Edgwa Lapol, formerly known as Taro Hirai, is a famous Japanese novelist. She graduated from Waseda University 19 16. During her studies, she was an apprentice in a printing factory, a librarian, and loved writing novels. 1923' s debut novel Two Copper Coins won the favor of New Youth magazine and became an instant hit. Since then, he has been engaged in the creation of detective novels and science fiction novels, and is the founder of the Japanese reasoning "Bengur School". As representative works, such as D Poe's murder, psychological test, golden mask, phantom of the waiter, transparent freak, moon gloves and so on. Detective Aquino has become a well-known hero in Japan. 1954 "Edogawa Random Step Award" was established to reward excellent mystery novels.