The Crime Writers’ Association, founded in the UK in 1953, has shortlisted a Japanese crime novel for an International Dagger award for the first time, The Japan Times reported on 29 July.
The book, Six Four, by Tokyo-born mystery writer Hideo Yokoyama, was released to bookshops in the UK in March 2015.
The award recognises the best crime novel of the year that has been translated into English for publication in Britain, and will be announced on 11 October.