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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 14 (2015)

Mystery novelsBroadly defined mystery

Winners

5 people
一色さゆり grand prize

An art suspense novel about a reclusive contemporary artist, the death of a gallerist, and the fate of a masterpiece worth over 600 million yen.

A new kind of art-market suspense.

315 pages
contemporary artart marketgalleristmysterysuspense
城山真一 しろやま しんいち grand prize

A financial suspense novel set in Kanazawa, where a stock-trading genius known as the 'Black Venus' draws a former banker into a high-stakes battle.

A genius who turns psychology into profit.

389 pages
financial suspenseinvestingKanazawabankingpsychology
大津光央 excellence award

A baseball mystery in which a writer interviews people connected to a legendary pitcher who died amid match-fixing rumors.

A dark cloud over baseball.

313 pages
baseballmatch-fixingbiographyinvestigationmystery
才羽楽 dark horse

A bittersweet romance mystery in which a young man falls in love with Hana, the girl who suddenly appears at his apartment, only to discover hidden secrets.

A sweet romance with an unexpected plan.

344 pages
romancecohabitationsecretillnesstwist
枝松蛍 dark horse

A dark twist mystery about a high school girl who plans a mass murder after surviving abuse at the hands of her stepfather.

A high school girl plans mass murder.

285 pages
revengemass murdertraumablack twistsuspense