Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!

Annual mystery fiction guide book
Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!
EditorKono Mystery ga Sugoi! Editorial Team
CategoriesMystery fiction
FrequencyAnnually
PublisherTakarajimasha
First issueDecember 20, 1988
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (このミステリーがすごい!, Kono Misuterī ga Sugoi!, lit. This Mystery is Excellent!) is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.

1988

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1988 (JICC Shuppankyoku. December, 1988)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Trevanian The Main
2 Scott Turow Presumed Innocent
3 P. D. James A Taste for Death
Bob Langley Traverse of the Gods
5 Andrew Vachss Strega
6 Robert Littell The Sisters
7 Michael Z. Lewin Late Payments
8 William Diehl Hooligans
9 Barbara Vine A Dark-Adapted Eye
10 H. F. Saint Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yoichi Funado Densetsu Naki Chi (伝説なき地)
2 Ryo Hara (ja) Soshite Yoru wa Yomigaeru (そして夜は甦る)
3 Mikihiko Renjo Tasogare no Berurin (黄昏のベルリン)
4 Joh Sasaki Berurin Hiko Shirei (ベルリン飛行指令)
English translation: Zero Over Berlin
5 Soji Shimada Iho no Kishi (異邦の騎士)
6 Futari Okajima (ja) Soshite Tobira ga Tozasareta (そして扉が閉ざされた)
7 Yukito Ayatsuji Meirokan no Satsujin (迷路館の殺人)
8 Rintaro Norizuki Mippei Kyoshitsu (密閉教室)
9 Go Osaka Samayoeru Nozui (さまよえる脳髄)
Yoshinaga Fujita Daburu Suchiru (ダブル・スチール)

1989

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1989 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1990)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Thomas Harris The Silence of the Lambs
2 Stephen Hunter The Day Before Midnight
3 Aaron Elkins Old Bones
4 Elmore Leonard Freaky Deaky
Michael Z. Lewin Out of Season [UK title: Out of Time]
6 Nelson DeMille Word of Honor
7 Craig Thomas The Bear's Tears
8 Brian Freemantle Charlie Muffin San [US title: See Charlie Run]
9 Leonard Wise Doc's Legacy
10 Reginald Hill Child's Play
Rick Boyer The Daisy Ducks
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Ryo Hara Watashi ga Koroshita Shojo (私が殺した少女)
2 Kaoru Kitamura Soratobu Uma (空飛ぶ馬)
3 Soji Shimada Kiso Ten o Ugokasu (奇想、天を動かす)
4 Joh Sasaki Etorofu-hatsu Kinkyuden (エトロフ発緊急電)
5 Futari Okajima Kurain no Tsubo (クラインの壺)
6 Ikki Kazama (ja) Otoko-tachi wa Kita e (男たちは北へ)
Tatsuo Shimizu (ja) Shin'ya Futatabi (深夜ふたたび)
8 Masaya Yamaguchi (ja) Ikeru Shikabane no Shi (生ける屍の死)
9 Keiichiro Ryu Kagemusha TOKUGAWA Ieyasu (影武者徳川家康)
10 Ichi Orihara (ja) Tosaku no Rondo (倒錯のロンド)

1991

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1991)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Umberto Eco The Name of the Rose
2 Andrew Vachss Blue Belle
3 James Ellroy The Black Dahlia
4 Stephen King Misery
5 Christianna Brand Buffet for Unwelcome Guests
6 Ken Grimwood Replay
7 Wilbur Smith The Eye of the Tiger
8 Michael Z. Lewin And Baby Will Fall
9 Patricia Highsmith Eleven
10 William Diehl Thai Horse
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Arimasa Osawa Shinjuku-zame (新宿鮫)
English translation: Shinjuku Shark
2 Kaoru Kitamura Yoru no Semi (夜の蟬)
3 Yoichi Funado Hono Nagareru Kanata (炎 流れる彼方)
4 Koshu Tani Harukanari Kamigami no ZA (遥かなり神々の座)
5 Ryo Hara Tenshi-tachi no Tantei (天使たちの探偵)
6 Tatsuo Shimizu Kaerinan Iza (帰りなん、いざ)
7 Yukito Ayatsuji Kirigoetei Satsujin Jiken (霧越邸殺人事件)
8 Yoshinaga Fujita Kaerazaru Sahara (還らざるサハラ)
9 Miyuki Miyabe Majutsu wa Sasayaku (魔術はささやく)
English translation: The Devil's Whisper
10 Soji Shimada Kurayamizaka Hitokui no Ki (暗闇坂の人喰いの木)

1992

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1992 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1992)

International
Rank Author Title
1 P. D. James Devices and Desires
2 Thomas H. Cook Flesh and Blood
3 Shirley Conran Savages
4 Patricia Highsmith The Cry of the Owl
5 Keith Peterson There Fell A Shadow
6 Michael Crichton Jurassic Park
7 Bernard Cornwell Sea Lord [US title:Killer's Wake]
Jim Thompson The Killer Inside Me
9 Robert R. McCammon Stinger
10 George C. Chesbro Bone
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Tatsuo Shimizu Yukizuri no Machi (行きずりの街)
2 Arimasa Osawa Doku-zaru Shinjuku-zame II (毒猿 新宿鮫II)
English translation: The Poison Ape
3 Itsura Inami (ja) Dakku Koru (ダック・コール)
4 Miyuki Miyabe Ryu wa Nemuru (龍は眠る)
English translation: The Sleeping Dragon
5 Soji Shimada Suisho no Piramiddo (水晶のピラミッド)
6 Nanami Wakatake (ja) Boku no Misuterina Nichijo (ぼくのミステリな日常)
7 Go Osaka Shaei Harukana Kuni (斜影はるかな国)
8 Kaoru Takamura (ja) Kami no Hi (神の火)
9 Kaoru Takamura Ogon o Daite Tobe (黄金を抱いて翔べ)
10 Kenji Takemoto (ja) Uroborosu no Gisho (ウロボロスの偽書)

1993

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1993 (JICC Shuppankyoku. January, 1993)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Reginald Hill Bones and Silence
2 Lawrence Block A Ticket to the Boneyard
3 Thomas H. Cook Streets of Fire
4 Stephen King It
5 Ross Thomas Twilight at Mac's Place
6 Philip Kerr March Violets
7 Nelson DeMille The Gold Coast
8 David Martin Lie to Me
9 John Grisham The Firm
10 Robert Reeves Peeping Thomas
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yoichi Funado Suna no Kuronikuru (砂のクロニクル)
2 Miyuki Miyabe Kasha (火車)
English translation: All She Was Worth
3 Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) Tetsugakusha no Misshitsu (哲学者の密室)
4 Mangetsu Hanamura (ja) Burusu (ブルース)
5 Kaoru Takamura Riviera o Ute (リヴィエラを撃て)
6 Alice Arisugawa Soto no Akuma (双頭の悪魔)
Yumehito Inoue (ja) Dareka ga Naka ni Iru... (ダレカガナカニイル…)
8 Masaya Yamaguchi Kiddo Pisutoruzu no Botoku (キッド・ピストルズの冒瀆)
9 Hosei Hahakigi (ja) Mitabi no Kaikyo (三たびの海峡)
10 Kaoru Takamura Waga Te ni Kenju o (わが手に拳銃を)

1994

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1994 (Takarajimasha. December, 1993)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Mitchell Smith Stone City
2 Scott Turow The Burden of Proof
3 Stephen Greenleaf Book Case
4 Dean Koontz Watchers
5 Colin Dexter The Way Through the Woods
6 Lawrence Block A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
7 Keith Peterson Rough Justice
8 Michael Innes Lament for a Maker
9 David Lorne Sight Unseen
10 Peter Lovesey The Last Detective
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kaoru Takamura Makusu no Yama (マークスの山)
2 Masaya Yamaguchi Kiddo Pisutoruzu no Moso (キッド・ピストルズの妄想)
3 Itsura Inami Sento Meri no Ribon (セント・メリーのリボン)
4 Arimasa Osawa Bi Di Ti Okite no Machi (B・D・T 掟の街)
5 Ramo Nakajima Gadara no Buta (ガダラの豚)
6 Tomoko Kano (ja) Maho Hiko (魔法飛行)
Kaoru Kitamura Fuyu no Opera (冬のオペラ)
8 Go Osaka Maboroshi no Saiten (幻の祭典)
9 Ichi Orihara Ijin-tachi no Yakata (異人たちの館)
10 Yuichi Shimpo (ja) Shingen (震源)

1995

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1995 (Takarajimasha. December, 1994)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Scott Smith A Simple Plan
2 Don Winslow A Cool Breeze on the Underground
3 Donald E. Westlake Dancing Aztecs
4 R. D. Wingfield Frost at Christmas
5 Nelson DeMille The General's Daughter
6 Andrew Vachss Shella
7 Minette Walters The Ice House
8 Stuart Woods Grass Roots
9 Michael Connelly The Black Ice
10 Akif Pirinçci Felidae
Liza Cody Bucket Nut
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Masaya Yamaguchi Misuterizu (ミステリーズ)
2 Joh Sasaki Sutokkuhorumu no Misshi (ストックホルムの密使)
3 Kaoru Takamura Teri-gaki (照柿)
4 Mangetsu Hanamura Warau Yamazaki (笑う山崎)
5 Itsura Inami Ryoken Tantei (猟犬探偵)
Itsura Inami Otoko wa Hata (男は旗)
7 Jiro Asada Purizun Hoteru Aki (プリズンホテル 秋)
Natsuhiko Kyogoku Ubume no Natsu (姑獲鳥の夏)
English translation: The Summer of the Ubume
9 Toru Shirakawa (ja) Ryusei-tachi no Utage (流星たちの宴)
10 Rintaro Norizuki Ni no Higeki (二の悲劇)

1996

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1996 (Takarajimasha. December, 1995)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Minette Walters The Sculptress
2 Robert R. McCammon Boy's Life
3 Lawrence Block The Devil Knows You're Dead
4 Michael Connelly The Concrete Blonde
5 Anthony Berkeley Cox The Second Shot
6 Scott Turow Pleading Guilty
7 John Gardner Maestro
8 Dan Simmons Carrion Comfort
9 Patrick Ruell The Only Game
10 Jean Vautrin Billy-Ze-Kick
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yuichi Shimpo Howaito Auto (ホワイトアウト) (Whiteout (2000 film))
2 Yoshinaga Fujita Kotetsu no Kishi (鋼鉄の騎士)
3 Yoichi Funado Ezochi Bekken (蝦夷地別件)
4 Natsuhiko Kyogoku Mōryō no Hako (魍魎の匣)
5 Ryo Hara Saraba Nagaki Nemuri (さらば長き眠り)
6 Iori Fujiwara (ja) Terorisuto no Parasoru (テロリストのパラソル)
7 Kaoru Kitamura Sukippu (スキップ)
8 Katsufumi Umehara (ja) Soriton no Akuma (ソリトンの悪魔)
9 Natsuhiko Kyogoku Kyokotsu no Yume (狂骨の夢)
10 Hideaki Sena Parasaito Ivu (パラサイト・イヴ)
English translation: Parasite Eve
Arimasa Osawa Tenshi no Kiba (天使の牙)[1]

1997

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1997 (Takarajimasha. December, 1996)

International
Rank Author Title
1 John Dunning Booked to Die
2 James Ellroy White Jazz
3 Peter Lovesey The Summons
4 Dick Francis Come To Grief
5 James Crumley The Mexican Tree Duck
6 Joe R. Lansdale Two-Bear Mambo
7 Michael Connelly The Last Coyote
8 P. D. James Original Sin
9 Lorenzo Carcaterra Sleepers
10 John le Carré Our Game
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Seishu Hase Fuyajo (不夜城)
2 Yuichi Shimpo Dasshu (奪取)
3 Keigo Higashino Meitantei no Okite (名探偵の掟)
4 Miyuki Miyabe Gamotei Jiken (蒲生邸事件)
5 Toru Shirakawa Umi wa Kawaiteita (海は涸いていた)
6 Jiro Asada Sokyu no Subaru (蒼穹の昴)
7 Natsuhiko Kyogoku Tesso no Ori (鉄鼠の檻)
8 Arata Tendo (ja) Kazokugari (家族狩り)
9 Arimasa Osawa Yukihotaru (雪蛍)
10 Yasuhiko Nishizawa (ja) Jinkaku Ten'i no Satsujin (人格転移の殺人)

1998

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1998 (Takarajimasha. December, 1997)

International
Rank Author Title
1 R. D. Wingfield A Touch of Frost
2 Joel Townsley Rogers The Red Right Hand
3 Stephen King The Green Mile
4 Minette Walters The Scold's Bridle
5 Jeffery Deaver A Maiden's Grave
6 Robert Goddard Into the Blue
Thomas Sigismund Stribling Clues of the Caribbees
8 Stephen Hunter Dirty White Boys
9 Donald E. Westlake Good Behavior
10 John Dunning The Bookman's Wake
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Natsuo Kirino Auto (アウト)
English translation: Out
2 Yusuke Kishi Kuroi Ie (黒い家)[2] (Black House (film))
3 Hiroko Minagawa Shi no Izumi (死の泉)
4 Natsuhiko Kyogoku Jorogumo no Kotowari (絡新婦の理)
5 Seishu Hase Rekuiemu Fuyajo II (鎮魂歌 不夜城II)
6 Baku Yumemakura Kamigami no Itadaki (神々の山嶺)
7 Natsuhiko Kyogoku Warau Iemon (嗤う伊右衛門)
8 Hosei Hahakigi Tobo (逃亡)
9 Riku Onda (ja) Sangatsu wa Fukaki Kurenai no Fuchi o (三月は深き紅の淵を)
10 Arimasa Osawa Kori-mai Shinjuku-zame VI (氷舞 新宿鮫VI)

1999

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1999 (Takarajimasha. December, 1998)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Theodore Roszak Flicker
2 Thomas H. Cook The Chatham School Affair
3 Stephen Hunter Black Light
4 Elizabeth Ferrars Don't Monkey with Murder
5 Charles Palliser The Quincunx
6 Ian Rankin Black and Blue
7 Helen McCloy She Walks Alone
8 Douglas Kennedy Big Picture
Robert Goddard Painting the Darkness
10 Dennis Lehman The Getbacks of Mother Superior
James Ellroy American Tabloid
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kaoru Takamura Redi Joka (レディ・ジョーカー) (Lady Joker)
2 Go Osaka Moeru Chi no Hate ni (燃える地の果てに)
3 Miyuki Miyabe Riyu (理由)
4 Fuyumi Ono Shiki
5 Yusuke Kishi Tenshi no Saezuri (天使の囀り)
6 Ryoichi Kano (ja) Maboroshi no Onna (幻の女)
7 Hikaru Okuizumi Gurando Misuteri (グランド・ミステリー)
8 Toichiro Kujira (ja) Yamataikoku wa dokodesuka? (邪馬台国はどこですか?)
9 Keigo Higashino Himitsu (秘密)
English translation: Naoko
Reito Nikaido (ja) Jinro-jo no Kyofu IV (人狼城の恐怖 IV)

2000

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2000 (Takarajimasha. December, 1999)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Stephen Hunter Point of Impact
2 Jeffery Deaver The Bone Collector
3 Thomas H. Cook Breakheart Hill
4 Leo Bruce Case for Three Detectives
5 Richard Stark Comeback
6 Carol O'Connell Judas Child
7 Thomas H. Cook Mortal Memory
8 John le Carré The Tailor of Panama
9 Ian Rankin Let it Bleed
Thomas Sigismund Stribling Best Dr. Poggioli Detective Stories
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Arata Tendo Eien no Ko (永遠の仔)[3]
2 Keigo Higashino Byakuyako (白夜行)
English translation: Journey Under the Midnight Sun
3 Harutoshi Fukui (ja) Bokoku no Ijisu (亡国のイージス)
4 Koushun Takami Batoru Rowaiaru (バトル・ロワイアル)
English translation: Battle Royale
5 Natsuo Kirino Yawarakana Hoho (柔らかな頬)
6 Yuichi Shimpo Boda Rain (ボーダーライン)
7 Hideo Okuda (ja) Saiaku (最悪)
8 Kaoru Kitamura Banjo no Teki (盤上の敵)
9 Masayuki Shuno (ja) Hasami Otoko (ハサミ男)
10 Takayoshi Honda (ja) Misshingu (MISSING)

2001

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2001 (Takarajimasha. December, 2000)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jim Thompson Pop. 1280
2 Seamus Smyth Quinn
3 Thomas Harris Hannibal
4 Scott Turow Personal Injuries
5 Lawrence Norfolk Lemprière's Dictionary
6 Michael Connelly Blood Work
7 Thomas H. Cook Instruments of Night
8 Dennis Lehane Darkness, Take My Hand
9 Richard North Patterson Eyes of a Child
10 Jeffery Deaver The Coffin Dancer
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Tsumao Awasaka (ja) Kijutsu Tantei SOGA Kajo Zenshu (奇術探偵曾我佳城全集)
2 Hideo Yokoyama Motive (EQMM May 2008) and other stories
3 Go Osaka Hagetaka no Yoru (禿鷹の夜)
4 Yumehito Inoue Orufakutoguramu (オルファクトグラム)
5 Kazuichi Iijima (ja) Sisocho-ki (始祖鳥記)
6 Riku Onda Zo to Miminari (象と耳鳴り)
Yoichi Funado Niji no Tani no Gogatsu (虹の谷の五月)
English translation: May in the Valley of the Rainbow
8 Yasuhiko Nishizawa Ison (依存)
9 Toshiyuki Tajima (ja) Shorei Ei (症例A)
10 Harutoshi Fukui Kawa no Fukasa wa (川の深さは)

2002

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2002 (Takarajimasha. December, 2001)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Boston Teran God is a Bullet
2 R. D. Wingfield Night Frost
James Ellroy The Cold Six Thousand
4 Donald E. Westlake The Ax
5 Thomas H. Cook Places in the Dark
6 Anthony Berkeley Cox Jumping Jenny [US title: Dead Mrs. Stratton]
7 Jill McGown The Stalking Horse
8 Stephen King The Stand
9 Dorothy L. Sayers Gaudy Night
10 Dennis Lehane Mystic River
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Miyuki Miyabe Mohohan (模倣犯)
English translation: Puppet Master
2 Hideo Okuda Jama (邪魔)
3 Masaki Yamada Misuteri Opera (ミステリ・オペラ)
4 Ryuichi Kasumi (ja) Sutimutaiga no Shiso (スティームタイガーの死走)
5 Keigo Higashino Cho Satsujin Jiken (超・殺人事件)
6 Arimasa Osawa Yamisaki Annainin (闇先案内人)[4]
7 Futaro Yamada Tengumisaki Satsujin Jiken (天狗岬殺人事件)
8 Kazuaki Takano Jusan Kaidan (13階段)
Otaro Maijo Kemuri ka Tsuchi ka Kuimono (煙か土か食い物)
10 Go Osaka Aibo ni Ki o Tsukero (相棒に気をつけろ)

2003

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2003 (Takarajimasha. December, 2002)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jeremy Dronfield The Locust Farm
2 T. Jefferson Parker Silent Joe
3 Seamus Smyth Red Dock
4 Paul Halter The Fourth Door
5 Jim Thompson A Hell of a Woman
6 Gerald Kersh The Oxoxoco Bottle and other stories
7 Eric Garcia Anonymous Rex
8 Anthony Berkeley Cox The Layton Court Mystery
9 Jean Vautrin Groom
10 Michael Slade Ripper
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Hideo Yokoyama Han'ochi (半落ち) (Half a Confession)
2 Otsuichi Gosu Risutokatto Jiken (GOTH リストカット事件)
English translation: Goth: A Novel of Horror
3 Masaya Yamaguchi Kigu (奇偶)
4 Arimasa Osawa Suna no Karyudo (砂の狩人)
5 Bunzo Uchiumi (ja) Harubin Kafe (ハルビン・カフェ)
6 Yuri Mitsuhara (ja) Eighteenth Summer (EQMM December 2004) and other stories
7 Mikihiko Renjo Ningen Dobutsuen (人間動物園)
8 Hitoshi Karasawa Rondo (ロンド)
9 Taku Ashibe Guran Ginyoru Jo (グラン・ギニョール城)
10 Kiyoshi Kasai Oidipusu Shokogun (オイディプス症候群)

2004

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2004 (Takarajimasha. December, 2003)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Sarah Waters Affinity
2 Michael Gilbert Death in Captivity [US title: The Danger Within]
3 Robert R. McCammon Speaks the Nightbird
4 Richard North Patterson Silent Witness
5 Donald E. Westlake The Hook
6 Joe R. Lansdale A Fine Dark Line
7 William Landay Mission Flats
8 Helen McCloy The Singing Diamonds and Other Stories
9 Theodore Sturgeon The Man Who Lost the Sea and other stories
10 Percival Wilde P. Moran, Operative
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 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)[5]
2 Harutoshi Fukui Shusen no Rorerai (終戦のローレライ)
3 Kotaro Isaka Juryoku Piero (重力ピエロ)
4 Hideo Yokoyama Daisan no Jiko (第三の時効)
5 Natsuo Kirino Gurotesuku (グロテスク)
English translation: Grotesque
6 Kotaro Isaka Yokina Gyangu ga Chikyu o Mawasu (陽気なギャングが地球を回す) (A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth)
7 Hideo Yokoyama Kuraimazu Hai (クライマーズ・ハイ) (Climber's High)
8 Asami Ishimochi (ja) Tsuki no Tobira (月の扉)
9 Mikihiko Renjo Nagareboshi to Asonda koro (流れ星と遊んだころ)
10 Ryosuke Kakine (ja) Wairudo Souru (ワイルド・ソウル)[6]

2005

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2005 (Takarajimasha. December, 2004)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Sarah Waters Fingersmith
2 Jeffery Deaver The Vanished Man
3 Trevanian Incident at Twenty-Mile
4 Dan Brown The Da Vinci Code
James Crumley The Final Country
6 A. H. Z. Carr The Trial of John Nobody and other stories
7 Richard North Patterson Dark Lady
8 Minette Walters The Shape of Snakes
9 Connie Willis To Say Nothing of the Dog
10 Christopher Priest The Prestige
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Rintaro Norizuki Namakubi ni Kiitemiro (生首に聞いてみろ)[7]
2 Kotaro Isaka Ahiru to Kamo no Koinrokka (アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー)[8]
3 Hajime Amagi (ja) AMAGI Hajime no Misshitsu Hanzaigaku Kyotei (天城一の密室犯罪学教程)
4 Toshihiko Yahagi (ja) Rongu Guddobai (THE WRONG GOODBYE)
5 Jun Saito (ja) Ginrin no Hasha (銀輪の覇者)
6 Yusuke Kishi Garasu no Hamma (硝子のハンマー)[9]
7 Yukito Ayatsuji Ankokukan no Satsujin (暗黒館の殺人)
8 Shusuke Shizukui (ja) Hannin ni Tsugu (犯人に告ぐ)
9 Hideo Yokoyama Rinjo (臨場)[10]
10 Taku Ashibe Koromu no Satsujin (紅楼夢の殺人)
English translation: Murder in the Red Chamber

2006

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 (Takarajimasha. December, 2005)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jack Ritchie The Crime Machine and other stories
2 Michael Connelly Lost Light
3 James Carlos Blake A World of Thieves
4 Theodore Sturgeon Bright Segment and other stories
5 Jeffery Deaver Garden of Beasts
6 Jack Kerley The Hundredth Man
T. Jefferson Parker California Girl
8 Michael Innes Stop Press (aka. The Spider Strikes)
9 P. G. Wodehouse (Jeeves series)
10 Stanley Ellin The Last Bottle in the World and other stories
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Keigo Higashino Yogisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身)
English translation: The Devotion of Suspect X
2 Asami Ishimochi Tobira wa Tozasareta mama (扉は閉ざされたまま)
3 Hideo Yokoyama Shindo Zero (震度0)
4 Ryo hara Orokamono Shisubeshi (愚か者死すべし)
5 Yutaka Maya (ja) Kamisama Gemu (神様ゲーム)
6 Iori Fujiwara Shiriusu no Michi (シリウスの道)
7 Hideo Furukawa (ja) Beruka, Hoenai no ka? (ベルカ、吠えないのか?)
English translation: Belka, Why Don't You Bark?
8 Honobu Yonezawa Inu wa Dokoda (犬はどこだ)
Hajime Amagi Shimazaki Keibu no Aribai Jikenbo (島崎警部のアリバイ事件簿)
10 Joh Sasaki Warau Keikan (笑う警官)
Yuri Mitsuhara Saigo no Negai (最後の願い)

2007

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2007 (Takarajimasha. December, 2006)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Laurie Lynn Drummond Anything You Say Can and Will be Used Against You
2 Jeffery Deaver Twisted
James Carlos Blake Under the Skin
4 Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Shadow of the Wind
5 Adam Fawer Improbable
6 Jeffery Deaver The Twelfth Card
7 Richard Matheson Now You See It...
Michael Connelly The Narrows
9 David Alexander Hangman's Dozen
10 Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yumeaki Hirayama (ja) Dokuhakusuru Yunibasaru Yoko Merukatoru (独白するユニバーサル横メルカトル)[11]
2 Joh Sasaki Seifuku Sosa (制服捜査)
3 Shusuke Michio (ja) Shadou (シャドウ)
4 Arimasa Osawa Okami-bana Shinjuku-zame IX (狼花 新宿鮫IX)
5 Otsuichi Ju to Chokoreto (銃とチョコレート)
6 Miyuki Miyabe Na mo Naki Doku (名もなき毒)
7 Ryoichi Kano Nie no Yakai (贄の夜会)
8 Rintaro Norizuki Kairo Gurifin, Zettai Zetsumei (怪盗グリフィン、絶体絶命)
9 Keigo Higashino Akai Yubi (赤い指)
10 Honobu Yonezawa Kaki Gentei Toropikaru Pafe Jiken (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件)
Keisuke Tatekura Deddo Rain (デッドライン)

2008

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2008 (Takarajimasha. December, 2007)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jeffery Deaver The Cold Moon
2 Carl Hiaasen Skinny Dip
3 David Peace Tokyo Year Zero
4 Robert Twohy The Man Who Could Only Write Things and other stories
5 D. M. Devine Devil at Your Elbow
6 Joe Gores Cases
7 Paul Halter La Chambre du Fou (The Madman's Room)
Jack Kerley The Death Collectors
9 William Brittain The Man Who Read John Dickson Carr and other stories
Henning Mankell Sidetracked
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Joh Sasaki Keikan no Chi (警官の血)[12]
2 Kazuki Sakuraba Akakuchibake no Densetsu (赤朽葉家の伝説)
English translation: Red Girls: The Legend of the Akakuchibas
3 Alice Arisugawa Jookoku no Shiro (女王国の城)
4 Bin Konno (ja) Kadan Impei Sosa 2 (果断 隠蔽捜査2)[13]
5 Shinzo Mitsuda (ja) Kubinashi no gotoki Tataru Mono (首無の如き祟るもの)
6 Haruo Yamazawa (ja) Hanareta Ie (離れた家)
7 Fumie Kondo (ja) Sakurifaisu (サクリファイス)[14]
8 Miyuki Miyabe Rakuen (楽園)
9 Ryuichi Kasumi Yuhi wa Kaeru (夕陽はかえる)
10 Ko Kojo (ja) Ekkusu-bashi Fukin (X橋付近)
Honobu Yonezawa Inshitemiru (インシテミル) (The Incite Mill)[15]

2009

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2009 (Takarajimasha. December, 2008)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Tom Rob Smith Child 44
2 R. D. Wingfield Hard Frost
3 Dennis Lehane The Given Day
4 Joe Hill 20th Century Ghosts
5 Jeffery Deaver The Sleeping Doll
6 Henning Mankell The Return of the Dancing Master
7 S. J. Rozan Winter and Night
8 Troy Cook 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers
9 Steve Hockensmith Holmes on the Range
10 D. M. Devine This Is Your Death
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kotaro Isaka Goruden Suranba (ゴールデンスランバー)
English translation: Remote Control
2 Koji Yanagi Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム, Joka Gemu)[16]
3 Masaki Tsuji Kanzen Ren'ai (完全恋愛)
4 Kanae Minato Kokuhaku (告白)
English translation: Confessions
5 Yusuke Kishi Shinsekai yori (新世界より) (From the New World)
6 Shusuke Michio Karasu no Oyayubi (カラスの親指)
7 Toshiyuki Tajima Kuroyuri (黒百合)
8 Shinzo Mitsuda Yamamma no gotoki Warau Mono (山魔の如き嗤うもの)
9 Otaro Maijo Disuko Tantei Suiyobi (ディスコ探偵水曜日)
10 Shusuke Michio Ratto Man (ラットマン)

2010

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2010 (Takarajimasha. December, 2009)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Don Winslow The Power of the Dog
2 Stieg Larsson The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
3 Michael Chabon The Yiddish Policemen's Union
4 Matt Ruff Bad Monkeys
5 Jeffery Deaver The Broken Window
6 Tom Rob Smith The Secret Speech
7 John Hart Down River
8 Donald E. Westlake Thieves' Dozen
9 Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Played with Fire
10 Michael Connelly The Lincoln Lawyer
Stieg Larsson The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Keigo Higashino Shinzanmono (新参者)
2 Koji Yanagi Daburu Joka (ダブル・ジョーカー)
3 Yukito Ayatsuji Anazā (アナザー)
English translation: Another
4 Honobu Yonezawa Tsuiso Godansho (追想五断章)
5 Toshihiko Yahagi
Shiro Tsukasaki (ja)		 Inu nara Futsu no Koto (犬なら普通のこと)
6 Ko Amemura (ja) Nemmaku Tokage (粘膜蜥蜴)[17]
7 Setsuko Shinoda (ja) Kaso Girei (仮想儀礼)
8 Joh Sasaki Bosetsuken (暴雪圏)
9 Shusuke Michio Ryujin no Ame (龍神の雨)
10 Honobu Yonezawa Shuki Gentei Kurikinton Jiken (秋期限定栗きんとん事件)

2011

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2011 (Takarajimasha. December, 2010)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Carol O'Connell Bone by Bone
2 Boston Teran The World Eve Left Us
3 David Benioff City of Thieves
4 Don Winslow The Winter of Frankie Machine
5 John Hart The Last Child
6 Michael Connelly Echo Park
7 Sarah Waters The Little Stranger
8 Louis Bayard The Pale Blue Eye
9 Jeffery Deaver Roadside Crosses
10 Jo Walton Farthing I
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Yusuke Kishi Aku no Kyoten (悪の教典)[18]
2 Soji Shimada Sharaku : Tojita Kuni no Maboroshi (写楽 閉じた国の幻)
3 Yu Shizaki (ja) Sakebi to Inori (叫びと祈り)
4 Yutaka Maya Sekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女)[19]
5 Hikaru Okuizumi Shuman no Yubi (シューマンの指)
6 Kotaro Isaka Maria Bitoru (マリアビートル)
7 Shinzo Mitsuda Mizuchi no gotoki Shizumu Mono (水魑の如き沈むもの)
8 Miyuki Miyabe Kogure Shashinkan (小暮写真館)
9 Kanan Nanakawa (ja) Arubatorosu wa Habatakanai (アルバトロスは羽ばたかない)
10 Taku Ashibe Kisokyu Satsujin Jiken (綺想宮殺人事件)

2012

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012 (Takarajimasha. December, 2011)

International
Rank Author Title
1 David Gordon The Serialist
2 Ferdinand von Schirach Crime
3 Tom Rob Smith Agent 6
4 Henning Mankell One Step Behind
5 James Ellroy Blood's a Rover
6 Jack Kerley Blood Brother
7 Don Winslow Satori
8 Tom Franklin Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
9 Kate Morton The Forgotten Garden
10 Michael Cox The Meaning of Night
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Kazuaki Takano Jenosaido (ジェノサイド)
English translation: Genocide of One
2 Honobu Yonezawa Oreta Ryukotsu (折れた竜骨)
3 Hiroko Minagawa Hirakaseteitadaki Koeidesu (開かせていただき光栄です)
4 Arimasa Osawa Kizuna-kairo Shinjuku-zame X (絆回廊 新宿鮫X)
5 Mahokaru Numata Yuri-gokoro (ユリゴコロ)
English translation: Nan-Core
6 Itsuki Nagasawa Shoshitsu Guradeshon (消失グラデーション)
7 Yutaka Maya Merukatoru Kaku Katariki (メルカトルかく語りき)
8 Joh Sasaki Keikan no Joken (警官の条件)
9 Ryoichi Kano Kokoro ni Hyo no Furishikiru (心に雹の降りしきる)
Ryoe Tsukimura (ja) Kiryu Keisatsu : Jibaku Joko (機龍警察 自爆条項)

2013

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2013 (Takarajimasha. December, 2012)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Steve Hamilton The Lock Artist
2 David Peace Occupied City
3 Scott Turow Innocent
4 Arnaldur Indriðason Jar City
5 Friedrich Dürrenmatt Der Sturz (The Coup) / Das Sterben der Pythia
Henning Mankell Firewall
7 China Miéville The City & the City
8 Jeffery Deaver The Burning Wire
9 Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Angel's Game
10 Alan Glenn Amerikan Eagle
Lawrence Block A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Hideo Yokoyama Rokuyon (64)
English translation: Six Four
2 Miyuki Miyabe Soromon no Gisho (ソロモンの偽証)
3 Ryoe Tsukimura Kiryu Keisatsu : Ankoku Shijo (機龍警察 暗黒市場)[20]
4 Shinzo Mitsuda Yujo no gotoki Uramu Mono (幽女の如き怨むもの)
5 Ken Nishimura (ja) Chi no Soko no Yama (地の底のヤマ)
6 Maha Harada (ja) Rakuen no Kanvasu (楽園のカンヴァス)
7 Fumio Takano (ja) Karamazofu no Imoto (カラマーゾフの妹)
8 Rintaro Norizuki Kingu o Sagase (キングを探せ)
9 Yukito Ayatsuji Kimenkan no Satsujin (奇面館の殺人)
10 Yusuke Miyauchi (ja) Banjo no Yoru (盤上の夜)

2014

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2014 (Takarajimasha. December, 2013)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Stephen King 11/22/63
2 Minette Walters Acid Row
3 R. D. Wingfield Winter Frost
4 Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers
5 Dennis Lehane Live By Night
6 Jeffery Deaver More Twisted
7 Jack Kerley In the Blood
8 Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending
9 Gillian Flynn Gone Girl
10 Arnaldur Indriðason Silence of the Grave
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Rintaro Norizuki Nokkusu Mashin [Knox's Machine] (ノックス・マシン)
2 Hiroki Nagaoka (ja) Kyojo (教場)
3 Akira Higashiyama (ja) Brakku Raida [Black Rider] (ブラックライダー)
4 Yasumi Kobayashi Arisu-Goroshi (アリス殺し)
5 Kotaro Isaka Shinigami no Furyoku (死神の浮力)
6 Yu Shizaki Ribasaido Chirudoren [Riverside Children] (リバーサイド・チルドレン)
7 Honobu Yonezawa Rikashiburu [Recursi-ble] (リカーシブル)
8 Shusuke Shizukui Kensatsu-gawa no Zainin (検察側の罪人)
9 Soji Shimada Seiro no Umi (星籠の海)
10 Aki Hamanaka (ja) Rosuto Kea [Lost Care] (ロスト・ケア)[21]
Keigo Higashino Inori no Maku ga Oriru Toki (祈りの幕が下りる時)

2015

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2015 (Takarajimasha. December, 2014)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Pierre Lemaitre Alex
2 Kate Morton The Secret Keeper
3 Roger Hobbs Ghostman
4 Terry Hayes I Am Pilgrim
5 Daniel Friedman Don’t Ever Get Old
6 Joël Dicker The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
7 Helen McCloy The One That Got Away
8 Minette Walters Chickenfeed and The Tinder Box
9 Mark Greaney Dead Eye
10 Henning Mankell The Man from Beijing
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Honobu Yonezawa Mangan (満願)[22]
2 Yutaka Maya Sayonara Kamisama (さよなら神様)
3 Atsushi Shimomura (ja) Yami ni Kaoru Uso (闇に香る嘘)
4 Mikihiko Renjo Chiisana Ihojin (小さな異邦人)
5 Ryoe Tsukimura Kiryu Keisatsu: Mibo Ryodan (機龍警察 未亡旅団)
6 Ryoe Tsukimura Dobaku no Hana (土漠の花)
7 Miyuki Miyabe Petero no Soretsu (ペテロの葬列)[23]
8 Hiroyuki Kurokawa (ja) Hamon (破門)[24]
9 Mikihiko Renjo Joo (女王)
10 Taku Ashibe Ijigen no Yakata no Satsujin (異次元の館の殺人)

2016

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2016 (Takarajimasha. December, 2015)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Jeffery Deaver Skin Collector
2 Pierre Lemaitre Irene
3 William Kent Krueger Ordinary Grace
4 Nick Harkaway Angelmaker
5 Arnaldur Indriðason Voices
6 Daniel Friedman Don't Ever Look Back
Minette Walters The Devil's Feather
8 Steve Cavanagh The Defence
9 Michel Bussi Un avion sans elle
10 Jack Kerley Buried Alive
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Honobu Yonezawa O to Sakasu (王とサーカス)
2 Nowaki Fukamidori (ja) Senjo no Kokku-tachi (戦場のコックたち)
3 Yuko Yuzuki (ja) Koro no Chi (孤狼の血)
4 Nanami Wakatake Sayonara no Teguchi (さよならの手口)
5 Akira Higashiyama Ryu (流)
6 Reiichiro Fukami (ja) Misuteri Arina (ミステリー・アリーナ)
7 Jun Kurachi (ja) Katagiri Daizaburo to XYZ no Higeki (片桐大三郎とXYZの悲劇)
8 Alice Arisugawa Kagi no Kakatta Otoko (鍵の掛かった男)
9 Yoshinaga Fujita Chi no Choki (血の弔旗)
10 Takekuni Kitayama (ja) Orugoriennu (オルゴーリェンヌ)

2017

Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2017 (Takarajimasha. December, 2016)

International
Rank Author Title
1 Roslund/Hellström Björndansen
2 Don Winslow The Cartel
3 Stephen King Mr. Mercedes
4 Charles Willeford Pick-Up
5 Jack Vance The Complete Magnus Ridolph
6 Pierre Lemaitre Sacrifices
English translation: Camille
7 Michael Connelly The Drop
8 Mark Greaney Back Blast
9 Dennis Lehane World Gone By
10 Jeffery Deaver Solitude Creek
Japanese
Rank Author Title
1 Takemoto Kenji Ruikou Meikiyuu (涙香迷宮)
2 Nanami Wakatake Shizuka Na Enten (静かな炎天)
3 Honobu Yonezawa Shinjitsu No Jū-mētoru Temae (真実の10メートル手前)
4 Aoyama Bunpei Han Seki (半席)
5 Ashizawa You Yurusareyou Towa Omoimasen (許されようとは思いません)
6 Nagaura Kiyou Riboruba Riri (リボルバー・リリー)
7 Shiota Takeshi Tsumi No Koe (罪の声)
8 Shirai Tomoyuki Oyasumi Jimmensou (おやすみ人面瘡)
9 Miyuki Miyabe Majutsu wa Sasayaku (希望荘)
10 Ichikawa Yuto Ichikawa Yuto Jieri Fisshu Ha Ranai (ジェリーフィッシュは凍らない)

See also

References

  1. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Angel's Fangs | Books from Japan (in English)
  2. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Black House | Books from Japan (in English)
  3. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Eternal Child | Books from Japan (in English)
  4. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Guide into Darkness | Books from Japan (in English)
  5. ^ J'Lit | Publications : When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, I'll Think of You | Books from Japan (in English)
  6. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Wild Soul | Books from Japan (in English)
  7. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Gorgon's Look | Books from Japan (in English)
  8. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker | Books from Japan (in English)
  9. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Glass Hammer | Books from Japan (in English)
  10. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Initial Response | Books from Japan (in English)
  11. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Confessions of a Universal Transverse Mercator Map | Books from Japan (in English)
  12. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Policeman's Lineage | Books from Japan (in English)
  13. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Decision: Cover-Up Investigation 2 | Books from Japan (in English)
  14. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Sacrifice | Books from Japan (in English)
  15. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Incite Mill | Books from Japan (in English)
  16. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Joker Game | Books from Japan (in English)
  17. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Slime Lizards | Books from Japan (in English)
  18. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Lesson of the Evil | Books from Japan (in English)
  19. ^ J'Lit | Publications : The Girl with One Eye | Books from Japan (in English)
  20. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Police Dragoon: Dark Market | Books from Japan (in English)
  21. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Lost Care | Books from Japan (in English)
  22. ^ J'Lit | Publications : A Vow Fulfilled | Books from Japan (in English)
  23. ^ J'Lit | Publications : St. Peter’s Funeral Procession | Books from Japan (in English)
  24. ^ J'Lit | Publications : Expulsion | Books from Japan (in English)
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1988 (in Japanese). JICC Shuppankyoku. December 1988. ISBN 4-88063-496-4.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1989 (in Japanese). JICC Shuppankyoku. January 1990. ISBN 4-88063-765-3.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1991 (in Japanese). JICC Shuppankyoku. January 1991. ISBN 4-7966-0083-3.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1992 (in Japanese). JICC Shuppankyoku. January 1992. ISBN 4-7966-0234-8.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1993 (in Japanese). JICC Shuppankyoku. January 1993. ISBN 4-7966-0523-1.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1994 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1993. ISBN 4-7966-0763-3.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1995 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1994. ISBN 4-7966-0898-2.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1996 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1995. ISBN 4-7966-1052-9.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1997 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1996. ISBN 4-7966-1170-3.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1998 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1997. ISBN 4-7966-1293-9.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 1999 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1998. ISBN 4-7966-1451-6.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2000 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 1999. ISBN 4-7966-1676-4.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2001 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2000. ISBN 4-7966-2043-5.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2002 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2001. ISBN 4-7966-2528-3.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2003 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2002. ISBN 4-7966-3025-2.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2004 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2003. ISBN 4-7966-3766-4.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2005 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2004. ISBN 4-7966-4406-7.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2006 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2005. ISBN 4-7966-5033-4.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2007 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2006. ISBN 4-7966-5577-8.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2008 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2007. ISBN 978-4-7966-6146-1.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2009 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2008. ISBN 978-4-7966-6716-6.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2010 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2009. ISBN 978-4-7966-7520-8.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2011 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2010. ISBN 978-4-7966-7959-6.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2012 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2011. ISBN 978-4-7966-8812-3.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2013 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2012. ISBN 978-4-8002-0527-8.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2014 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2013. ISBN 978-4-8002-2039-4.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2015 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2014. ISBN 978-4-8002-3490-2.
  • Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! 2016 (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. December 2015. ISBN 978-4-8002-4860-2.

External links

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  • J'Lit Books from Japan| Awards: Konomys No. 1 Ranking(in English)