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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 20 (2000)

MysteryHorror

Winners

5 people

A human mystery centered on twins born to a rescued Vietnamese refugee, with a plot driven by genetics and fate.

At the far edge of technological development, human fate begins to move.

404 pages
geneticstwinsfateconspiracyhuman mystery

A crime-action novel about three women and one man, all cornered by society, who launch a last-ditch plan in an impossible situation.

The underdogs go to war, driven only by endless desire.

519 pages
crime actiondesiremarginal livesensemble castviolence
中島敏行 nominee

鉛のゲーム is recorded as a candidate entry for the 20th Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award, but no standalone book edition could be confirmed.

No standalone bibliographic record could be confirmed.

Takeshi Maki nominee

A school-set youth mystery in which students build competing theories around a summer body case.

The students' drive to build theories stands out even more than the case itself.

267 pages
school settingyouthhypothesesbody casefair-play mystery
仮野生栄 nominee

皆殺しジュリエット is recorded as a candidate entry for the 20th Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Award, but no standalone book edition could be confirmed.

No standalone bibliographic record could be confirmed.