＃島田　荘司　著 ＃溺れる人魚 ｼﾏﾀﾞｿｳｼﾞ 文藝春秋 (文春文庫 し 17-8) : Written by Shoji Shimada drowning mermaid :9784167480080

**"Shoji Shimada, Master of Mystery, and His Astonishing Talent"**
Shoji Shimada, known as a novelist and mystery writer, debuted in 1981 with "The Tokyo Zodiac Murders," a work that became a finalist for the Edogawa Ranpo Award. This novel was ranked 2nd in "The Top 10 Locked-Room Mysteries in the World." His representative works include the Kiyoshi Mitarai series and the Takeshi Yoshiki series. As of 2015, the Takeshi Yoshiki series, adapted into a drama by TBS, combined with the Kiyoshi Mitarai series, had reached a cumulative total of 5.325 million copies in Japan (excluding foreign translated editions, comic adaptations, and those published by Kadokawa Shoten).
Q: What was he known for?
Becoming a master of the mystery genre and contributing to the development of authentic detective fiction.
Q: What are his famous works?
"The Tokyo Zodiac Murders" and "The House of the Twisted Doll"
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English Summary
**"The amazing talent of Shoji Shimada, a master of the mystery world"**
Shoji Shimada, known as a novelist and mystery writer, made his debut in 1981 with ``Astrology Murder Case''. This work is a finalist for the Edogawa Ranpo Award. This work was selected as number 2 on the list of ``Top 10 Secret Room Mysteries in the World''. His representative works include the Mitarai Kiyoshi series and the Yoshiki Takeshi series. As of 2015, the Takeshi Yoshiki series, which was made into a drama on TBS, has reached a cumulative total of 5,325,000 copies in Japan, including the Kiyoshi Mitarai series (excluding foreign translations, comic adaptations, and Kadokawa Shoten copies).
Q: What did you do?
Becoming a master of the mystery world and contributing to the development of full-scale mystery novels.
Q: What are your famous works?
“Astrology Murder Case” and “Crime in the Diagonal Mansion”
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