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ⓘ About Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino is a Japanese novelist popularly known for his mystery novels. He was born on February 4th, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. Higashino graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Osaka Prefecture University. Soon after his graduation, Higashino dedicated his part-time into writing while working as an electrical engineer at Nippon Denso Co. The author is an award winner of the Edogawa Rampo Prize, a prize that is awarded annually to writers who have finest but unpublished mystery works. In 1985, at the age of 27, Higashino quit his job as an engineer and began a full-time writing career. The author was awarded the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in 1999 for his novel Naoko, which was later years translated into English and published by Vertical Inc later in 2004.
All Book Series by Keigo Higashino
Under the Midnight Sun / Journey Under the Midnight Sun
Book 2 of 5 · published 2015
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Keigo Higashino?
Keigo Higashino is a Japanese novelist popularly known for his mystery novels. He was born on February 4th, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. Higashino graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Osaka Prefecture University.
Which Keigo Higashino series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Detective Galileo series, the earliest of Keigo Higashino's multi-book series: it opens with The Devotion of Suspect X (2011) and runs to 5 books across 2011–2021, ending with Invisible Helix (2021). Keigo Higashino's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Keigo Higashino written?
Keigo Higashino has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2004 and 2026. 12 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Detective Galileo series with 5 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Keigo Higashino's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Keigo Higashino's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Detective Galileo (2011–2021, 5 books), Detective Kaga (2014–2023, 4 books) and Laplace's Witch (2015–2018, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Keigo Higashino's books organised into series?
This guide splits Keigo Higashino's 17 books into 4 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Detective Galileo (5 books, 2011–2021); Detective Kaga (4 books, 2014–2023); Laplace's Witch (2 books, 2015–2018); Detective Godai (1 book, 2026).