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**Kyotaro Nishimura: A Renowned Mystery Novelist Who Creates Travel Mysteries Around the World**
**Genre: Detective Fiction/Mystery**
**Awards: Mystery Writers of Japan Award**
**Related Keywords: Inspector Totsukawa Series, The Sleeper Limited Express Murder Case, Travel Mystery**
Kyotaro Nishimura was a Japanese mystery novelist. Born in 1930, he passed away in 2022 at the age of 91. He dropped out of junior high school to attempt entry into the Army Cadet School and later secured a job with the Provisional Personnel Commission. After 11 years of service, he resigned and, after working as a truck driver and insurance salesman, embarked on his career as a writer.
Initially, he wrote social-realist mystery novels, but later published a diverse range of works including spy novels, closed-circle mysteries, and other types of fiction. He was particularly known for stories involving maritime accidents and kidnappings.
He transitioned fully to travel mysteries after the hit novel "The Sleeper Limited Express Murder Case," which helped establish the genre of travel mystery throughout Japan.
He created popular recurring characters such as Inspector Totsukawa and Susumu Samonji, and many of his works have been adapted into television dramas.
He maintained a writing style of producing novels for 12 different publishers during six research trips a year, with his original works totaling 619 books as of March 2019. He claimed his highest annual income was 700 million yen.
**Q: What was his contribution?**
He transitioned entirely to travel mysteries after the hit novel "The Sleeper Limited Express Murder Case," which was instrumental in establishing the travel mystery genre across Japan.
**Q: What are his famous works?**
The Inspector Totsukawa series and "The Sleeper Limited Express Murder Case." The realism of the railway tricks and alibi constructions conceived by Nishimura contributed to their enduring popularity.
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English Summary
**Kyotaro Nishimura: A famous mystery novelist who creates travel mysteries around the world**
**Genre: Detective novel/mystery**
**Awards: Japan Mystery Writers Association Grand Prize**
**Related keywords: Inspector Totsukawa series, sleeper express murder case, travel mystery**
Kyotaro Nishimura is a Japanese mystery novelist. Born in 1930, died in 2022 at the age of 91. He dropped out of junior high school and tried his hand at the Army Infantry School, and later got a job at the Temporary Personnel Commission. After working for 11 years, he retired and worked as a truck driver and insurance salesman before starting his career as a writer.
In his early years, he wrote social mystery novels, but later published a variety of works such as spy novels, closed circles, and novels. There are especially 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.
He created series characters such as Inspector Totsukawa and Susumu Samonji, and many of his works have been made into TV dramas.
He continues his writing style of writing novels for 12 companies during six reporting trips a year, and has published 619 original works as of March 2019. He says that his maximum annual income is 700 million yen.
**Q: What did you do? **
The hit series ``Murder on the Sleeper Express'', which introduced the travel mystery genre to the whole of Japan, will lead to a full-scale shift to travel mysteries.
**Q: What are your famous works? **
Inspector Totsukawa series, Sleeper Express Murder Case. Nishimura's tricks such as railways and the realistic alibi construction have been successful and have remained popular.
Wikipedia: Kyotaro Nishimura