Yukito Ayatsuji

Yukito Ayatsuji is a Japanese mystery writer whose real name is Naoyuki Uchida. Born in Kyoto in 1960, he graduated from the Faculty of Education at Kyoto University and completed his doctoral course. He made his debut in 1987 with The Decagon House Murders, which helped spark the "New Honkaku" movement. His representative "House" series includes The Decagon House Murders, The Water Mill House Murders, The Maze House Murders, The Doll House Murders, The Clock House Murders, The Black Cat House Murders, The Dark House Murders, and The Mask House Murders. In 1992 he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for The Clock House Murders. His works, often classified as foreign literature and suspense mystery, are known for bizarre puzzles in closed spaces, intricate structures, eerie atmospheres, and a focus on trick design and logical deduction, and they have had a profound influence on the development of New Honkaku mystery fiction in Japan. Public information is limited; this profile is based on in-house facts and verifiable public knowledge.