Mystery fiction author Keigo Higashino (pic) has died aged 68, his publisher said.
Higashino wrote more than 100 books after his debut in 1985, many of them translated into other languages and turned into television adaptations and movies.
“Author Keigo Higashino passed away due to colon cancer in the early morning of July 23. He was 68,” publisher Kodansha said in a statement yesterday.
Higashino, whose books include The Devotion of Suspect X and Malice, had a big following around Asia, including in China.
“Thank you very much. Your ‘Detective Galileo’ series was the first novel I bought. Thank you very much for giving me the best reading experience ever,” said one Japanese user on X.
“Ever since I took up Mr Higashino’s novel as a teen, my life as a book lover started. His novels stunned me, influenced me and made me experience a whole range of emotions. These are all treasures of mine,” added another. — AFP
