The Edogawa Ranpo Award (organized by the Japan Mystery Writers Association), the premier gateway for Japanese mystery writers, has been publicly soliciting full-length mystery novels (350-550 pages) and has produced major new talents and masterpieces, from Etsuko Niki's 'The Cat Knew' in the 1957 fiscal year to Yu Nomiya's 'The Assassin's Sales Method' last year.

This year, the number of submissions reached a high of 465 entries. The preliminary selection has already concluded, and the four finalists are currently being carefully read by the selection committee. The winning work will be announced on Wednesday, May 20th.

We are pleased to announce the names of the finalists in advance.

〇 Organizer: Japan Mystery Writers Association

〇 Sponsors: Kodansha, Fuji Television

〇 Selection Committee: Arisu Arisugawa, Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Tokuro Nukui (Representative Director, Japan Mystery Writers Association), Kanae Minato, Dai Yokozeki (in alphabetical order, titles omitted)

〇 Main Prize: Edogawa Ranpo statue

〇 Supplementary Prize: 5 million yen

〇 Award Announcement Press Conference: May 20th (Wednesday) from 2:00 PM

*The press conference will be live-streamed on the official YouTube channel of the Japan Mystery Writers Association.

◆ Finalist Works

"Shokuzai ni Te wo Yogosu" (Staining Hands for Atonement) by Sasao Ugami

"Kazoku Doku" (Family Poison) by Natsumi Kuwahara

"Monju" by Naoki Hirano

"Tenshi no Futaku - Angel Bullet" (Angel's Mandate - Angel Bullet) by Takafumi Minowa

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