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Written by
  
Kouhei Kadono

English publisher
  
Del Rey Manga

Volumes
  
4

Genres
  
Fantasy, Mystery

Published by
  
Kodansha

Original run
  
June 2000 – present

Author
  
Kouhei Kadono

Books
  
The Case of the Dragon Slayer

Publishers
  
Del Rey Manga (NA), Kodansha

The Jiken series (事件シリーズ, Jiken shiriizu) are Japanese mystery novels by Kouhei Kadono. Kadono began his career writing light novels, but this series came from a mainstream publishing label, Kodansha Novels. Del Rey Manga have announced that they will be publishing the first novel in the series in English.

Novels

The Case of the Dragon Slayer (殺竜事件, Satsuryū Jiken), June 2000, ISBN 4-06-182135-0
When a dragon is murdered, the main characters must travel the globe, trying to discover how such a thing was even possible.
Inside the Apocalypse Castle (紫骸城事件, Shigai Shiro Jiken), June 2001, ISBN 4-06-182184-9
During a sorcery tournament, sorcerers begin dying in unusual ways.
The Man in Pirate's Island (海賊島事件, Kaizoku-jima Jiken), December 2002, ISBN 4-06-182282-9
A princess is found encased in crystal, and the main suspect flees to an island ruled by pirates
Some Tragedies of No-Tears Land (禁涙境事件, Kinruikyō Jiken), January 2005, ISBN 4-06-182404-X
In the aftermath of destruction, investigators ponder links between unsolved mysteries from a town's past.
The Cruel Tale of Zankoku-go (残酷号事件, Zankokugō Jiken), March 2009, ISBN 978-4-06-182636-6
Injustice of Innocent Princess (無傷姫事件, Mukizuhime Jiken), January 2016, ISBN 978-4-06-299064-6

References

Jiken series Wikipedia
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