Katsuhiko Takahashi
Katsuhiko Takahashi is a Japanese writer of mystery, horror, science fiction and historical fiction. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.
Works in English translation
;Crime NovelThe Case of the Sharaku Murders, trans. Ian Macdonald;Short horror storyReunion, trans. Andrew Cunningham
Awards
- 1983 – Edogawa Rampo Prize: The Case of the Sharaku Murders
- 1986 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers: Sōmon-Dani
- 1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: Hokusai Satsujin Jiken
- 1991 – Naoki Prize: Akai Kioku
- 2000 – Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature: Kaen
- 2011 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement
Main works
Ukiyo-e murder trilogy
Sharaku Satsujin Jiken, 1983 Hokusai Satsujin Jiken, 1986 Hiroshige Satsujin Jiken, 1989Detective Sotaro Toma series
- Novels
- * Utamaro Satsugan Jiken, 1988
- * Pandora Kēsu Yomigaeru Satsujin, 1988
- * Nanchō Meiro, 1989
- * Miira no Satsujin, 1990
- * Gohho Satsujin Jiken, 2002
- Short story collection
- * Hokusai no Tsumi, 1990