Mephisto Award
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Ritsu Shuuki
しゅうき りつ
Shuuki Ritsu
Pen Names:
Ritsu Shuuki（Pen name (real name undisclosed)）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Mystery writer
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Influenced By
- Yukito Ayatsuji, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Hiroshi Mori, Edogawa Rampo, Isaac Asimov, Yasutaka Tsutsui
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National university (Department of Architecture) | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Architecture | 学士 | — | Japan |
National university (Department of Architecture)
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Architecture
Degree:
学士
Country:
Japan
Source states graduation from a national university's department of architecture; exact institution not disclosed
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mephisto Prize | Gankyūdō no Satsujin: The Book | — | Kodansha | Winner |
Mephisto Prize
2013
Work:
Gankyūdō no Satsujin: The Book
Organization:
Kodansha
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gankyūdō no Satsujin: The Book
2013 MysteryDebut novel and winner of the 47th Mephisto Prize. The character Towada Tadahito is modeled on the itinerant mathematician Paul Erdős.
classic mysterymathematicsbookslocked-room
Double Torus: The Murder at Sōkodō
2013 MysterySecond book in the series; went into reprint within weeks of release.
classic mysterymathematicsmansion/house
The Burning Ship: Murder at Gogakudō
2014 Mystery
classic mysterypuzzle-solving
Garan-dō no Satsujin: Banach–Tarski Paradox
2014 Mystery
mathematicsparadoxmystery
The Murder at the Church Hall: Game Theory
2015 Mystery
game theorydetective fiction
Mirror Hall Murders: Theory of Relativity
2018 Mystery
theory of relativitymystery
The Cathedral Murders: The Books
2019 Mystery
bookscathedralmystery
Nekomata Osō and the Missing Young Lady
2015 Mystery
ghostly mysterysupernatural
Immortality Syndrome
2016 Panic entertainment
immortalitypanicsci-fi elements
Calamity
2014 Panic novelA novel with elements of panic entertainment.
disastersurvival
LOST: The Amnesic Detective — Vol.1
2016 Mystery
detectiveamnesia
CRISIS: Public Security Mobile Investigation Unit (novel)
2017 Police proceduralAn example of novelization of an existing media work.
public securityinvestigation
Fukushima 50 (novel)
2020 NovelizationA novelization based on Ryūshō Kadota's nonfiction work; the novel edition.
nuclear accidentnonfiction novelization
Bureaucrats of Tomorrow
2021 Social novel
bureaucracypolitics
Nemesis III
2021 MysteryPart of the 'Nemesis' series. The author also provided script cooperation for the television drama adaptation.
mysteryinvestigationensemble cast
Adam of Paradise
2021 Fiction
human dramaethics
Murder in Rabbit Town
2022 Mystery
regional mysteryclosed community
WALL
2023 FictionBibliography
- Gankyūdō no Satsujin: The Book
- Double Torus: The Murder at Sōkodō
- The Burning Ship: Murder at Gogakudō
- Garan-dō no Satsujin: Banach–Tarski Paradox
- The Murder at the Church Hall: Game Theory
- Mirror Hall Murders: Theory of Relativity
- The Cathedral Murders: The Books
- Nekomata Osō and the Missing Young Lady
- Nekomata Osō and the Professor's Testament
- Nekomata Osō and the One-Legged Mansion
- Immortality Syndrome
- Phantom Corpse Syndrome: Invisible
- Burial Syndrome: The Grave
- Alder's Ark
- The Snow Mountain Prison: Murder of the Noah Ark Expedition
- Rain of the Dead: Tombstone of Mohenjo-daro
- Calamity
- Rampage
- LOST: The Amnesic Detective — Vol.1
- LOST: The Amnesic Detective — Vol.2
- LOST: The Amnesic Detective — Vol.3
- CRISIS: Public Security Mobile Investigation Unit (novel)
- Fukushima 50 (novel)
- Bureaucrats of Tomorrow
- Nemesis III
- Adam of Paradise
- Murder in Rabbit Town
- WALL
Adaptations
- TV drama 'Nemesis' (script cooperation)
- Information on film adaptations is limited
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- honkaku mysterypanic entertainmenthighly entertaining style
- Recurring Motifs
- mansions/housesmathematiciansarchitecturebookslocked rooms
Legacy
A contemporary mystery writer who debuted after winning the 47th Mephisto Prize. Known for the 'Dō' series that integrates mathematical and architectural settings into classic-style mysteries; noted for quick reprints after publication and involvement with television drama.
In Popular Culture
- Script cooperation on the TV drama 'Nemesis' (2021)
Quotes
-
It brought back nostalgic memories — the purity of classic mystery.
Source: Hiroshi Mori (endorsement on the book jacket) (2013)
Trivia
- Debuted after winning the 47th Mephisto Prize (2013).
- Graduated from the department of architecture at an unnamed national university.
- Uses a pen name; real name not publicly disclosed.
- First wrote a story in fifth grade (elementary school).
- Illustrations for some works are by redjuice.
- Gankyūdō no Satsujin went to reprint within about a week of release; Double Torus reprinted within about two weeks.
- Provided script cooperation for the TV drama 'Nemesis'.