Author guide
Keigo Higashino Books in Order
Keigo Higashino (born 1958 in Osaka) is a Japanese author who debuted with After School in 1985. His bibliography includes novels, linked detective series, short-story collections, essays, a graphic work, and picture books. He is especially known for the Galileo, Detective Kaga, Masquerade, and Laplace’s Witch series, and has received major Japanese honors including the Edogawa Ranpo Prize, the Naoki Prize, the Honkaku Mystery Grand Prize, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize, the Kikuchi Kan Prize, and the Japan Mystery Literature Grand Prize.
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容疑者Xの献身
A landmark Galileo mystery and a strong introduction to Higashino's scientific crime fiction.
新参者
An accessible entry to the long-running Kyoichiro Kaga detective series.
マスカレード・ホテル
The first Masquerade novel and a polished standalone hotel mystery.
Read in order
Books by series
detective novel series · ongoing
Galileo Series
Scientific mysteries featuring physicist Manabu Yukawa, known as Galileo.
- 1 探偵ガリレオAmazon ↗
Book 1 · short_story_collection · 1998
- 2 予知夢Amazon ↗
Book 2 · short_story_collection · 2000
- 3 容疑者Xの献身Amazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 2005
- 4 聖女の救済Amazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 2008
- 5 ガリレオの苦悩Amazon ↗
Book 5 · short_story_collection · 2008
- 6 真夏の方程式Amazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2011
- 7 虚像の道化師Amazon ↗
Book 7 · short_story_collection · 2012
- 8 禁断の魔術Amazon ↗
Book 8 · short_story_collection · 2015
- 9 沈黙のパレードAmazon ↗
Book 9 · novel · 2018
- 10 透明な螺旋Amazon ↗
Book 10 · novel · 2021
detective novel series · ongoing
Kyoichiro Kaga Series
Crime novels and short stories featuring detective Kyoichiro Kaga.
- 1 卒業Amazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1986
- 2 眠りの森Amazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 1989
- 3 どちらかが彼女を殺したAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 1996
- 4 悪意Amazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 1996
- 5 私が彼を殺したAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 1999
- 6 嘘をもうひとつだけAmazon ↗
Book 6 · short_story_collection · 2000
- 7 赤い指Amazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2006
- 8 新参者Amazon ↗
Book 8 · novel · 2009
- 9 麒麟の翼Amazon ↗
Book 9 · novel · 2011
- 10 祈りの幕が下りる時Amazon ↗
Book 10 · novel · 2013
- 11 希望の糸Amazon ↗
Book 11 · novel · 2019
- 12 あなたが誰かを殺したAmazon ↗
Book 12 · novel · 2023
detective short story series · complete
Naniwa Detective Boys Series
Short-story collections featuring elementary-school teacher Shinobu Takeuchi as an amateur investigator.
comic mystery series · ongoing
Daigoro Tenkaichi Series
Comic mystery works featuring the self-styled genius detective Daigoro Tenkaichi.
mystery series · ongoing
Black Showman Series
Mysteries featuring the unconventional former magician known as Black Showman.
science mystery series · ongoing
Laplace's Witch Series
Mysteries involving extraordinary predictive abilities and the Laplace’s demon concept.
hotel mystery series · ongoing
Masquerade Series
Hotel mysteries centered on Hotel Cortesia Tokyo, detective Kosuke Nitta, and hotel employee Naomi Yamagishi.
sports mystery series · ongoing
Nezu and Chiaki Series
Winter-sports mysteries featuring ski-patrol worker Shohei Nezu and snowboarder Chiaki Seri.
literary mystery series · ongoing
Kusunoki Series
Stories about the mysterious camphor tree, its guardian, and the people who seek its power.
comic short story series · ongoing
Warai Shosetsu Series
Linked collections of darkly comic short fiction.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (45)
- 放課後Amazon ↗
novel · 1985
- 白馬山荘殺人事件Amazon ↗
novel · 1986
- 学生街の殺人Amazon ↗
novel · 1987
-
11文字の殺人Amazon ↗novel · 1987
- 魔球Amazon ↗
novel · 1988
- ウインクで乾杯Amazon ↗
novel · 1988
- 十字屋敷のピエロAmazon ↗
novel · 1989
- 鳥人計画Amazon ↗
novel · 1989
- ブルータスの心臓Amazon ↗
novel · 1989
- 宿命Amazon ↗
novel · 1990
- 仮面山荘殺人事件Amazon ↗
novel · 1990
- 変身Amazon ↗
novel · 1991
- 回廊亭殺人事件Amazon ↗
novel · 1991
- ある閉ざされた雪の山荘でAmazon ↗
novel · 1992
- 美しき凶器Amazon ↗
novel · 1992
- 同級生Amazon ↗
novel · 1993
- 分身Amazon ↗
novel · 1993
- むかし僕が死んだ家Amazon ↗
novel · 1994
- 虹を操る少年Amazon ↗
novel · 1994
- パラレルワールド・ラブストーリーAmazon ↗
novel · 1995
- 天空の蜂Amazon ↗
novel · 1995
- 秘密Amazon ↗
novel · 1998
- 白夜行Amazon ↗
novel · 1999
- 片想いAmazon ↗
novel · 2001
- レイクサイドAmazon ↗
novel · 2002
- 時生Amazon ↗
novel · 2002
- ゲームの名は誘拐Amazon ↗
novel · 2002
- 手紙Amazon ↗
novel · 2003
- 殺人の門Amazon ↗
novel · 2003
- 幻夜Amazon ↗
novel · 2004
- さまよう刃Amazon ↗
novel · 2004
- 使命と魂のリミットAmazon ↗
novel · 2006
- 夜明けの街でAmazon ↗
novel · 2007
- ダイイング・アイAmazon ↗
novel · 2007
- 流星の絆Amazon ↗
novel · 2008
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パラドックス13Amazon ↗novel · 2009
- カッコウの卵は誰のものAmazon ↗
novel · 2010
- プラチナデータAmazon ↗
novel · 2010
- ナミヤ雑貨店の奇蹟Amazon ↗
novel · 2012
- 夢幻花Amazon ↗
novel · 2013
- 虚ろな十字架Amazon ↗
novel · 2014
- 人魚の眠る家Amazon ↗
novel · 2015
- 危険なビーナスAmazon ↗
novel · 2016
- 白鳥とコウモリAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
- 架空犯Amazon ↗
novel · 2024
Short fiction (9)
- 殺人現場は雲の上Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 1989
- 探偵倶楽部Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 1990
- 犯人のいない殺人の夜Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 1990
- 天使の耳Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 1991
- 怪しい人びとAmazon ↗
short_story_collection · 1994
- 超・殺人事件Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 2001
- おれは非情勤Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 2003
- あの頃の誰かAmazon ↗
short_story_collection · 2011
- 素敵な日本人Amazon ↗
short_story_collection · 2017
Essays and speeches (5)
Children's books (1)
- サンタのおばさんAmazon ↗
picture_book · 2001
Other (1)
- HE∀DSAmazon ↗
graphic_work · 2003