Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese Crime Writer(1894-1965)

---

Just the Facts:

• Name: Tarō Hirai
• Known as: Edogawa Ranpo
• Birth: October 21, 1894, Nabari, Mie Prefecture, Japan
• Death: July 28, 1965, Tokyo (?), Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Who he was: Japanese crime novelist and short story writer; "Private Detective Kogoro Akechi" series

Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!

Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!