# Honkaku Mystery Best 10

Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (本格ミステリ・ベスト10, Honkaku Misuteri Besuto 10) is an annual mystery fiction guide book published by Hara Shobo. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten honkaku (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery books published in Japan in the previous year.

## 2001

2001 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2000)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | H. Bustos Domecq | Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi |
| 2 | Edward D. Hoch | (Dr. Sam Hawthorne series) |
| 3 | Cyril Hare | Suicide Excepted |
| 4 | Thomas H. Cook | Instruments of Night |
| 5 | Leo Bruce | Case Without a Corpse |
| 6 | Edmund Crispin | Swan Song |
| 7 | Elizabeth Ferrars | The Wandering Widows |
| 8 | Charles Daly King | The Curious Mr. Tarrant |
| 8 | Stanley Hyland | Who goes hang? |
| 10 | Reginald Hill | On Beulah Height |
| 10 | Ellis Peters | A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs |
| 10 | Hillary Waugh | End of a Party |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Tsumao Awasaka (ja) | Kijutsu Tantei SOGA Kajo Zenshu (奇術探偵曾我佳城全集) |
| 2 | Kaju Koizumi (ja) | Higa (火蛾) |
| 3 | Jun Kurachi (ja) | Kochu no Tengoku (壺中の天国) |
| 4 | Yutaka Maya (ja) | Mokusei no Oji (木製の王子) |
| 5 | Masayuki Shuno (ja) | Mino Gyu (美濃牛) |
| 6 | Seiji Kodokoro (ja) | Shonen-tachi no Misshitsu (少年たちの密室) |
| 7 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa (ja) | Ison (依存) |
| 8 | Alice Arisugawa (ja) | Yurei Deka (幽霊刑事) |
| 9 | Ichi Orihara (ja) | Tosaku no Kiketsu (倒錯の帰結) |
| 10 | Taku Ashibe | Kaijin Tai Meitantei (怪人対名探偵) |

## 2002

2002 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2001)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | Jumping Jenny [US title: Dead Mrs. Stratton] |
| 2 | Jill McGown | The Stalking Horse |
| 3 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | Top Storey Murder |
| 3 | Dorothy L. Sayers | Gaudy Night |
| 5 | | (Anthology of Locked room mystery) |
| 6 | G. K. Chesterton | Four Faultless Felons |
| 7 | Carter Dickson | The Third Bullet |
| 8 | Nicholas Blake | Thou Shell of Death |
| 9 | Sarah Caldwell | The Sibyl in Her Grave |
| 10 | Richard Hull | Keep It Quiet |
| 10 | Hake Talbot | Rim of the Pit |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Masaki Yamada | Misuteri Opera (ミステリ・オペラ) |
| 2 | Taku Ashibe | Toki no Misshitsu (時の密室) |
| 3 | Fuyumi Ono | Kokushi no Shima (黒祠の島) |
| 4 | Seiji Kodokoro | Mikansei (未完成) |
| 5 | Kenji Kuroda (ja) | Garasu-zaiku no Matoryoshika (硝子細工のマトリョーシカ) |
| 6 | Takahiro Okura (ja) | Sannin-me no Yurei (三人目の幽霊) |
| 7 | Soji Shimada | Roshia Yurei Gunkan Jiken (ロシア幽霊軍艦事件) |
| 8 | Alice Arisugawa | Zekkyo-jo Satsujin Jiken (絶叫城殺人事件) |
| 9 | Miyuki Miyabe | Mohohan (模倣犯) English translation: Puppet Master |
| 9 | Akira Aikawa (ja) | Miko no Yakata no Misshitsu (巫女の館の密室) |

## 2003

2003 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2002)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Paul Halter | The Fourth Door |
| 2 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | The Layton Court Mystery |
| 3 | Helen McCloy | Cue for Murder |
| 4 | Jill McGown | Death of a Dancer (aka Gone to Her Death) |
| 5 | Edward D. Hoch | (Dr. Sam Hawthorne series) |
| 6 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | The Wychford Poisoning Case |
| 7 | Robert J. Sawyer | Illegal Alien |
| 8 | Fred Vargas | The Three Evangelists |
| 9 | Michael Slade | Ripper |
| 10 | Minette Walters | The Echo |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Kiyoshi Kasai (ja) | Oidipusu Shokogun (オイディプス症候群) |
| 2 | Rintaro Norizuki | An Urban Legend Puzzle (EQMM January 2004) and other stories |
| 3 | Alice Arisugawa | Mare Tetsudo no Nazo (マレー鉄道の謎) |
| 4 | Masayuki Shuno | Kagami no Naka wa Nichiyobi (鏡の中は日曜日) |
| 5 | Otsuichi | Gosu Risutokatto Jiken (GOTH リストカット事件) English translation: Goth: A Novel of Horror |
| 6 | Masaki Yamada | Sojo no Tsumiki Uta (僧正の積木唄) |
| 7 | Taku Ashibe | Guran Ginyoru Jo (グラン・ギニョール城) |
| 8 | Masaya Yamaguchi (ja) | Kigu (奇偶) |
| 9 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa | Renshusatsu (聯愁殺) |
| 10 | Soji Shimada | Majin no Yugi (魔神の遊戯) |

## 2004

2004 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2003)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Paul Halter | La Mort Vous Invite (Death Invites You) |
| 2 | Michael Gilbert | Death in Captivity |
| 3 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery [US title: The Mystery at Lovers' Cave] |
| 4 | Helen McCloy | The Singing Diamonds and Other Stories |
| 5 | Max Afford | Death's Mannikins |
| 6 | Percival Wilde | P. Moran, Operative |
| 7 | Harrington Hext | The Thing at Their Heels |
| 8 | Michael Slade | Zombie (aka. Evil Eye) |
| 9 | Thomas H. Cook | Interrogation |
| 10 | Sarah Waters | Affinity |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Shogo Utano (ja) | Hazakura no Kisetsu ni Kimi o Omou toiu Koto (葉桜の季節に君を想うということ) |
| 2 | Alice Arisugawa | Suisu-dokei no Nazo (スイス時計の謎) |
| 3 | Asami Ishimochi (ja) | Tsuki no Tobira (月の扉) |
| 4 | Takahiro Okura | Shichido-gitsune (七度狐) |
| 5 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku | Ommoraki no Kizu (陰摩羅鬼の瑕) |
| 6 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa | Kami no Rojikku Hito no Majikku (神のロジック人のマジック) |
| 7 | Fuyumi Ono | Kura no Kami (くらのかみ) |
| 8 | Kenji Kodama (ja) | Akai Gessho (赫い月照) |
| 8 | Hajime Tsukato (ja) | Ozu no Meikyu (OZの迷宮) |
| 10 | Soji Shimada | Neji-shiki Zazetsuki (ネジ式ザゼツキー) |

## 2005

2005 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2004)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Paul Halter | The Crimson Fog |
| 2 | Edward D. Hoch | (Dr. Sam Hawthorne series) |
| 3 | Minette Walters | The Shape of Snakes |
| 4 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | The Silk Stocking Murders |
| 5 | Edmund Crispin | Holy Disorders |
| 6 | Ronald Knox | The Footsteps at the Lock |
| 7 | José Carlos Somoza | The Athenian Murders |
| 8 | John Franklin Bardin | The Last of Philip Banter |
| 8 | Sarah Waters | Fingersmith |
| 10 | Charles Daly King | Obelists at Sea |
| 10 | A. H. Z. Carr | The Trial of John Nobody and other stories |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Rintaro Norizuki | Namakubi ni Kiitemiro (生首に聞いてみろ) |
| 2 | Yukito Ayatsuji | Ankoku-kan no Satsujin (暗黒館の殺人) |
| 3 | Yutaka Maya | Hotaru (螢) |
| 4 | Taku Ashibe | Koromu no Satsujin (紅楼夢の殺人) English translation: Murder in the Red Chamber |
| 5 | Yusuke Kishi | Garasu no Hamma (硝子のハンマー) |
| 6 | Kurumi Inui | Inishieshon Rabu (イニシエーション・ラブ) |
| 7 | Asami Ishimochi | Mizu no Meikyu (水の迷宮) |
| 8 | Seiichiro Oyama (ja) | Arufabetto Pazurazu (アルファベット・パズラーズ) |
| 9 | Hajime Amagi (ja) | AMAGI Hajime no Misshitsu Hanzai-gaku Kyotei (天城一の密室犯罪学教程) |
| 10 | Masayuki Shuno | Kimaira no Atarashii Shiro (キマイラの新しい城) |

## 2006

2006 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2005)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Leo Bruce | A Bone and a Hank of Hair |
| 2 | Patrick Quentin | Puzzle for Wantons |
| 3 | Paul Halter | La mort derrière les rideaux (Death Behind the Curtains) |
| 4 | Michael Innes | Stop Press (aka. The Spider Strikes) |
| 5 | Hillary Waugh | A Rag and a Bone |
| 6 | Michael Slade | Shrink (aka. Primal Scream) |
| 7 | Jack Ritchie | The Crime Machine and other stories |
| 8 | Aaron Elkins | Good Blood |
| 9 | Leo Perutz | Master of the Day of Judgment |
| 10 | Robert van Gulik | The Willow Pattern |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Keigo Higashino | Yogisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身) English translation: The Devotion of Suspect X |
| 2 | Asami Ishimochi | Tobira wa Tozasareta mama (扉は閉ざされたまま) |
| 3 | Takemaru Abiko (ja) | Miroku no Te (弥勒の掌) |
| 4 | Kaoru Kitamura | The Japanese Nickel Mystery (ニッポン硬貨の謎, Nippon Koka no Nazo) |
| 5 | Yutaka Maya | Kamisama Gemu (神様ゲーム) |
| 6 | Soji Shimada | Matenro no Kaijin (摩天楼の怪人) |
| 6 | Tokuya Higashigawa (ja) | Kokan Satsujin ni wa Mukanai Yoru (交換殺人には向かない夜) |
| 8 | Taku Ashibe | Sambyakunen no Nazo Hako (三百年の謎匣) |
| 9 | Hajime Tsukato | Goremu no Ori (ゴーレムの檻) |
| 10 | Shunsuke Sasaki (ja) | Mozo Satsujin Jiken (模像殺人事件) |

## 2007

2007 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2006)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Norman Berrow | The Footprints of Satan |
| 2 | Ellery Queen | The Tragedy of Errors |
| 3 | Paul Halter | La Malédiction de Barberousse (The Curse of Barbarossa) |
| 4 | Guillermo Martínez | The Oxford Murders |
| 5 | John Dickson Carr | Papa La-Bas |
| 6 | Elizabeth Ferrars | Your Neck in a Noose [US title: Neck in a Noose] |
| 7 | Richard Matheson | Now You See It... |
| 8 | R. Austin Freeman | As A Thief in the Night |
| 9 | Roger Scarlett | In the First Degree |
| 10 | Paul C. Doherty | The Nightingale Gallery |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Alice Arisugawa | Ran'a no Shima (乱鴉の島) |
| 2 | Asami Ishimochi | Kao no Nai Teki (顔のない敵) |
| 3 | Shinzo Mitsuda (ja) | Majimono no gotoki Tsuku Mono (厭魅の如き憑くもの) |
| 4 | Honobu Yonezawa | Kaki Gentei Toropikaru Pafe Jiken (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件) |
| 5 | Natsuhiko Kyogoku | Jami no Shizuku (邪魅の雫) |
| 6 | Shusuke Michio (ja) | Shadou (シャドウ) |
| 7 | Shusuke Michio | Mukuro no Tsume (骸の爪) |
| 8 | Takahiro Okura | Fukuie Keibuho no Aisatsu (福家警部補の挨拶) |
| 9 | Shusuke Michio | Himawari no Sakanai Natsu (向日葵の咲かない夏) |
| 10 | Seiichiro Oyama | Kamen Genso Kyoku (仮面幻双曲) |

## 2008

2008 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2007)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Paul Halter | La Chambre du Fou (The Madman's Room) |
| 2 | D. M. Devine | Devil at Your Elbow |
| 3 | Theodore Roscoe | Murder on the Way! |
| 4 | James Anderson | The Affair of the Mutilated Mink |
| 5 | William Brittain | The Man Who Read John Dickson Carr and other stories |
| 6 | Ann Cleeves | Raven Black |
| 7 | Clayton Rawson | Death Out of Thin Air |
| 8 | Boris Akunin | Murder on the Leviathan |
| 9 | Edward D. Hoch | (Dr. Sam Hawthorne series) |
| 9 | Henry Wade | The Dying Alderman |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Alice Arisugawa | Joo-koku no Shiro (女王国の城) |
| 2 | Shinzo Mitsuda | Kubinashi no gotoki Tataru Mono (首無の如き祟るもの) |
| 3 | Hajime Tsukato | Misshitsu Kingudamu (密室キングダム) |
| 4 | Honobu Yonezawa | Inshitemiru (インシテミル) |
| 5 | Haruo Yamazawa (ja) | Hanareta Ie (離れた家) |
| 6 | Shogo Utano | Misshitsu Satsujin Gemu Ote Hisha Tori (密室殺人ゲーム王手飛車取り) |
| 7 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa | Shukakusai (収穫祭) |
| 8 | Ryuichi Kasumi (ja) | Yuhi wa Kaeru (夕陽はかえる) |
| 9 | Soji Shimada | Riberutasu no Guwa (リベルタスの寓話) |
| 10 | Asami Ishimochi | Shinzo to Hidari-te (心臓と左手) |

## 2009

2009 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2008)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | D. M. Devine | This Is Your Death |
| 2 | Michael Innes | There Came Both Mist and Snow |
| 3 | Paul Halter | The Seventh Hypothesis |
| 4 | Ellery Queen | The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries 1 |
| 5 | Gilbert Adair | The Act of Roger Murgatroyd |
| 6 | Glyn Daniel | The Cambridge Murders |
| 7 | R. Austin Freeman | Mr. Pottermack's Oversight |
| 8 | James Powell | A Dirge for Clowntown and other stories |
| 9 | Percival Wilde | Inquest |
| 10 | Hake Talbot | The Hangman's Handyman |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Shinzo Mitsuda | Yamamma no gotoki Warau Mono (山魔の如き嗤うもの) |
| 2 | Shusuke Michio | Ratto Man (ラットマン) |
| 3 | Masaki Tsuji | Kanzen Ren'ai (完全恋愛) |
| 4 | Keigo Higashino | Seijo no Kyusai (聖女の救済) English translation: Salvation of a Saint |
| 5 | Kiyoshi Kasai | Seido no Higeki Hinshi no O (青銅の悲劇 瀕死の王) |
| 6 | Taku Ashibe | Saiban'in Hotei (裁判員法廷) |
| 7 | Alice Arisugawa | Kisaki wa Fune o Shizumeru (妃は船を沈める) |
| 8 | Hajime Tsukato | Pegasasu to Ikkakuju Yakkyoku (ペガサスと一角獣薬局) |
| 9 | Reiichiro Fukami (ja) | Ekoru do Pari Satsujin Jiken (エコール・ド・パリ殺人事件) |
| 10 | Yusuke Kishi | Kitsune-bi no Ie (狐火の家) |
| 10 | Hiu Torikai (ja) | Kanno-teki Yottsu no Kyoki (官能的 四つの狂気) |

## 2010

2010 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2009)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | D. M. Devine | Dead Trouble |
| 2 | Percival Wilde | Tinsley's Bones |
| 3 | Paul Halter | The Tiger's Head |
| 4 | Jim Kelly | The Water Clock |
| 5 | Edward D. Hoch | (Simon Ark series) |
| 6 | Ellery Queen | The Adventure of the Murdered Moths and Other Radio Mysteries 2 |
| 7 | Marcel F. Lanteaume | Trompe-l'oeil |
| 8 | Anthony Lejeune | Mr. Diabolo |
| 9 | Helen McCloy | Two-Thirds of a Ghost |
| 10 | T. S. Stribling | Best Dr. Poggioli Detective Stories |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Shogo Utano | Misshitsu Satsujin Gemu 2.0 (密室殺人ゲーム2.0) |
| 2 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa | Migawari (身代わり) |
| 3 | Yukito Ayatsuji | Anazā (アナザー) English translation: Another |
| 4 | Honobu Yonezawa | Tsuiso Godan Sho (追想五断章) |
| 5 | Keigo Higashino | Shinzam-mono (新参者) |
| 6 | Kaoru Kitamura | Sagi to Yuki (鷺と雪) |
| 7 | Koji Yanagi | Daburu Joka (ダブル・ジョーカー) |
| 8 | Tokuya Higashigawa | Koko ni Shitai o Sutenaide Kudasai (ここに死体を捨てないでください!) |
| 9 | Koji Kitakuni (ja) | Ribasu (リバース) |
| 9 | Tokuro Nukui (ja) | Kokai to Shinjitsu no Iro (後悔と真実の色) |

## 2011

2011 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2010)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Peter Antony | How Doth the Little Crocodile? |
| 2 | Louis Bayard | The Pale Blue Eye |
| 3 | William Brittain | Mr.Strang Gives a Lecture and other stories |
| 4 | Rupert Penny | Policeman's Evidence |
| 5 | Anthony Berkeley | Panic Party |
| 6 | Paul Halter | La Lettre Qui Tue (The Deadly Letter) |
| 6 | Patrick Quentin | Puzzle for Fiends |
| 8 | Carol O'Connell | Bone by Bone |
| 9 | Jeffery Deaver | Roadside Crosses |
| 10 | Freeman Wills Crofts | Antidote to Venom |
| 10 | Peter Tremayne | Hemlock at Vespers and other stories |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Yutaka Maya | Sekigan no Shojo (隻眼の少女) |
| 2 | Yu Shizaki (ja) | Sakebi to Inori (叫びと祈り) |
| 3 | Shinzo Mitsuda | Mizuchi no gotoki Shizumu Mono (水魑の如き沈むもの) |
| 4 | Taku Ashibe | Kisokyu Satsujin Jiken (綺想宮殺人事件) |
| 5 | NANAKAWA Kanan (ja) | Arubatorosu wa Habatakanai (アルバトロスは羽ばたかない) |
| 6 | Yutaka Maya | Kizoku Tantei (貴族探偵) |
| 7 | Soji Shimada | Sharaku Tojita Kuni no Maboroshi (写楽 閉じた国の幻) |
| 8 | Ban Madoi (ja) | Maruta Machi Ruvowaru (丸太町ルヴォワール) |
| 9 | Tokuya Higashigawa | Nazotoki wa Dina no Ato de (謎解きはディナーのあとで) |
| 10 | Jun Kurachi | Komegura (こめぐら) |

## 2012

2012 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2011)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | D. M. Devine | Three Green Bottles |
| 2 | Jack Kerley | Blood Brother |
| 3 | Thomas W. Hanshew | Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces |
| 4 | Ann Cleeves | Red Bones |
| 5 | Hal White | The Mysteries of Reverend Dean |
| 6 | Edward D. Hoch | (Simon Ark series) |
| 7 | Georgette Heyer | Death in the Stocks |
| 8 | David Gordon | The Serialist |
| 9 | Michael Connelly | The Overlook |
| 10 | Helen McCloy | Through a Glass, Darkly |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Honobu Yonezawa | Oreta Ryukotsu (折れた竜骨) |
| 2 | Yutaka Maya | Merukatoru Kaku Katariki (メルカトルかく語りき) |
| 3 | Hiroko Minagawa | Hirakaseteitadaki Koeidesu (開かせていただき光栄です) |
| 4 | Kyo Shirodaira (ja) | Kyoko Suiri Kojin Nanase (虚構推理 鋼人七瀬) |
| 5 | Yusuke Kishi | Kagi no Kakatta Heya (鍵のかかった部屋) |
| 6 | Itsuki Nagasawa | Shoshitsu Guradeshon (消失グラデーション) |
| 7 | Kiyoshi Kasai | Kyuketsuki to Seishin Bunseki (吸血鬼と精神分析) |
| 8 | Shogo Utano | Misshitsu Satsujin Gemu Maniakkusu (密室殺人ゲーム・マニアックス) |
| 9 | Tokuya Higashigawa | Hokago wa Misuteri to Tomo ni (放課後はミステリーとともに) |
| 10 | Yasuhiko Nishizawa | Akai Ito no Umeki (赤い糸の呻き) |

## 2013

2013 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2012)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Patrick Quentin | Puzzle for Pilgrims (aka. The Fate of the Immodest Blonde) |
| 2 | Leo Bruce | At Death's Door |
| 3 | Jim Kelly | The Fire Baby |
| 4 | Patrick Quentin | A Puzzle for Fools |
| 5 | Jeffery Deaver | The Burning Wire |
| 6 | Patrick Quentin | Puzzle for Players |
| 7 | Georgette Heyer | Behold, Here's Poison |
| 8 | Edward D. Hoch | (Simon Ark series) |
| 8 | Roy Vickers | The Exploits of Fidelity Dove |
| 10 | Fred Vargas | Sans feu ni lieu |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Rintaro Norizuki | Kingu o Sagase (キングを探せ) |
| 2 | Seiichiro Oyama | Misshitsu Shushuka (密室蒐集家) |
| 3 | Yukito Ayatsuji | Kimenkan no Satsujin (奇面館の殺人) |
| 4 | Shinzo Mitsuda | Yujo no gotoki Uramu Mono (幽女の如き怨むもの) |
| 5 | Yugo Aosaki (ja) | Taiikukan no Satsujin (体育館の殺人) |
| 6 | Alice Arisugawa | Egami Jiro no Dosatsu (江神二郎の洞察) |
| 7 | Ryo Amane (ja) | Soshiki Kumikyoku (葬式組曲) |
| 8 | Soji Shimada | Arukatorazu Genso (アルカトラズ幻想) |
| 9 | Taku Ashibe | Suchimu Opera (スチームオペラ) |
| 10 | Sei Hatsuno | Kamara to Amara no Oka (カマラとアマラの丘) |

## 2014

2014 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2013)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Edmund Crispin | Beware of the Trains |
| 2 | Max Afford | Blood on His Hands! |
| 3 | Jack Kerley | In the Blood |
| 4 | D. M. Devine | Sunk Without Trace |
| 5 | Jeffery Deaver | More Twisted |
| 6 | Helen McCloy | The Goblin Market |
| 7 | Patrick Quentin | Puzzle for Puppets |
| 8 | Eric Keith | Nine Man's Murder |
| 9 | Edward D. Hoch | (Simon Ark series) |
| 10 | Rupert Penny | Policeman in Armour |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Yutaka Maya | Kizoku Tantei Tai Onna Tantei (貴族探偵対女探偵) |
| 2 | Yugo Aosaki | Suizokukan no Satsujin (水族館の殺人) |
| 3 | Yu Shizaki | Ribasaido Chirudoren [Riverside Children] (リバーサイド・チルドレン) |
| 4 | Rintaro Norizuki | Nokkusu Mashin [Knox's Machine] (ノックス・マシン) |
| 5 | Rintaro Norizuki | Hanzai Horosukopu 2 (犯罪ホロスコープII) |
| 6 | Yasumi Kobayashi | Arisu-Goroshi (アリス殺し) |
| 6 | Masaki Tsuji | Gesaku Tanjo Satsujin Jiken (戯作・誕生殺人事件) |
| 8 | Shogo Utano | Komori to Komori (コモリと子守り) |
| 9 | Soji Shimada | Seiro no Umi (星籠の海) |
| 10 | Honobu Yonezawa | Rikashiburu [Recursi-ble] (リカーシブル) |

## 2015

2015 Honkaku Mystery Best 10 (Hara Shobo. December, 2014)
International :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Helen McCloy | The One That Got Away |
| 2 | Anthony Berkeley Cox | Not to Be Taken (aka. A Puzzle in Poison) |
| 3 | Leo Bruce | Dead for a Ducat |
| 4 | Patrick Quentin | Black Widow |
| 5 | Jim Kelly | The Moon Tunnel |
| 6 | Minette Walters | Chickenfeed and The Tinder Box |
| 6 | Margery Allingham | The Case of the Old Man in the Window and other stories |
| 8 | Kate Morton | The Secret Keeper |
| 9 | Stuart Palmer & Craig Rice | People vs. Withers and Malone |
| 10 | Pierre Lemaitre | Alex |
Japanese :
| Rank | Author | Title |
| 1 | Yutaka Maya | Sayonara Kamisama (さよなら神様) |
| 2 | Honobu Yonezawa | Mangan (満願) |
| 3 | Mikihiko Renjo | Chiisana Ihojin (小さな異邦人) |
| 4 | Taku Ashibe | Ijigen no Yakata no Satsujin (異次元の館の殺人) |
| 5 | Hidefumi Okada (ja) | Kokuryuso no Sangeki (黒龍荘の惨劇) |
| 6 | Yabusaka Hayasaka (ja) | Marumarumarumarumarumarumarumaru Satsujin Jiken (○○○○○○○○殺人事件) |
| 7 | Hajime Tsukato | Misshitsu no Misaroji [Mythology] (密室の神話) |
| 8 | Yugo Aosaki | Kazegaoka Goju-en-dama Matsuri no Nazo (風ヶ丘五十円玉祭りの謎) |
| 9 | Akiko Miki (ja) | Satsui no Kozu (殺意の構図) |
| 10 | Takaki Hiraishi (ja) | Matsutani Keibu to Mitaka no Ishi (松谷警部と三鷹の石) |