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Shincho Mystery Grand Prize しんちょうミステリーたいしょう

Edition 10 (2023)

Long-form mysterySuspenseNew-writer award

Winners

5 people
該当作なし grand prize

A classic mystery set in an old mountain mansion, solving a case involving the opening of a will, an inheritance dispute, and a vanished body.

At the Tengu estate, one bizarre case follows another.

336 pages
mysteryold mansioninheritance disputeestatetrick
大神晃 finalist

A mystery candidate announced as a finalist for the Shincho Mystery Award, built around the idea of a ghost serving as detective.

As the title suggests, its core idea shifts the boundary between ghost and detective.

mysteryfinalistghostdetectiveunpublished
佐伯祐一郎 finalist

An unpublished finalist for the Shincho Mystery Award. Its title carries a legal ring and gives off a sense of urgent conflict.

No publication record could be confirmed, but the title itself is tense and forceful.

mysteryfinalistunpublishedsuspenseconflict
入谷眞琴 finalist

A creative finalist announced for the Shincho Mystery Award, centered on the aroma-blending figure Marley Chi.

Its unusual concept stands out by layering the feel of aroma blending onto narrative form.

mysteryfinalistaromaoriginalityunpublished