Told through a young man racing through Yokohama at night as he pursues the truth behind his mother’s death and a crime, the novel combines Rampo Award-style suspense with the feel of a fast-moving coming-of-age story. Its driving structure leaves a strong impression.

Riding a Z2, the young man chases the truth.

A classic police novel set in Shanghai, it intertwines detectives’ investigations with the mystery of a coded message. Against the backdrop of the city’s atmosphere and social texture, the story builds toward a tightly wound climax.

A code on the investigation trail at the Shanghai Public Security Bureau draws the story toward catastrophe.

One of the 1987 Edogawa Rampo Award finalists. Amazon JP, the NDL OPAC, and the publisher’s official site were checked, but no standalone book publication of the work could be confirmed.

A 1987 finalist for which no standalone book publication could be confirmed.

The 1987 Edogawa Rampo Award finalist Shanghai Catastrophe. I checked Amazon JP, the NDL OPAC, and the publisher’s official site, but could not confirm a standalone book matching the finalist’s author; only a different-author book with the same title was found.

A 1987 finalist for which no standalone book publication could be confirmed.

One of the 1987 Edogawa Rampo Award finalists. Amazon JP, the NDL OPAC, and the publisher’s official site were checked, but no standalone book publication could be confirmed.

A 1987 finalist for which no standalone book publication could be confirmed.