Japanese Literary Awards

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Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! Grand Award このミステリーがすごい! たいしょう

Edition 5 (2006)

Mystery novelsBroadly defined mystery

Winners

3 people
Jun Izono いぞの じゅん grand prize

A major event begins in which participants must infiltrate a laboratory protected by the latest security systems and complete a mission within a time limit. It is a suspense novel that foregrounds the excitement of an intrusion game.

Break into an impregnable laboratory and win 100 million yen.

333 pages
infiltration gamesuspensehigh-techheistteam competition
Toshiya Masuda ますだ としや excellence award

In freezing Hokkaido, a giant bear that failed to hibernate attacks people. It is an animal-panic novel about the terror of an isolated research forest.

In a forest at minus 40 degrees, a giant bear corners human beings.

347 pages
animal panicsurvivalHokkaidoterrorisolation
Seishi Takayama たかやま せいし excellence award

A candidate and a former detective investigate the truth behind schemes and sabotage surrounding a by-election. It is a suspense novel about the heat and intrigue of an election race.

Behind the vote count, motives and schemes quietly intertwine.

345 pages
electionconspiracysuspensepoliticsinvestigation