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Keigo Higashino
Japanese mystery writer
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- born
- 1958
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 68
- known for
- novelist, writer, screenwriter
1958 – 2026
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who keigo higashino is
Keigo Higashino was 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 won major Japanese awards for his books, almost twenty of which have been turned into films and television series.
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