Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino
February 4, 1958 – July 23, 2026 · From Japan- Books
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Keigo Higashino (1958–2026) was a Japanese mystery novelist born in the Ikuno-ku ward of Osaka. He trained as an engineer at Osaka Prefecture University and worked at Nippon Denso before winning the Edogawa Rampo Prize in 1985 for his debut novel, After School, after which he became a full-time writer.
He is best known for the Detective Galileo series, including The Devotion of Suspect X, and for the standalone novels Journey Under the Midnight Sun and The Miracles of the Namiya General Store. He won the Naoki Prize in 2006 and served as president of the Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013.
Many of his novels have been adapted into film and television across Asia. Higashino died of colorectal cancer on July 23, 2026, at age 68.
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Mystery Crime Thriller Fiction Psychological Thriller
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The Devotion of Suspect X
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Yes. In 2023 Higashino received Japan's Medal with Purple Ribbon, a government honor for outstanding contributions to the arts and academia, and the Kikuchi Kan Prize, awarded for overall achievement in Japanese literature and culture rather than for a single book. Both recognized his career as a whole, on top of book-specific prizes like the 2006 Naoki Prize for The Devotion of Suspect X.