A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is…... more>>

Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient

A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl.

The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her father, is in pursuit of her whereabouts. Three years earlier, Naoto, who was tormented by his classmates, fell in love with Kanako, who saved him…

The story of the present and the past intersect, and the outline of Kanako gradually emerges from the blurry darkness. Yet the more one delves into her disappearance, the more unintelligible she becomes. What manner of shocking ending awaits at the end of the tunnel? The recipient of the grand prize of the 3rd “This Mystery is Amazing!”, this work overwhelmed every member of the selection committee. A lurid work of dark emotion that will enrapture the hearts of all who read it. <<less

Daisuke Kanbe, a gifted detective with an extraordinary amount of money at his disposal. One day, the Metropolitan Police assigns him to a new department where he is paired with fellow detective Haru Katou, who couldn’t be more opposite from him.... more>>

Haru believes that there is more to life than just money, which is a stark contrast to Daisuke’s materialistic ways. However, they must find a way to come to terms with each other in order to solve the various mysteries that face them. <<less

"Love eventually ends──" Caught up in the words of his junior, Momose Chiyoda, Tsukumo Nonomura finds himself helping the 'Heartbreak Detective'. Operating from the Mystery... more>> Research Club's room as their base, this unofficial school detective activity investigates the truth behind heartbreaks. Clients, each harboring their own woes of lost love, come to them seeking answers.
This is the story of a girl detective who hasn't experienced love, solving the sweet and bitter story of love's end. <<less

Akari Mamiya is an Rank E freshman who looks up to her senior, the S-ranked Aria H. Kanzaki. They both attend Tokyo Butei High School,... more>> a school that trains its students as Armed Detectives otherwise known as "Butei" to society. Individual student training aside, the school employs the co-operative "Amica" system, allowing an underclassman to train alongside an upperclassman. Akari is determined to be paired with Aria. <<less

In a strange and unexpected turn of events, Yeon Woo-hyuk finds himself thrust into an unfamiliar martial world. One moment he was in the midst... more>> of a mystery game, and the next, he was living in an exotic realm, complete with a sword at his hip and the title of a young and upcoming detective. <<less

I woke up to find myself as an investigator in a Dystopian Cyberpunk Game.... more>>

A world filled with violence and control.

For a 21st-century native Korean like me, every day is hell. <<less

At the end of the 1920s, Tokyo, the Imperial capital of the Japanese Empire, celebrates the spring of the fifth year of the Kowa era. A handsome young man born to a German mother, Senzaki Masato, is an elite graduate of Teito University, but leads a life of self-indulgence without a home, money, or job. One day, when he is about to be evicted from his place of residence, he visits an acquaintance's salon to look for a job. There he meets a sleeping child-the enigmatic ‘Ono Kahoru’-and Masato finds himself involved in a variety of cases.... more>>

Fictional Japan in the Taisho and early Showa periods. A series of mystery short stories about a self-absorbed beautiful young man and a mysterious boy who solve cases based on fairy tales in the Imperial city, Tokyo. <<less

The men of the Maoka family have to meet a fated woman by the age of eighteen.
Otherwise, he must die at eighteen.
In other... more>> words, today, my 17th birthday, Riku Maoka's, is only one year away.
But I had a nasty constitution to avoid that sad fate.
Morever there are two
The first is that I only draws Yandere to a level that is difficult even if there is a destined person in this.
The other is that it is a detective.
It's like going out for a minute and getting involved in a case.
So, I came across a dead body again today...
Maybe it's not that the criminal is his fate, is it? <<less

Retrovision: An ability to delve into the past of others, which is triggered when he harbors animosity towards them.... more>>

"What were you thinking before you saw 'that'?"

"Something bad. I wanted to kill the culprit."

"...why?"

"They had something I didn't have, and yet they weren't satisfied with it. They killed the people they should've loved."

Must justice always stem from good intentions?

No, he will protect the innocent through inferiority and anger. <<less

Ichijuki’s detective agency. A single shield put up at a shabby building. There, the silver-haired girl Ichikuji and the man in black Ninomae made themselves... more>> at home. Bound to a contract, a single wish if you will, they’re hunting souls. They are demons, waiting for the next human to come knocking on the rusty door of their agency. <<less

A compilation of 20 detective stories and 6 essays and miscellaneous writings by Japan's first female detective writer, Ookura Teruko.

Welcome to QED University, the exclusive school for aspiring detectives!

Most volumes are relatively disconnected, each using a different narrator with only a few recurring characters.

In front of a cedar tree with an interesting history on the premises of a shrine, a stabbed corpse was discovered. Though a suspect was found immediately, his testimony does not match up with the victim’s fatal injuries. Is this the tree’s curse…? Looking for the truth, Detective Gotou returns once more to the scene, only to meet Saitou Yakumo there, a university student who can see the spirits of the dead. It seems like he visited the shrine for another matter. Ahead of these two cases that curiously overlap… Starting a new series in this popular spiritual mystery!... more>>

A series of Shinrei Tantei Yakumo side stories.

1. the tree of deceit
2. the coffin of prayer
3. the tower of judgement <<less

Mamoru Asano, a homicide detective, investigates a case with Yuto Honma, a backup from the Community Safety Division. The two become attracted to each other... more>> as they spend time together. However, Asano still has the ring he was supposed to give his girlfriend five years after their breakup. Honma finds out about it. The two meet, and their love ends up with twists and turns... <<less

Yorozuya is a company specialized in tasks related to the supernatural.... more>>

Tamaoku Mutsu, Yuno Sousuke and Yashiro Hiroto who work for Yorozuya, took on a series of tasks from Toushirou and Nishihara, but Mutsu refused to leave the office.

It’s not really a large job, but everyone was surprised when Mutsu revealed she’s troubled with the loss of her powers. Just as everyone come to terms with it and their daily lives returned to normal, a tochigami, or a guardian kami of a specific area, appears at the company.

Maybe it’s because they spent a lot of time together due to work, but Mutsu and Nishihara’s relationship also had a subtle change as uncertain feelings flourished between them.

And with an oni often appearing at their work, Nishihara to protect Mutsu, unexpectedly…

The things you obtain in exchange for what you’ve lost… <<less

In an alternate 2023, the Your Forma, a miraculous "smart thread" technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an... more>> integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices come with an invasive drawback—they record every sight, sound, and even emotion their users experience. For electronic investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples' memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence to solve the toughest crimes is all part of a day's work. The problem is, she's so good at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. Does this unlikely duo have what it takes to resolve their mutual suspicions and avert a deadly technological infection from sweeping across the globe before it's too late? <<less