, who writes under his pen name , is a Japanese writer of

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and horror. He is one of the founders of

Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan is a Japan-based organization for mystery writers who write ''honkaku'' (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery. The organization was founded on 3 November 2000 by Yukito Ayatsuji, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Hiroko Minagawa, Kaoru Kitamura, Tetsuya Ayukawa ...

and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. His wife is

Fuyumi Ono is a Japanese novelist best known for writing , which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel '' Another''. Biography Ono is married to , a mystery novelist who writes under th ...

, a Japanese

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and horror writer who is known for her fantasy series ''

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''. His first novel ''

The Decagon House Murders is a 1987 Japanese mystery novel,the debut work of author Yukito Ayatsuji. Borrowing its basic plot structure from Agatha Christie's ''And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha ...

'' was ranked as the No. 8 novel on the Top 100 Japanese Mystery Novels of All Time. In 2018, a minor planet (2001 RG46) was named as Yukito Ayatsuji.

Translations

;Another series * '' Another'', translated by Karen McGillicuddy (

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, 2013) * ''Another Episode S / 0'', translated by Karen McGillicuddy (Yen Press, 2016) * 𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 2001, translated by Nicole Wilder (Yen Press, 2022) ;Bizarre House/Mansion Murders series * ''

'' (original title: ''Jukkakukan no Satsujin''), translated by Ho-Ling Wong (Locked Room International, 2015) * '' The Mill House Murders'' (original title: ''Suishakan no Satsujin''), translated by Ho-Ling Wong (Pushkin Vertigo, 2023) ;Short story * ''Heart of Darkness'' (original title: ''Kokoro no Yami''), translated by Daniel Jackson (''Speculative Japan 3: Silver Bullet and Other Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy'', Kurodahan Press, 2012) ;Essay * ''My Favourite Mystery, "Farewell, My Mask" by

Akimitsu Takagi , was the pen-name of a popular Japanese crime fiction writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. His real name was Takagi Seiichi. Biography Takagi was born in Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan. He graduated from the Daiic ...

'' ( Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.br>
His first novel ''The Decagon House Murders'' is available in French translation under the title ''Meurtres dans le decagone'' ().

Awards and nominations

* 1992 –

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for Best Novel: ''Tokeikan no Satsujin'' (''Clock Mansion Murders'') * 2005 – Nominee for

Honkaku Mystery Award The are presented every year by the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. They honor the best in honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery fiction and critical works published in the previous year. Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction winners ...

for Best Fiction: ''Ankokukan no Satsujin'' (''Dark Mansion Murders'') * 2010 – Nominee for

for Best Fiction: '' Another''

Bibliography

Bizarre House/Mansion Murders series

* , 1987 (''The Decagon House Murders''. Locked Room International. 2015) * , 1988 (''The Water Mill Mansion Murders'') * , 1988 (''The Labyrinth Mansion Murders'') * , 1989 (''The Doll Mansion Murders'') * , 1991 (''The Clock Mansion Murders'') * , 1992 (''The Black Cat Mansion Murders'') * , 2004 (''The Dark Mansion Murders'') * , 2006 (''The Surprise Mansion Murders'') * , 2012 (''The Queer Mask Mansion Murders'')

Whispering series

* , 1988 (''The Scarlet Whispering'') * , 1989 (''The Darkness Whispering'') * , 1993 (''The Twilight Whispering'')

Equation of Murder series

* , 1989 * , 1995

Blood Thirsty Killer series

* , 1990 * , 1993

Horror Stories of Midorogaoka series

* , 2008 * , 2011 ** ** ** ** (''Heart of Darkness'') ** ** ** ** ** **

Another series

* '' Another'', 2009 * , 2013 * ''Another 2001'', 2020

Standalone novels

* , 1990 * , 2002

Short story collections

* , 1995 * , 1996 * , 1999 * , 2017

References

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