Keigo Higashino

Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino
Born	February 4, 1958; Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Author
Nationality	Japanese
Education	Osaka Prefectural Hannan High School
Alma mater	Osaka Prefecture University
Period	1985–present
Genre	Mystery fiction, crime fiction, thriller
Notable works	Naoko (novel); The Devotion of Suspect X; Miracles of the Namiya General Store;
Notable awards	Edogawa Rampo Prize; Mystery Writers of Japan Award; Honkaku Mystery Award; Naoki Prize; Chūōkōron Prize;

Keigo Higashino (Japanese: 東野圭吾, Hepburn: Higashino Keigo, born February 4, 1958) is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino has won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films and TV series.

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