Seishi Yokomizo (Japanese: 横溝 正史, Hepburn: Yokomizo Seishi; 24 May 1902 – 28 December 1981) was a Japanese mystery novelist, known for creating the fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
Books in order of publication (In English and Japanese) :
Works in Japanese
The Honjin Murders (本陣殺人事件, Honjin satsujin jiken; April – December 1946);
Gokumon Island (獄門島, Gokumontō; January 1947 – October 1948);
Woman Walking at Night (夜歩く, Yoru aruku; 1948);
The Village of Eight Graves (八つ墓村, Yatsuhakamura; March 1949 – March 1951);
The Inugami Clan (犬神家の一族, Inugamike no Ichizoku; January 1950 – May 1951);
Queen Bee (女王蜂, Jo-o-batchi; June 1951 – May 1952);
The Sleeping Bride (睡れる花嫁, Nemureru Hanayome; 1952);
The Devil Comes and Plays His Flute (悪魔が来りて笛を吹く, Akuma ga kitarite fue o fuku; 1951-1953);
Three Head Tower (三つ首塔, Mitsu-kubi Tō; 1955);
Head (首, Kubi; 1957);
The Tragedy of MaZee Inn (迷路荘の惨劇, Meiro-sō no sangeki);
The Little Sparrow Murders (悪魔の手毬歌, Akuma no Temari Uta; August 1957 – January 1959);
Pimple on Human Face (人面瘡, Jin-Men-Sō);
Masquerade (仮面舞踏会, Kamen-Budō-Kai);
The House of Hanging on Hospital Slope (病院坂の首縊りの家, Byōin-zaka no kubikukuri no ie; December 1975);
English translations
The Honjin Murders (本陣殺人事件 Honjin satsujin jiken) translated by Louise Heal Kawai. Pushkin Vertigo, 2019;
The Inugami Curse (犬神家の一族 Inugamike no ichizoku) translated by Yumiko Yamazaki. ICG Muse, 2003;
The Village of Eight Graves (八つ墓村 Yatsuhakamura) translated by Bryan Karetnyk. Pushkin Vertigo, 2021;
Death on Gokumon Island (獄門島 Gokumontō) translated by Louise Heal Kawai. Pushkin Vertigo, 2022;
The Devil’s Flute Murders (悪魔が来りて笛を吹く Akuma ga kitarite fue o fuku) translated by Jim Rion. Pushkin Vertigo, 2023;
The Little Sparrow Murders (悪魔の手毬唄 Akuma no temari uta) translated by Bryan Karetnyk. Pushkin Vertigo, 2024;
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe (黒猫亭事件 Kuronekotei jiken) translated by Bryan Karetnyk. Pushkin Vertigo, 2025;
She Walks at Night (夜歩くYoru aruku ) translated by Jesse Kirkwood. Pushkin Vertigo, 2026;
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