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Keigo Higashino Books in Order

Keigo Higashino has written 17 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Naoko (2004) and the newest is Guilt (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
2004–2026
Confirmed
17 of 17 titles
Pages on record
3,360 in 10 of 17 books
Reading time
56–84 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,360 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 17 titles with a page count on record.

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Keigo Higashino writes crime fiction set in Japan. Detective Galileo, Detective Kaga and Detective Godai head the series, and 17 titles are catalogued from Naoko (2004) to Guilt (2026), with The Devotion of Suspect X (2011), Salvation of a Saint (2012) and Malice (2014) among them. Police investigation, murder and family relationships fill the subject tags.

How many Keigo Higashino books are there?

Keigo Higashino has 17 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.

Keigo Higashino Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Keigo Higashino books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Naoko by Keigo Higashino, book 1 of the Keigo Higashino Standalone Novels series (2004)
  2. Cover of Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino, book 2 of the Detective Galileo series (2012)
  3. Cover of Malice by Keigo Higashino, book 1 of the Detective Kaga series (2014)
  4. Cover of Under the Midnight Sun / Journey Under the Midnight Sun by Keigo Higashino (2015)
  5. Cover of A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino, book 3 of the Detective Galileo series (2016)
  6. Cover of Newcomer by Keigo Higashino, book 2 of the Detective Kaga series (2018)
  7. Cover of Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino, book 4 of the Detective Galileo series (2018)
  8. Cover of The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino, book 4 of the Keigo Higashino Standalone Novels series
  9. Cover of The Final Curtain by Keigo Higashino, book 4 of the Detective Kaga series (2023)
  1. 1
    NaokoKeigo Higashino Standalone Novels #12004 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004288
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  2. 2
    The Devotion of Suspect XDetective Galileo #12011 · 312 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011312
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  3. 3
    Salvation of a SaintDetective Galileo #22012 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012336
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  4. 4
    MaliceDetective Kaga #12014 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014288
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  5. 5
    Laplace's WitchLaplace's Witch #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    Under the Midnight Sun / Journey Under the Midnight SunKeigo Higashino Standalone Novels #22015 · 554 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015554
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  7. 7
    A Midsummer's EquationDetective Galileo #32016 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016368
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  8. 8
    The Name of the Game is KidnappingKeigo Higashino Standalone Novels #32017 · 238 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017238
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  9. 9
    Laplace's MovementLaplace's Witch #22018 · confirmed 3/4
    2018–
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  10. 10
    NewcomerDetective Kaga #22018 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018352
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  11. 11
    Silent ParadeDetective Galileo #42018 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018304
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  12. 12
    The Miracles of the Namiya General StoreKeigo Higashino Standalone Novels #42019 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019320
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  13. 13
    The Dark MagicianKeigo Higashino Standalone Novels #52020 · confirmed 3/4
    2020–
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  14. 14
    Invisible HelixDetective Galileo #52021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  15. 15
    A Death in TokyoDetective Kaga #32022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  16. 16
    The Final CurtainDetective Kaga #42023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  17. 17
    GuiltDetective Godai #12026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Keigo Higashino series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Keigo Higashino books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Keigo Higashino Standalone Novels

5 books

5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Detective Kaga in order

4 books
  1. 1. Malice
  2. 2. Newcomer
  3. 3. A Death in Tokyo
  4. 4. The Final Curtain

Laplace's Witch in order

2 books
  1. 1. Laplace's Witch
  2. 2. Laplace's Movement

Detective Godai in order

1 book
  1. 1. Guilt

Do you have to read Keigo Higashino books in order?

You only need to read Keigo Higashino books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Keigo Higashino

Start with The Devotion of Suspect X (2011), the first Detective Galileo book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Naoko (2004).

What is the newest Keigo Higashino book?

Guilt (2026) is the newest Keigo Higashino book released so far.

Is there a new Keigo Higashino book coming?

No next Keigo Higashino book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Keigo Higashino has won

Wikidata records 6 awards for Keigo Higashino. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Kikuchi Kan Prize2023Won
  • Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature2014Won
  • Shibata Renzaburō Award2013Won
  • Chūōkōron Award2012Won
  • Naoki Prize2006Won
  • Edogawa Rampo Award1985Wonfor After school

Keigo Higashino at a glance

Died
Keigo Higashino died in 2026, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Keigo Higashino on record dates from 2026.
Release pace
Keigo Higashino books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,360 pages across the 10 of 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Keigo Higashino books, 11 of 17, were published in the 2010s.

What the Keigo Higashino books are about

10 of the 17 Keigo Higashino books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 6 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.