Kyotaro Nishimura
Kyotaro Nishimura (西村 京太郎, Nishimura Kyōtarō, pseudonym of Kihachiro Yajima, born September 6, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese writer of mystery stories. Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries. He won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1980 for The Terminal Murder Case.
Books in English
- The Mystery Train Disappears ISBN 0-942637-30-5
His short story: "The Kindly Blackmailer" appears translated into English in "Ellery Queen's Japanese Golden Dozen: The Detective Story World in Japan" anthology. Edited by Ellery Queen. Rutland Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc. 1978. ISBN 0-8048-1254-3 pp 147-165
External links
- J'Lit | Authors : Kyotaro Nishimura | Books from Japan Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.
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