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Agatha Christie Prize あがさくりすてぃーしょう

Edition 15 (2025)

Mystery novelNewcomer award

Winners

1 people
川瀬美保 かわせ みほ grand prize

In Istanbul, Inspector Onur and Chief Inspector Jan investigate the cryptic note left by a Japanese musician who died by suicide. Their inquiry uncovers tangled relationships within the local Japanese community and a connection to a series of women's fatal falls.

Against Istanbul's melancholy cityscape, one night's investigation brings hidden human ties into view.

440 pages
Istanbulpolice investigationJapanese expatriate communityserial deaths