was a Japanese novelist in the

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genre.

Career

Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries, most of which feature his characters, police detectives Shozo Totsugawa, Sadao Kamei and Tokitaka Honda. He won the

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in 1981 for ''The Terminal Murder Case.'' Nishimura was married to Mizue Yajima. He died from liver cancer on 3 March 2022, at the age of 91.

Works in English translation

;Novel *''The Mystery Train Disappears'' (original title: Misuterī Ressha ga Kieta), trans. Gavin Frew (New York: Dembner Books, 1990) ;Short story collection *''The Isle of South Kamui and Other Stories'' (original title: Minami Kamuito), trans.

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(Thames River Press, 2013) ;Short story *''The Kindly Blackmailer'' (original title: Yasashii Kyōhakusha) ("Ellery Queen's Japanese Golden Dozen: The Detective Story World in Japan" anthology. Edited by

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. Rutland Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc. 1978. pp. 147–165)

Awards

*1965 –

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: ''Tenshi no Shōkon'' (A Scar of an Angel) *1981 –

for Best Novel: ''Tāminaru Satsujin Jiken'' (The Terminal Murder Case)

TV

*Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery *Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense -Susumu Samonji *Inspector Totsugawa Series

References

External links

J'Lit , Authors : Kyotaro Nishimura , Books from Japan
1930 births 2022 deaths Japanese mystery writers Writers from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Mystery Writers of Japan Award winners Edogawa Rampo Prize winners Deaths from liver cancer in Japan {{Japan-writer-stub