Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino is one of Japan's most popular and bestselling authors, comparable to James Patterson or Dean Koontz in the USA. Born in Osaka, he began writing while working as an engineer.
His breakthrough came in 1985 when he won the Edogawa Rampo Prize for "After School." Higashino has since won numerous awards, including the Naoki Prize for "The Devotion of Suspect X," which sold over 800,000 copies in Japan.
His novels have been adapted into successful movies and TV series, rivaling adaptations of works by Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton.
Higashino's writing spans various genres, with his Detective Galileo and Detective Kaga series being particularly popular.
