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 21 (2022)

Mystery novelsBroadly defined mystery

Winners

3 people
Masateru Konishi こにし まさてる grand prize

A grandfather with Lewy body dementia brilliantly solves the puzzles brought to him by his granddaughter. A winner of the 21st “This Mystery Is Amazing!” Award where everyday mysteries meet family warmth.

A grandfather with dementia becomes an armchair detective and delivers sharp deductions about impossible crimes.

352 pages
MysteryFamilyDementiaLinked stories
美原さつき みはら さつき bunko grand prix

Set in the forests of Congo, a primatology research team is drawn into a massacre after meeting a boy. A paperback grand-prize winner that unfolds as a panic-suspense story questioning the essence of humanity.

What is a human being? A high-energy challenge to the question of humanity’s essence.

384 pages
PanicPrimatologySuspenseCongo
Oginuma Ma X おぎぬま えっくす dark horse

A young man working for a local hero company pursues the truth behind a string of murders committed by someone dressed like the Machiderman suit. A hidden-gem winner in the “This Mystery Is Amazing!” lineup that blends hero culture and crime suspense.

The killer wears a hero suit that had once been shelved.

384 pages
Local heroesSerial murderSuspenseTokyo