Go Osaka
Go Osaka is a Japanese writer of crime fiction, hardboiled, thriller, spy fiction and western fiction. He served as the 11th President of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 2001 to 2005. Outside of his literary works, he is also known for his interest in Flamenco music. He is a competent guitarist in his own right and has several guitars around his office.
Works in English translation
;Thriller NovelThe Red Star of Cádiz, trans. Usha Jayaraman;Essay
- ''My Favourite Mystery, "The Hollow Needle" by Maurice Leblanc''
Awards
- 1980 – All Yomimono Prize for New Mystery Writers: Ansatsusha Guranada ni Shisu
- 1986 – Japan Adventure Fiction Association Prize: The Red Star of Cádiz
- 1987 – Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel: The Red Star of Cádiz
- 1987 – Naoki Prize: The Red Star of Cádiz
- 2013 – Japan Mystery Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement
Main works
Shrike the Killer series
Mozu no Sakebu Yoru, 1986Maboroshi no Tsubasa, 1988Kudakareta Kagi, 1992Yomigaeru Mozu, 1996Nosuri no Su, 2002Private detective Shinsaku Okasaka series
- Novels
- * Jūjiro ni Tatsu Onna, 1989
- * Adeyakana Rakujitsu, 1997
- * Kiba o Muku Tokai, 2000
- * Boseki no Densetsu, 2004
- * Bakkusutorīto, 2013
- Short story collections
- * Kurivitsukī Shōkōgun, 1987
- * Hapon Tsuiseki, 1992
- * Kapugura no Akumu, 1998