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Yokomizo Seishi Mystery & Horror Grand Award よこみぞせいしみすてりあんどほらーたいしょう

Edition 14 (1994)

MysteryHorror

Winners

6 people

Set in late-war Karuizawa, this long-form mystery unfolds around the murder of a Soviet spy.

A murder in Karuizawa summons the shadows of wartime.

331 pages
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Ryuichi Kasumi honorable mention

A highly playful mystery that follows bizarre tanuki-related incidents and serial murders in a shopping district.

Behind the absurdly strange incidents, the investigation proceeds with surprising seriousness.

290 pages
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水守駿二 nominee

An introspective work that looks at the boundary between life and death through 死の摩滅、生の摩滅.

The boundary between life and death slowly wears thin.

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早雲寺青水 nominee

A mystery short story that pursues a hidden truth through documents and records.

The outline of the case lies sleeping deep within the papers.

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Kei Hisatoo nominee

This work is recorded as a finalist for the 14th Yokomizo Seishi Award. No standalone book edition has been confirmed.

A city-centered suspense piece preserved as a finalist entry.

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陽炎の死 is recorded as a prize work, but no standalone book publication could be confirmed.

Details about 陽炎の死 remain in award records.

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