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Tetsuya Honda

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Tetsuya Honda
Born (1969-08-18) August 18, 1969 (age 55)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationWriter
LanguageJapanese
Period2003–present
GenreMystery, thriller
Notable worksLieutenant Himekawa series

Tetsuya Honda (誉田 哲也, Honda Tetsuya, born August 18, 1969) is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller novels and one of Japan's bestselling authors. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan[1] and has won many prestigious awards.[citation needed] Several of his popular Reiko Himekawa crime novels have been translated into English, German, Polish, Chinese, Persian, Thai and Vietnamese.[citation needed] In Japan, several of Honda's works have been adapted into major theatrical motion pictures and TV dramas, including Strawberry Night and Strawberry Night Saga. [2] [3]

Works in translation

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Lieutenant Himekawa series

Main works

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Lieutenant Himekawa series

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  • Novels
    • Strawberry Night (ストロベリーナイト), 2006 (The Silent Dead, Minotaur, 2016), (Rouge est la nuit, Akatombo, 2019)
    • Soul Cage (ソウルケイジ), 2007 (Soul Cage, Minotaur, 2017)
    • Invisible Rain (インビジブルレイン), 2009
    • Blue Murder (ブルーマーダー), 2012
    • Glass Sun ― Rouge (硝子の太陽 ルージュ), 2016
  • Short story collections
    • Symmetry (シンメトリー), 2008
    • Index (インデックス), 2014
  • Spin-off novel
    • Kansen Yugi (感染遊戯), 2011 (Infection Game)

Jiu trilogy

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  • Novels
  1. Jiu I: Keishicho Tokushu Hanzai Sosa-gakari (ジウI 警視庁特殊犯捜査係), 2005
  2. Jiu II: Keishicho Tokushu Kyushu Butai (ジウII 警視庁特殊急襲部隊), 2006
  3. Jiu III: Shin Sekai Chitsujo (ジウIII 新世界秩序), 2006
  • Spin-off novels
    • Kokkyo Jihen (国境事変), 2007
    • Hang (ハング), 2009
    • Kabukicho Seven (歌舞伎町セブン), 2010
    • Kabukicho Damned (歌舞伎町ダムド), 2014
    • Glass Sun ― Noir (硝子の太陽 ノワール), 2016

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tetsuya Honda (List of members)" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tetsuya Honda". IMDB. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Tetsuya Honda: About the Author". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 13 March 2023.