Alice Arisugawa

Masahide Uehara
Born	April 26, 1959 Osaka, Japan
Pen name	Alice Arisugawa
Occupation	Writer
Language	Japanese
Period	1989–present
Genre	Whodunit, closed circle mystery, mystery fiction, thriller, horror
Literary movement	The new traditionalist movement
Notable awards	Mystery Writers of Japan Award (2003) Honkaku Mystery Award (2008)

Masahide Uehara (上原 正英 Uehara Masahide, born April 26, 1959), mainly known by his pseudonym Alice Arisugawa (有栖川有栖 Arisugawa Arisu), is a Japanese mystery writer. He is one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing and was the first president of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan from 2000 to 2005.^[1]

Works in English translation

• The Moai Island Puzzle (original title: Kotō Pazuru), trans. Ho-Ling Wong (Locked Room International, 2016)

Awards and nominations

• 1996 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: "Chocho ga Habataku"^[2]
• 2003 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Mare Tetsudo no Nazo (The Malayan Railway Mystery)^[3]
• 2003 – Nominee for Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Mare Tetsudo no Nazo (The Malayan Railway Mystery)^[4]
• 2004 – Nominee for Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Suisu-dokei no Nazo (The Swiss Watch Mystery)^[5]
• 2007 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2007 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Ran'a no Shima
• 2008 – Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Jookoku no Shiro (The Castle of the Queendom)^[6]
• 2008 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2008 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Jookoku no Shiro (The Castle of the Queendom)

Bibliography

Amateur Detective Egami series

• Novels
  • Gekko Gemu (月光ゲーム Yの悲劇'88), 1989 (The Moonlight Game: The Tragedy of Y 1988)
  • Koto Pazuru (孤島パズル), 1989 (The Moai Island Puzzle. Locked Room International. 2016)
  • Soto no Akuma (双頭の悪魔), 1992 (Double-Headed Devil)
  • Jookoku no Shiro (女王国の城), 2007 (The Castle of the Queendom)
• Short story collection
  • Egami Jiro no Dosatsu (江神二郎の洞察), 2012

Criminology Professor Himura series

• Novels
  • Yonju Roku-banme no Misshitsu (46番目の密室), 1992
  • Dari no Mayu (ダリの繭), 1993
  • Umi no Aru Nara ni Shisu (海のある奈良に死す), 1995
  • Suweden Yakata no Nazo (スウェーデン館の謎), 1995 (The Swedish House Mystery)
  • Shuiro no Kenkyu (朱色の研究), 1997
  • Mare Tetsudo no Nazo (マレー鉄道の謎), 2002 (The Malayan Railway Mystery)
  • Ran'a no Shima (乱鴉の島), 2006
  • Kagi no Kakatta Otoko (鍵の掛かった男), 2015
• Short story collections
  • Roshia Kocha no Nazo (ロシア紅茶の謎), 1994 (The Russian Tea Mystery)
  • Burajiru Cho no Nazo (ブラジル蝶の謎), 1996 (The Brazilian Butterfly Mystery)
  • Eikoku Teien no Nazo (英国庭園の謎), 1997 (The English Garden Mystery)
  • Perusha Neko no Nazo (ペルシャ猫の謎), 1999 (The Persian Cat Mystery)
  • Kurai Yado (暗い宿), 2001
  • Zekkyo Jo Satsujin Jiken (絶叫城殺人事件), 2001
  • Suisu-dokei no Nazo (スイス時計の謎), 2003 (The Swiss Watch Mystery)
  • Shiroi Usagi ga Nigeru (白い兎が逃げる), 2003
  • Morokko Suisho no Nazo (モロッコ水晶の謎), 2005 (The Moroccan Crystal Mystery)
  • Kisaki wa Fune o Shizumeru (妃は船を沈める), 2008
  • Himura Hideo ni Sasageru Hanzai (火村英生に捧げる犯罪), 2008
  • Nagai Roka ga Aru Ie (長い廊下がある家), 2010
  • Kogen no Fudanitto (高原のフーダニット), 2012
  • Bodaijuso no Satsujin (菩提樹荘の殺人), 2013
  • Ayashii Mise (怪しい店), 2014

Girl Detective Sora series

• Yami no Rappa (闇の喇叭), 2010
• Mayonaka no Tantei (真夜中の探偵), 2011
• Ronri Bakudan (論理爆弾), 2012

Standalone novels

• Majikku Mira (マジックミラー), 1990
• Genso Unga (幻想運河), 1996
• Yurei Deka (幽霊刑事), 2000
• Mahoro-shi no Satsujin Fuyu: Shinkiro ni Te o Furu (まほろ市の殺人 冬―蜃気楼に手を振る), 2002
• Nijihate-mura no Himitsu (虹果て村の秘密), 2003

Short story collections

• Yamabushi Jizobo no Horo (山伏地蔵坊の放浪), 1996
• Jurietto no Himei (ジュリエットの悲鳴), 1998
• Sakka Shosetsu (作家小説), 2001
• Kabenuke Otoko no Nazo (壁抜け男の謎), 2008
• Akai Tsuki, Haieki no Ue ni (赤い月、廃駅の上に), 2009
• Maboroshi-zaka (幻坂), 2013

See also

• Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan
• Japanese detective fiction

References

1. Wong, Ho-Ling. "Ellery Queen is Alive and Well and Living in Japan". Criminal Element. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
2. "1996 (49th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
3. "2003 (56th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
4. "2003 (3rd) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
5. "2004 (4th) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
6. "2008 (8th) Honkaku Mystery Award" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

External links

• Profile at J'Lit Books from Japan