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Masako Togawa

Born

in Tokyo, Japan

March 23, 1933

Died

April 26, 2016

Genre

Mystery, Thriller

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Masako Togawa (戸川昌子) was a Japanese novelist, Chanson singer-songwriter, actress, feminist, LGBTQ+ activist, former night club owner, metropolitan city planning panelist and music educator. She was born in Tokyo, in 1933.

Masako Towaga began writing in 1961, backstage, between her stage appearances, and her first work The Master Key was published a year later, in 1962, for which she was awarded the prestigious Edogawa Rampo Prize. The story is set in the same apartment she grew up in with her mother. Her second novel, The Lady Killer , followed in 1963, becoming a bestseller. It was adapted for both TV and film, and nominated for the Naoki Prize.

She wrote more than thirty novels and was one of the most popular mystery writers in Japan ...more

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Average rating: 3.63 · 5,935 ratings · 905 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Master Key by Masako Togawa, Togawa Masako 3.63 avg rating — 3,984 ratings — published 1962 — 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
	The Lady Killer 3.66 avg rating — 1,493 ratings — published 1963 — 29 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
	A Kiss of Fire 3.23 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1984 — 14 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
	Slow Fuse 2.82 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1995 — 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
	Le Journal de chasse 3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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
	悪女の真実 by Masako Togawa, 戸川昌子 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971	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
	Kisu Obu Faia [Japanese Edition] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	人生とは明日のことではなく今日のことである―人生についての90の断章 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 llave maestra by Masako Togawa, Tana Oshima (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 llave maestra (Biblioteca Formentor) by Masako Togawa, Tana Oshima (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“Non ce l'avevo con nessuno in particolare, se non con il caso, che fa scherzi crudeli alterando il corso di eventi attentamente programmati. Il caso può mandare all'aria con facilità sconvolgente i piani più accurati, vanificare i più tenaci. Delle conseguenze se ne infischia.”
― Masako Togawa, The Master Key

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Based upon the nominations here is the poll for Aug/Sept 2026
Please add your second choice in the poll comments.
Note that "Rabbits, Crabs, Etc. is out of print but it is widely available as a used book for 10$ USD or less. It might be in reprint in Europe.

We read "The Waiting Years" 2016/01 so more than 5 years ago so it is good for this poll.

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami by Haruki Murakami

24 votes, 22.2%

The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi

14 votes, 13.0%

Rabbits, Crabs, Etc.: Stories by Japanese Women, anthology translated by Phyllis Birnbaum

10 votes, 9.3%

Suspicion by Seichō Matsumoto

9 votes, 8.3%

Guilt by Keigo Higashino

8 votes, 7.4%

Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki

8 votes, 7.4%

Run with the Wind by Shion Miura

7 votes, 6.5%

Tezcatlipoca byKiwamu Sato

7 votes, 6.5%

A daughter of the Samurai: A Memoir of Honor and Adventure in Feudal Japan. The Original Classic by Etsuko Sugimoto

6 votes, 5.6%

Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edogawa Rampo

6 votes, 5.6%

Manazuru by Hiromi Kawakami

5 votes, 4.6%

The Master Key by Masako Togawa

4 votes, 3.7%

108 total votes

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