＃西村京太郎 ＃十津川警部　仙石線殺人事件 ﾆｼﾑﾗｷﾖｳﾀﾛｳ 小学館 十津川警部 仙石線殺人事件 (小学館文庫 に 16-19) : Kyotaro Nishimura Inspector Totsukawa Senseki Line Murder Case :9784094072549

**A life as a prolific mystery novelist**
He is a Japanese mystery novelist and the founder of travel mystery. Famous works include the Inspector Totsukawa series and the Sleeper Express Murder Case.
He was born in Tokyo in 1930. After graduating from elementary school, he entered an industrial school, but dropped out and attempted to enter the Army Cadet School. However, the war ended, and he returned to and graduated from the industrial school, then got a job at the Personnel Committee (later the National Personnel Authority). After 11 years, he retired and worked as a truck driver, an insurance salesman, and a private investigator before becoming a writer.
He published a large number of works, many of which involved marine accidents and kidnappings. Following the hit "The Sleeper Express Murder Case," which introduced the travel mystery genre to Japan, he fully transitioned to travel mysteries. He also created series characters such as Inspector Totsukawa and Susumu Samonji, and many of his works have been adapted into television dramas.
He wrote novels for 12 companies during six research trips a year, and as of 2019, he had 619 original works. The cumulative circulation exceeds 200 million copies. New publications have continued to be released since then.
He passed away from liver cancer at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture at 5:05 PM on March 3, 2022, at the age of 91.
**Q&A**
Q: What did he do?
As a novelist who influenced Japan, he published numerous works, with a cumulative circulation of over 200 million copies.
Q: What are his famous works?
The Sleeper Express Murder Case and the Inspector Totsukawa series are famous.
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English Summary
**I have lived many lives as a mystery novelist**
He is a Japanese mystery novelist and the founder of travel mystery. Famous works include the Inspector Totsukawa series and the Sleeper Express Murder Case.
He was born in Tokyo in 1930, and after graduating from a national school, he entered an industrial school, but dropped out and tried his hand at the Army Infantry School. However, at the end of the war, he returned to technical school, graduated, and got a job at the Personnel Commission (later the National Personnel Authority). After 11 years, he retired and worked as a truck driver, an insurance salesman, and a private investigator before entering the life of a writer.
He has published a large number of works, including many about marine 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. He also created series characters such as Inspector Totsukawa and Susumu Samonji, and many of his works have been made into TV dramas.
He writes novels for 12 companies during his research trips six times a year, and as of 2019, he has 619 original works. The cumulative circulation is over 200 million copies. Since then, new publications have continued to be published.
He passed away from liver cancer at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture at 5:05 pm on March 3, 2022. He was 91 years old.
**Q&A**
Q: What did you do?
As a novelist who has had an impact on Japan, he has published many works, with a cumulative circulation of over 200 million copies.
Q: What are your famous works?
The Sleeper Express Murder Case and the Inspector Totsukawa series are famous.
Wikipedia：西村京太郎