Shiina Takasato

**Shiina Takasato** (高里(たかさと) 椎奈(しいな), *Takasato Shiina*) is a Japanese mystery writer, notable for being the eleventh winner of the Mephisto Prize.

## Biography

She graduated from the department of mechanical engineering of the Shibaura Institute of Technology. She won the 11th Mephisto Prize in 1999 for her novel, *Melting the Silver Cage*.

## Works

### Pharmacist Detective Series

#### Part One: The Pharmacist Detective's Romantic Tale

Melting the Silver CageHappiness of the Yellow-Eyed CatThe Demon and the SwindlerThe Night the Canary CriedRain Beneath the Tree's Shade - Sunburnt MoonThe Mirage of the Singing RabbitI Really Don't KnowThe Blue Plover - Swimming Through a Mist of FlowersRed on the Twin Trees The Crow's DarknessThe Cicada's WingSwing LooseWith the Sun Blooming Beneath the SnowSea Spun Spiral - The Sky CorridorFukayamagi Pharmacy Collection of Stories
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#### Part Two: The Pharmacist Detective's Strange Tale

Sora Chiru Saku HanaThe Sheep of Heaven The Lost Child of CandyThe Star That Fell on Daus and the LieMultilayered Cocoon of a Distant Baby's CryLost Fairy Tale at DaybreakCooing Owl Sun Knowing MoonOf the Wolf That Wished for the Starry SkyThe Flower of the Wind That Puts You to Sleep
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## External Links

* Takasato's Japanese Wikipedia page
* Takasato's Twitter account

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Melting the Silver Cage (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Happiness of the Yellow-Eyed Cat (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Demon and the Swindler (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Night the Canary Cried (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rain Beneath the Tree's Shade Sunburnt Moon (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 The Mirage of the Singing Rabbit (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 I Really Don't Know (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Blue Plover Swimming Through a Mist of Flowers (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Red on the Twin Trees The Crow's Darkness (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Cicada's Wing (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Swing Loose (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 With the Sun Blooming Beneath the Snow (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Sea Spun Spiral The Sky Corridor (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Fukayamagi Pharmacy Collection of Stories (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Sora Chiru Saku Hana (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 The Sheep of Heaven The Lost Child of Candy (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 The Star That Fell on Daus and the Lie (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Multilayered Cocoon of a Distant Baby's Cry (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Lost Fairy Tale at Daybreak (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Cooing Owl - The Sun Knowing Moon (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Of the Wolf That Wished for the Starry Sky (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 The Flower of the Wind That Puts You to Sleep (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.