Best Japanese Crime Novels

1.
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1)
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1) 4.17 avg rating β€” 72,698 ratings
2.
Rainbirds
Rainbirds 3.48 avg rating β€” 7,152 ratings
3.
Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo, #2)
Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo, #2) 4.01 avg rating β€” 25,230 ratings
4.
Out
Out 3.94 avg rating β€” 45,864 ratings
5.
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)
The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1) 3.64 avg rating β€” 20,935 ratings
6.
Malice (Detective Kaga, #1)
Malice (Detective Kaga, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 33,013 ratings
7.
The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1)
The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 18,686 ratings
8.
Newcomer (Detective Kaga, #2)
Newcomer (Detective Kaga, #2) 4.09 avg rating β€” 15,002 ratings
9.
All She Was Worth
All She Was Worth 3.69 avg rating β€” 3,785 ratings
10.
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #1)
The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #1) 3.88 avg rating β€” 10,595 ratings
11.
A Midsummer's Equation (Detective Galileo, #3)
A Midsummer's Equation (Detective Galileo, #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 10,986 ratings
12.
The Inugami Curse (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #2)
The Inugami Curse (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #2) 3.89 avg rating β€” 8,321 ratings
13.
Ring (Ring, #1)
Ring (Ring, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 28,612 ratings
14.
Under the Midnight Sun
Under the Midnight Sun 4.33 avg rating β€” 17,923 ratings
15.
Confessions
Confessions 3.94 avg rating β€” 72,784 ratings
16.
Bullet Train (Assassins, #2)
Bullet Train (Assassins, #2) 3.85 avg rating β€” 20,974 ratings
17.
The Tattoo Murder Case
The Tattoo Murder Case 3.73 avg rating β€” 3,486 ratings
18.
Murder in the Crooked House (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #2)
Murder in the Crooked House (Kiyoshi Mitarai, #2) 3.56 avg rating β€” 4,219 ratings
19.
A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3)
A Death in Tokyo (Detective Kaga, #3) 3.92 avg rating β€” 6,874 ratings
20.
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl
The White Man and the Pachinko Girl
by: Vann Chow
3.29 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
21.
Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy, #1)
Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy, #1) 3.32 avg rating β€” 2,464 ratings
22.
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida 3.82 avg rating β€” 4,343 ratings
23.
Real World
Real World 3.41 avg rating β€” 8,668 ratings
24.
Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4)
Death on Gokumon Island (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #4) 3.79 avg rating β€” 5,196 ratings
25.
The Mill House Murders (House Murders, #2)
The Mill House Murders (House Murders, #2) 3.63 avg rating β€” 4,689 ratings
26.
Silent Parade (Detective Galileo, #4)
Silent Parade (Detective Galileo, #4) 3.90 avg rating β€” 6,589 ratings
26.
Tokyo Express
Tokyo Express 3.68 avg rating β€” 19,312 ratings
28.
The Village of Eight Graves (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #3)
The Village of Eight Graves (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #3) 3.83 avg rating β€” 5,124 ratings
29.
Occupied City (Tokyo Trilogy, #2)
Occupied City (Tokyo Trilogy, #2) 3.42 avg rating β€” 796 ratings
30.
Grotesque
Grotesque 3.74 avg rating β€” 13,634 ratings
31.
Spiral (Ring, #2)
Spiral (Ring, #2) 3.75 avg rating β€” 7,974 ratings
32.
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place 3.56 avg rating β€” 4,232 ratings
33.
The Thief
The Thief 3.52 avg rating β€” 8,128 ratings
33.
The Noh Mask Murder
The Noh Mask Murder 3.77 avg rating β€” 1,211 ratings
35.
Death Among the Undead
Death Among the Undead 3.87 avg rating β€” 839 ratings
36.
Six Four
Six Four 3.47 avg rating β€” 10,954 ratings
37.
The Mantis (Assassins, #3)
The Mantis (Assassins, #3) 3.86 avg rating β€” 2,035 ratings
38.
Three Assassins (Assassins, #1)
Three Assassins (Assassins, #1) 3.68 avg rating β€” 6,430 ratings
39.
Watersong
Watersong 3.74 avg rating β€” 709 ratings
40.
Prefecture D
Prefecture D 3.57 avg rating β€” 587 ratings
41.
The Aosawa Murders
The Aosawa Murders
by: Riku Onda
3.60 avg rating β€” 6,204 ratings
42.
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight
by: Riku Onda
3.10 avg rating β€” 2,688 ratings
43.
The Master Key
The Master Key 3.64 avg rating β€” 3,554 ratings
44.
Tokyo
Tokyo
by: Mo Hayder
3.92 avg rating β€” 11,924 ratings
44.
Fallen Idol: A Kyoko Nakamura Mystery (Nakamura Detective Agency Book 1)
Fallen Idol: A Kyoko Nakamura Mystery (Nakamura Detective Agency Book 1) 3.49 avg rating β€” 49 ratings
46.
Rising Sun
Rising Sun 3.66 avg rating β€” 53,573 ratings
46.
Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories
Murder in the Age of Enlightenment: Essential Stories 3.87 avg rating β€” 602 ratings
46.
Death of the Living Dead
Death of the Living Dead 3.93 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
49.
In the Miso Soup
In the Miso Soup 3.62 avg rating β€” 41,509 ratings
49.
The Summer of the Ubume
The Summer of the Ubume 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,182 ratings
51.
By the Sword
By the Sword 3.48 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
51.
The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa, #1)
The Silent Dead (Reiko Himekawa, #1) 3.44 avg rating β€” 2,031 ratings
51.
The Resurrection Fireplace
The Resurrection Fireplace 3.40 avg rating β€” 47 ratings
54.
Murder in the Red Chamber
Murder in the Red Chamber 3.57 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
55.
Ellery Queen's Japanese Mystery Stories: From Japan's Greatest Detective & Crime Writers
Ellery Queen's Japanese Mystery Stories: From Japan's Greatest Detective & Crime Writers 3.83 avg rating β€” 201 ratings
55.
The Perfect Insider
The Perfect Insider 3.55 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
57.
The Wrong Goodbye
The Wrong Goodbye 3.69 avg rating β€” 89 ratings
58.
Death Within the Evil Eye
Death Within the Evil Eye 4.11 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
58.
Strange Pictures
Strange Pictures
by: Uketsu
4.02 avg rating β€” 25,068 ratings
60.
The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping
The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping 3.74 avg rating β€” 3,490 ratings
61.
Penance
Penance 3.82 avg rating β€” 11,314 ratings
62.
Naoko
Naoko 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,189 ratings
63.
The Red Locked Room
The Red Locked Room 3.60 avg rating β€” 120 ratings
64.
The Rope Artist
The Rope Artist 2.89 avg rating β€” 626 ratings
65.
Last Winter We Parted
Last Winter We Parted 3.39 avg rating β€” 1,464 ratings
66.
My Annihilation
My Annihilation 3.35 avg rating β€” 4,444 ratings
66.
The Lady Killer
The Lady Killer 3.67 avg rating β€” 1,229 ratings
68.
Gold Mask
Gold Mask 3.32 avg rating β€” 231 ratings
69.
Lady Joker, Volume One
Lady Joker, Volume One 3.62 avg rating β€” 1,675 ratings
70.
Lending The Key To The Locked Room
Lending The Key To The Locked Room 3.74 avg rating β€” 153 ratings
71.
Puppet Master, vol.1
Puppet Master, vol.1 4.16 avg rating β€” 167 ratings
72.
The Moai Island Puzzle
The Moai Island Puzzle 3.63 avg rating β€” 356 ratings
73.
The Ginza Ghost
The Ginza Ghost 3.67 avg rating β€” 488 ratings
74.
The 8 Mansion Murders
The 8 Mansion Murders 3.39 avg rating β€” 182 ratings
75.
A Cop's Eyes
A Cop's Eyes 3.89 avg rating β€” 56 ratings