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Suntory Mystery Award さんとりーみすてりーたいしょう

Edition 18 (2001)

MysteryNew writer award

Winners

3 people
Ryohei Sasamoto ささもと りょうへい grand prize / readers prize

A mystery in which past events and present relationships intersect against the temporal atmosphere of the shore. The novel combines adventure-like tension with a reflective view of turning points in life.

時の渚 is an award-winning work that distills the voice of 笹本稜平.

311 pages
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Takahisa Igarashi いがらし たかひさ excellent work award

Set inside a television station, this suspense novel turns media pressure and crisis management into a fast-moving mystery. Its strength lies in the way decisions tighten under pressure within a confined workplace.

TVJ is an award-winning work that distills the voice of 五十嵐貴久.

369 pages
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Umizuki Rui かいづき るい excellent work award

A mystery that layers religious stillness with darker currents of female psychology while approaching a hidden motive. It foregrounds Kaizuki Rui's talent for uneasy psychological tension.

尼僧の襟 is an award-winning work that distills the voice of 海月ルイ.

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