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Jirō Akagawa

Born

in Fukuoka, Japan

February 29, 1948

Genre

Crime, Mystery, Humor and Comedy

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Associated Names:
* 赤川次郎 (Japanese & Traditional Chinese)
* อาคากะวา จิโร (Thai)

Best known for his humorous mysteries, Akagawa's first short story, "Ghost Train", was published in 1976 and went on to win the annually granted All Yomimono New Mystery Writers' Prize by Bungeishunjū, a Japanese literary publishing company. Other works of his, The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb (ホームタウンの事件簿私語を禁ず Homu Taun no Jikenbo: Shigo o Kinzu?) and Voice from Heaven (天からの声 Ten kara no Koe?), were later made into anime, while Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (セーラー服と機関銃 Serafuku to Kikanju?) was made into a popular live action movie. His most recognized works to date pertain to his Mike-neko (or Calico cat) Holmes series. He is extremely prolific; as of August 200 ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 2,438 ratings · 291 reviews · 777 distinct works • Similar authors

	Los misterios de la gata Holmes (Los misterios de la gata Holmes #1) by Jirō Akagawa, Bárbara Pesquer Isasi (Translator) 3.61 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 1978 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La mansión de los gatos (Los misterios de la gata Holmes #2) by Jirō Akagawa, 赤川次郎 3.70 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 1980 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La rapsodia de la gata Holmes (Los misterios de la gata Holmes, #3) 3.67 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	มิเกะเนะโกะ โฮล์มส์ แมวสามสียอดนักสืบ ตอนที่ 2 สังหารโหดอาจารย์ (Mikeneko Holmes, #2) by Jirō Akagawa, อาคากะวา จิโร, สมเกียรติ เชวงกิจวณิช (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meurtres pour tuer le temps by Jirō Akagawa, Aude Bellenger-Sugai (Translator) 3.31 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1984 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mùa Thu Của Mèo Holmes by Jirō Akagawa, Hải Đường (Translator) 2.69 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	มิเกะเนะโกะ โฮล์มส์ แมวสามสียอดนักสืบ ตอนที่ 5 คดีพาหนี (Mikeneko Holmes, #5) by Jirō Akagawa, อาคากะวา จิโร, สมเกียรติ เชวงกิจวณิช (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ฝนสีขาว by Jirō Akagawa, อาคากะวา จิโร, ปัญจารีย์ จารีธนารักษ์ (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	มิเกะเนะโกะ โฮล์มส์ แมวสามสียอดนักสืบ ตอนที่ 6 โรงละครสยองขวัญ (Mikeneko Holmes, #6) by Jirō Akagawa, อาคากะวา จิโร, สมเกียรติ เชวงกิจวณิช (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1982 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ซายากะ สาวน้อยนักสืบ ตอนที่ 1 กระเป๋าสะพายใบเล็กสีเขียวอ่อน by Jirō Akagawa, อาคากะวา จิโร, วิภา งามฉันทกร 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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三毛猫ホームズ (53 books)
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3.71 avg rating — 1,304 ratings

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3.75 avg rating — 222 ratings

三姉妹探偵団 [Sanshimai Tanteidan] (26 books)
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3.49 avg rating — 129 ratings

ฆาตกรรมฆ่าเวลา (3 books)
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3.41 avg rating — 88 ratings

Calico Cat Holmes Best Selection (1 book)
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2.69 avg rating — 67 ratings

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