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Masayuki Kagami
かがみ まさゆき
Kagami Masayuki
Pen Names:
Masayuki Tanabe（Pen name used for early anthology submissions）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Memberships
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club (Auditor 2007–2009)
- Influenced By
- Seishi Yokomizo, John Dickson Carr
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Japanese literature | — | — | — | Japan |
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Japanese literature
Country:
Japan
Studied Japanese literature at university; specific institution not stated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Tragedy of Twin-Moon Castle
2002 Honkaku mystery / Detective fictionDebut full-length honkaku mystery published via KAPPA-ONE. Revolves around an intricate locked-room trick and crimes set in an old castle.
locked-roomclassical puzzle plotsantique/classical settings
Prison Island
2004 Honkaku mystery / Detective fictionA two-volume novel set on an island; focuses on crimes within an enclosed setting and elaborate puzzles.
isolated settingdouble puzzleshuman psychology
Murder at the House Where the Wind Ends
2006 Honkaku mystery / Detective fictionA country-house style mystery where the plot unfolds among the inhabitants and visitors of an old mansion.
country-house mysteryentangled relationshipshidden pasts
The House of the Gallows-Tower: The Casebook of Charles Bertrand
2011 Short story collection (Honkaku mystery)A short-story collection of the Charles Bertrand series, compiling several cases featuring the main characters.
series short storiesBertrand's deductionsclassical tricks
Masayuki Kagami: Uncollected Works
2022 Short story collection / Anthology contributionsCollection of previously uncollected short stories that had appeared in anthologies, including works published under his pen name.
early worksanthology contributionsvaried short stories
Bibliography
- The Tragedy of Twin-Moon Castle (2002, Kobunsha; 2006, Kobunsha Bunko)
- Prison Island (2004, Kobunsha)
- Murder at the House Where the Wind Ends (2006, Kobunsha)
- The House of the Gallows-Tower (2011, Kodansha Novels)
- Masayuki Kagami: Uncollected Works (2022, Kobunsha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Honkaku mystery (emphasis on classical trick puzzles)detailed scene descriptions and logical deduction
- Recurring Motifs
- locked-room / impossible crimescountry-house and isolated-island settingshomage to classical puzzle devicesParis-set protagonist (Charles Bertrand)
Legacy
A writer who carries on the honkaku mystery tradition, bringing classical puzzle-oriented mysteries to contemporary readers. Known for the Charles Bertrand series and respected among classical mystery enthusiasts.
Academic Societies
- Honkaku Mystery Writers Club
Trivia
- Early works were published under the pen name Masayuki Tanabe.
- Debuted via the first KAPPA-ONE gateway project with The Tragedy of Twin-Moon Castle.
- Debut was supported by a recommendation from Reito Nikaido.