Keigo Higashino | |
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| 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 |
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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.[1]