Honkaku Mystery Award

The Honkaku Mystery Awards (本格ミステリ大賞, Honkaku Misuteri Taishō) are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical works published in the previous year.

Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction winners[]

	Year	Winner	Winning entry	Available in English Translation
1	2001	Jun Kurachi (ja)	Kochu no Tengoku (壺中の天国)
2	2002	Masaki Yamada	Misuteri Opera (ミステリ・オペラ)
3	2003	Kiyoshi Kasai (ja)	Oidipusu Shokogun (オイディプス症候群)
3	2003	Otsuichi	Gosu Risuto katto Jiken (GOTH リストカット事件)	Goth: A Novel of Horror
4	2004	Shogo Utano (ja)	Hazakura no Kisetsu ni Kimi o Omou to iu Koto (葉桜の季節に君を想うということ) ^[1]
5	2005	Rintaro Norizuki	Namakubi ni Kiitemiro (生首に聞いてみろ) ^[2]
6	2006	Keigo Higashino	Yōgisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身)	The Devotion of Suspect X
7	2007	Shusuke Michio (ja)	Shadou (シャドウ)
8	2008	Alice Arisugawa (ja)	Joo koku no Shiro (女王国の城)
9	2009	Masaki Tsuji	Kanzen Ren'ai (完全恋愛)
10	2010	Shinzo Mitsuda (ja)	Mizuchi no gotoki Shizumu Mono (水魑の如き沈むもの)
10	2010	Shogo Utano (ja)	Misshitsu Satsujin Gemu 2.0 (密室殺人ゲーム2.0)
11	2011	Yutaka Maya (ja)	Sekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女) ^[3]
12	2012	Kyo Shirodaira (ja)	Kyoko Suiri: Kojin Nanase (虚構推理鋼人七瀬)
12	2012	Hiroko Minagawa	Hirakasete Itadaki Koei desu (開かせていただき光栄です)
13	2013	Seiichiro Oyama (ja)	Misshitsu Shushuka (密室蒐集家)
14	2014	Tomoki Morikawa (ja)	Suno Howaito [Snow White] (スノーホワイト)
15	2015	Yutaka Maya (ja)	Sayonara Kamisama (さよなら神様)
16	2016	Hiu Torikai (ja)	Shi to Sunadokei (死と砂時計)
17	2017	Kenji Takemoto (ja)	Ruikō Meikyū (涙香迷宮)
18	2018	Masahiro Imamura (ja)	Shininsō no Satsujin (屍人荘の殺人)
19	2019	Amon Ibuki (ja)	Katana to Kasa (刀と傘)^[4]

Nominees available in English translation
- 05 (2005) - Taku Ashibe, Murder in the Red Chamber (紅楼夢の殺人, Koromu no Satsujin)
- 10 (2010) - Yukito Ayatsuji, Another (アナザー, Anazā)

Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Critical Work winners[]

	Year	Winner	Winning entry
1	2001	Manji Gonda (ja) Hirohisa Shimpo (ja)	Nihon Misuteri Jiten (日本ミステリー事典) (Dictionary of Japanese mystery writers)
2	2002	Tadashi Wakashima (ja)	Ranshi Dokusha no Kikan (乱視読者の帰還) (Critical essay)
3	2003	Kiyoshi Kasai (ja)	Tantei Shosetsu Ron Josetsu (探偵小説論序説) (Studies on Honkaku mystery)
4	2004	Akiyuki Sengai (ja)	Minamo no Seiza Minasoko no Hoseki (水面の星座水底の宝石) (Studies on honkaku mystery)
5	2005	Hajime Amagi (ja)	AMAGI Hajime no Misshitsu Hanzaigaku Kyotei (天城一の密室犯罪学教程) (Theory and practice of Locked room mystery)
6	2006	Kaoru Kitamura	The Japanese Nickel Mystery (ニッポン硬貨の謎, Nippon Koka no Nazo) (Pastiche of Ellery Queen)
7	2007	Masaaki Tatsumi (ja)	Ronri no Kumo no Su no Naka de (論理の蜘蛛の巣の中で) (Studies on honkaku mystery)
8	2008	Kentaro Komori (ja)	Tantei Shosetsu no Ronrigaku (探偵小説の論理学) (Studies on honkaku mystery)
9	2009	Toshiaki Endo (ja)	Nazo no Kaizodo (「謎」の解像度) (Studies on honkaku mystery)
10	2010	Motoi Taniguchi (ja)	Senzen Sengo Itan Bungaku Ron (戦前戦後異端文学論) (Studies on Japanese heterodox literature)
11	2011	Yusan Iiki (ja)	Erari Kuin Ron (エラリー・クイーン論) (Studies on Ellery Queen)
12	2012	Kiyoshi Kasai (ja)	Tantei Shosetsu to Jojutsu Torikku (探偵小説と叙述トリック) (Studies on mystery fiction)
13	2013	Kenta Fukui (ja)	Honkaku Misuteri Kansho Jutsu (本格ミステリ鑑賞術) (Studies on honkaku mystery)
14	2014	Ryuzo Uchida (ja)	Roja Akuroido wa Naze Korosareru? (ロジャー・アクロイドはなぜ殺される?) (lit. Why Is Roger Ackroyd Killed?)
15	2015	Aoi Shimotsuki	Agasa Kurisuti Kanzen Koryaku (アガサ・クリスティー完全攻略) (lit. The Definitive Guide to Agatha Christie)
16	2016	Shinobu Asagihara (ja)	Misuteri Dokusha no Tame no Renjō Mikihiko Zensakuhin Gaido: Zōhokaiteiban (ミステリ読者のための連城三紀彦全作品ガイド増補改訂版) ((lit. The Guide to Complete Works of Mikihoko Renjo for Mystery Readers: Enlarged and Revised)
17	2017	Masahiko Kikuni (ja) Yuka Kuniki (ja)	Honkaku Ryoku: Hondana Tantei no Misuteri Bukku Gaido (本格力本棚探偵のミステリ・ブックガイド) (lit. The Might of Authenticity: A Shelf Detective's Mystery Book Guide)
18	2018	Yuusan Iiki (ja)	Honkaku Musuteri Gesakuzanmai (本格ミステリ戯作三昧) (lit. Being Absorbed to Honkaku)
19	2019	Shousaku Naka (ja)	Ranpo Nazotoki Kuronikuru (乱歩謎解きクロニクル)^[5] (lit. Ranpo Mystery Solving Chronicle)

Honkaku Mystery Award for Lifetime Achievement winners[]

The award is presented irregularly.

01 (2001) - Tetsuya Ayukawa (Honkaku mystery writer)
04 (2004) - Yasunobu Togawa (ja) (editor), Hideomi Uyama (ja) (editor)
08 (2008) - Fu Chin-chuan (Hiroshi Shimazaki) (ja) (editor)

Best Foreign Honkaku Mystery of the Decade (2000-2009)[]

The Best Honkaku Mystery Novel translated into Japanese in the last decade (2000–2009).

Jack Kerley, The Death Collectors
- Shortlisted titles
  - Sarah Caldwell, The Sibyl in Her Grave
  - Jeffery Deaver, The Cold Moon
  - Michael Connelly, Blood Work
  - Thomas H. Cook, Instruments of Night
  - Minette Walters, The Shape of Snakes

References[]

Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan (2010), Honkaku Misuteri Taisho Zen Senpyo 2001-2010 (本格ミステリ大賞全選評 2001-2010), Kobunsha, Tokyo

^ J'Lit | Publications : When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, I'll Think of You | Books from Japan (in English)
^ J'Lit | Publications : The Gorgon's Look | Books from Japan (in English)
^ J'Lit | Publications : The Girl with One Eye | Books from Japan (in English)
^ "本格ミステリ大賞に伊吹さん、中さん". 産経新聞. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ "本格ミステリ大賞に伊吹さん、中さん". 産経新聞. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

External links[]

Official English page

[1] J'Lit | Publications : When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, I'll Think of You | Books from Japan (in English)

[2] J'Lit | Publications : The Gorgon's Look | Books from Japan (in English)

[3] J'Lit | Publications : The Girl with One Eye | Books from Japan (in English)

[4] "本格ミステリ大賞に伊吹さん、中さん". 産経新聞. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[5] "本格ミステリ大賞に伊吹さん、中さん". 産経新聞. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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