Alice Arisugawa
Masahide Uehara, known by his pen name Alice Arisugawa, 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. He has also served as part of the selection committee for various literary awards, most notably the Ayukawa Tetsuya Award from 1996 to 1999 and Edogawa Rampo Prize from 2014 to 2017.
Recognition
- 1996 – Nominee for 49th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: "Chocho ga Habataku"
- 2003 – 56th Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Mare Tetsudo no Nazo
- 2003 – Nominee for 3rd Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Mare Tetsudo no Nazo
- 2004 – Nominee for 4th Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Suisu-dokei no Nazo
- 2007 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year : Ran'a no Shima
- 2008 – 8th Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Jookoku no Shiro
- 2008 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year : Jookoku no Shiro
- 2016 – 5th Osaka Honma Book Award: Maboroshi-zaka
- 2018 – 3rd Yoshikawa Eiji Collection Award: ''Himura Hideo Series''
Student Alice series (Amateur Detective Egami series)
- Gekko Gemu, 1989
- Koto Pazuru, 1989
- Soto no Akuma, 1992
- Jookoku no Shiro, 2007
- Egami Jiro no Dosatsu, 2012
Writer Alice series (Criminology Professor Himura series)
- Yonju Roku-banme no Misshitsu, 1992
- Dari no Mayu, 1993
- Umi no Aru Nara ni Shisu, 1995
- Suweden Yakata no Nazo, 1995
- Shuiro no Kenkyu, 1997
- Mare Tetsudo no Nazo, 2002
- Ran'a no Shima, 2006
- Kagi no Kakatta Otoko, 2015
- Kariudo no Akumu, 2017
- Indo Kurabu no Nazo, 2018
- Sosasen Jo no Yubae, 2022
- Roshia Kocha no Nazo, 1994
- Burajiru Cho no Nazo, 1996
- Eikoku Teien no Nazo, 1997
- Perusha Neko no Nazo, 1999
- Kurai Yado, 2001
- Zekkyo Jo Satsujin Jiken, 2001
- Suisu-dokei no Nazo, 2003
- Shiroi Usagi ga Nigeru, 2003
- Morokko Suisho no Nazo, 2005
- Kisaki wa Fune o Shizumeru, 2008
- Himura Hideo ni Sasageru Hanzai, 2008
- Nagai Roka ga Aru Ie, 2010
- Kogen no Fudanitto, 2012
- Bodaijuso no Satsujin, 2013
- Ayashii Mise, 2014
- Kanada Kinka no Nazo, 2019
Sora series (Sorashizu Jun series)
- Yami no Rappa, 2010
- Mayonaka no Tantei, 2011
- Ronri Bakudan, 2012
Hamaji Kenzaburou series
- Hamaji Kenzaburou no Kushibi Naru Jikenbo, 2017
- Hamaji Kenzaburou no Kakure Taru Jikenbo, 2020
Standalone novels
- Majikku Mira, 1990
- Genso Unga, 1996
- Yurei Deka, 2000
- Mahoro-shi no Satsujin Fuyu: Shinkiro ni Te o Furu, 2002
- Nijihate-mura no Himitsu, 2003
Short story collections
- Yamabushi Jizobo no Horo, 1996
- Jurietto no Himei, 1998
- Sakka Shosetsu, 2001
- Kabenuke Otoko no Nazo, 2008
- Akai Tsuki, Haieki no Ue ni, 2009
- Maboroshi-zaka, 2013
- Koushite Dare mo Inakunatta, 2019
Works in English translation
- The Moai Island Puzzle, trans. Ho-Ling Wong
- Ghost Detective, trans. Cathy Hirano