is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 writer

Writer

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 of mystery

Mystery fiction

Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...

 stories. Nishimura is best known for his "train series" mysteries. He won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award

Mystery Writers of Japan Award

The are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan. They honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.- MWJ Award for Best Novel winners :...

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 0804812543 pp 147-165

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