Keigo Higashino

Keigo Higashino (東野 圭吾) is a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels.

Biography
Born in Osaka, he started writing novels while still working as an engineer at Nippon Denso Co.　(presently DENSO). He won the Edogawa Rampo Prize, which is awarded annually to the finest mystery work, in 1985 for the novel Hōkago (After School) at age 27. Subsequently, he quit his job and started a career as a writer in Tokyo.

In 1999, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Inc award for the novel Himitsu (The Secret), which was translated into English by Kerim Yasar and published by Vertical under the title of Naoko in 2004. In 2006, he won the 134th Naoki Prize for Yōgisha X no Kenshin. His novels had been nominated five times before winning with this novel.

He writes not only mystery novels but also essays and story books for children. The style of writing differs from his novels, but basically he does not use as many characters as in his novels.

Main works
Novels:
 * Hōkago (放課後), 1985
 * Naniwa shōnen tanteidan (浪花少年探偵団), 1988
 * Nemuri no mori (眠りの森), 1989
 * Henshin (変身), 1991
 * Parallel world love story (パラレルワールド・ラブストーリー), 1994
 * Himitsu (秘密), 1998
 * Byakuyakō (白夜行), 1999
 * Tegami (手紙), 2003
 * Samayou Yaiba (さまよう刃), 2004
 * Yōgisha X no Kenshin (容疑者Xの献身), 2005 (Tantei Galileo Spin-off)
 * Gen'ya (幻夜), 2007
 * Ryūsei no Kizuna (流星の絆), 2008
 * Kakkoh no Tamago ha Dare no Mono (カッコウの卵は誰のもの), 2010

Some of his novels have been made into TV drama series and films:
 * Himitsu (Film, 1999 Original Title: Himitsu, 1998)
 * Lakeside Murdercase (Film, 2004 Original Title: Lakeside, 2002)
 * g@me (Film, 2003, Original Title: Game no na wa yūkai, 2002)
 * Tokio chichi e no dengon (TV Drama, 2004 Aug-Sep, Original Title: Tokio 2002)
 * Byakuyakō (2006)
 * Galileo (TV Drama, 2007 and TV Drama SP, 2008, Original Title: Tantei Galileo 1998 and Yochimu 2000)
 * Ryūsei no Kizuna (2008)
 * Yōgisha X no Kenshin (Film, October 2008)
 * Samayou Yaiba (Film, 2009)
 * Shinzanmono (TV Drama, 2010)

Keigo Higashino 히가시노 게이고 東野圭吾 東野圭吾