← Edogawa RampoThe Black Lizardby Edogawa RampoMystery and mayhem involving a master criminal black lizardFind on Amazon↗About the authorEdogawa RampoFounder of modern Japanese detective fiction who took his pen name as a phonetic homage to Edgar Allan Poe. His macabre, psychologically intense stories created the template for Japanese crime and horror fiction.More by Edogawa RampoThe Strange Tale of Panorama IslandPsychological mystery involving a man obsessed with creating human life→The Beast in the ShadowsPsychological thriller exploring obsession and hidden human darkness→The CaterpillarPsychological horror about a man's obsessive descent into madness→