Keigo Higashino’s ‘global afterlife’

As tributes pour in for the prolific author who died at age 68 last week, his English translators reflect on his legacy and impact abroad.

Bestselling crime novelist Keigo Higashino (1958-2026). Bestselling crime novelist Keigo Higashino, who is credited with putting Japanese detective fiction on the global map, died on July 23 of colorectal cancer, his publisher confirmed Monday. He was 68. The family held a private funeral, and will soon be making an an