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**"Aspiring to be the world's most popular mystery novelist"**

Kyotaro Nishimura is a Japanese mystery novelist. He is known for the Inspector Totsugawa series and his travel mysteries. Born in Ebara-cho, Ebara-gun, Tokyo (now Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo). After graduating from elementary school, he entered a technical school but dropped out, then attempted to join the Army Cadet School. He worked for the personnel committee for 11 years before retiring. He then worked as a truck driver and an insurance salesperson before becoming a writer.

In his early career, he wrote social mystery novels, but later published a diverse range of works, including spy novels, closed-circle mysteries, and parody novels. Among these, marine accidents and kidnappings were frequent themes.

He fully transitioned to travel mysteries after the hit work "Murder on the Sleeper Express," which introduced the genre of travel mystery to all of Japan. The tricks and alibis involving railways, which he had employed up until then, have maintained their strong popularity due to their realism.

He created popular series characters such as Inspector Totsugawa and Susumu Samonji, and many of his works have been adapted into television dramas.

**Q&A**

Q: What is he known for?

He is known for popularizing the travel mystery genre in Japan, contributing to his goal of becoming the world's most popular mystery novelist.

Q: What are his famous works?

"Murder on the Sleeper Express" and the "Inspector Totsugawa Series" are famous, with "Murder on the Sleeper Express" serving as the catalyst for spreading the travel mystery genre throughout Japan.

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English Summary

**"Aiming to become the world's most popular mystery novelist"**

Kyotaro Nishimura is a Japanese mystery novelist. Known for the Inspector Totsukawa series and travel mysteries. Born in Ebara-cho, Ebara-gun, Tokyo (currently Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo). After graduating from a national school, he entered a technical school, but dropped out and tried his hand at an army infant school. Worked for the Human Resources Committee and retired after 11 years of service. After that, he worked as a truck driver and an insurance salesman before entering the life of a writer.

In his early years, he wrote social mystery novels, but later began to publish a variety of works, including spy novels, closed circle novels, and parody novels. Among them, there were many cases of maritime accidents and kidnappings.

The hit series ``Murder on the Sleeper Express'', which introduced the travel mystery genre to the whole of Japan, will be followed by a full-scale shift to travel mysteries. The tricks and alibis that have been used so far, such as trains, have remained popular due to their realistic nature.

He created series characters such as Inspector Totsukawa and Susumu Samonji, and many of his works have been made into TV dramas.

**Q&A**

Q: What did you do?

By popularizing the travel mystery genre in Japan, I contributed to my goal of becoming the most popular mystery novelist in the world.

Q: What are your famous works?

``Sleeper Express Murder Case'' and ``Inspector Totsukawa Series'' are famous, and among them, ``Sleeper Express Murder Case'' was the trigger that spread the travel mystery genre throughout Japan.

Wikipedia：西村京太郎