Rintaro Norizuki

is a Japanese writer of mystery and crime. He is the President of Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and one of the representative writers of the new traditionalist movement in Japanese mystery writing. His works have been influenced by Ellery Queen and Ross Macdonald.

Works in English translation Short stories "An Urban Legend Puzzle" (original title: Toshi Densetsu Pazuru), trans. Beth Cary Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 2004 Passport to Crime: Finest Mystery Stories from International Crime Writers, Running Press, 2007 The Mammoth Book of Best International Crime, Robinson Publishing, 2009 "The Lure of the Green Door" (original title: Midori no Tobira wa Kiken), trans. Ho-Ling Wong Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, November 2014 The Realm of the Impossible, Locked Room International, 2017,

Awards 2000 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2000 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Norizuki Rintarō no Shin Bōken (The New Adventures of Rintaro Norizuki) 2002 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: An Urban Legend Puzzle 2005 – Honkaku Mystery Award for Best Fiction: Namakubi ni Kiite miro (The Gorgon's Look ) 2005 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2005 Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!): Namakubi ni Kiite miro (The Gorgon's Look) 2005 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2005 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Namakubi ni Kiite miro (The Gorgon's Look) 2013 – The Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year (2013 Honkaku Mystery Best 10): Kingu o Sagase (Find the King)