | Suntory (sponsor) | winner |
| 1996 | Japan Risk Management Society Award | Wall of Fire | — | Japan Risk Management Society | winner |
All Yomimono Mystery New Writer Prize
1994
Work:
Insurance Investigator: At the End of the Flow of Red Blood
Category:
新人賞
Organization:
Bungeishunju (All Yomimono)
Result:
winner
Suntory Mystery Award (Readers' Prize)
1996
Work:
Wall of Fire
Category:
読者賞
Organization:
Suntory (sponsor)
Result:
winner
Japan Risk Management Society Award
1996
Work:
Wall of Fire
Organization:
Japan Risk Management Society
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Suntory Mystery Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 13 (1996) readers prize
Works
Major Works
Insurance Investigator: At the End of the Flow of Red Blood
1994 MysteryA debut novel featuring an insurance investigator as protagonist, depicting investigations into accidents and insurance-related suspicions.
insurance investigationsocial darknessprofessional ethics
Wall of Fire
1996 MysteryA novel set against the backdrop of insurance and accident investigations, exploring mysteries around fires and fraud. Recipient of the Suntory Mystery Award (Readers' Prize).
fire investigationinsurance fraudcorporate ethics
Moral Hazard
2000 MysteryA social mystery dealing with ethical issues and conflicts of interest related to insurance and economics.
economic crimemoral hazardsocial mystery
The Quivering Scalpel: The Darkness of Medical Associations
2005 Medical mysteryA medical mystery that depicts corruption and mysteries within medical institutions and physician associations.
medical corruptionmedical ethicsinvestigative perspective
Erasure: Hospital Detective Mizumoto Rei
2009 Medical mysteryA series entry set in a hospital; a detective story that investigates incidents and problems within medical institutions.
hospital incidentsmedical ethicshuman drama
Bibliography
- Insurance Investigator: At the End of the Flow of Red Blood
- Wall of Fire
- Counter Investigation
- Darkness of the Feast
- Tightrope 1: The Code of Sham Businesses
- Tightrope 2: The Trap of Interests
- Tightrope 3: Fangs of the Underworld
- Brand Demon: Keisuke Battaya
- False Price: Keisuke Battaya
- Illegal Dumping Archipelago: Keisuke Battaya
- Occupier: Keisuke Battaya
- Con Artist: Keisuke Battaya
- Confrontation: Keisuke Battaya
- Moral Hazard
- The Quivering Scalpel: The Darkness of Medical Associations
- Descendants of Akahige: A Novel - Encyclopedia of Doctors' Ecology
- Night in the Private Room
- Erasure: Hospital Detective Mizumoto Rei
- Humans Are Animals That Lie: Casebook of an Insurance Investigator
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic descriptions based on field researchSocial mystery rooted in factual investigation
- Recurring Motifs
- insurance investigationmedical darknessprofessional detective perspective
Legacy
A writer of social mysteries drawing on experience as an insurance investigator and in medical settings; praised for precise field descriptions and themes of professional ethics.
Academic Societies
- Japan Risk Management Society
Trivia
- Before debuting as a novelist he worked as a high school teacher, private investigator, discount store manager and insurance investigator.
- He debuted around age 56 (born 1938).
- Notable works include the 'Keisuke Battaya' series and medical mysteries.