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URL: Bungeishunju Ltd. Press Release: October 17, 2025 Keigo Higashino’s “The Devotion of Suspect X” tops the popularity rankings Keigo Higashino 40th anniversary project “104 volumes 100 million copies nationwide referendum” “The Devotion of Suspect X” (Bunshun Bunko), a book in the Galileo series by Higashino Keigo, published by Bungeishunju Ltd. (President: Iikubo Shigeyuki, Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), won first place in the reader’s vote in the “Higashino Keigo 104 Books, 100 Million Copies National Vote” held to commemorate Higashino Keigo’s 40th anniversary as a writer, as announced in the “Higashino Keigo Official Guide: 40th Anniversary of His Writing Career Ver.” (Kodansha Bunko).
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◆Readers’ Choice: Keigo Higashino’s “Best Book”── Keigo Higashino, who made his debut as a writer in 1985 with “After School,” won the 31st Edogawa Rampo Prize and has published numerous detective and mystery novels. Many of his works have been adapted into films and have won literary awards. In 2023, his total number of copies in circulation in Japan surpassed 100 million. This year, to commemorate his 40th anniversary as a writer, a nationwide vote was held for the “104 Higashino Keigo Books: 100 Million Copies” initiative. The results of this vote were compiled in the “Higashino Keigo Official Guide: 40th Anniversary of His Writing Career ver.” (Kodansha Bunko), and it was announced that “The Devotion of Suspect X” (Bunshun Bunko), a book in the “Galileo Series,” which has sold over 16 million copies, won first place in the readers’ vote. In a reader poll conducted 15 years ago for all of Keigo Higashino’s works, “The Devotion of Suspect X” also won first place, making this its second time taking the top spot. ◆About “The Devotion of Suspect X” “The Devotion of Suspect X” is a full-length novel published in 2005 and the third of Keigo Higashino’s ten “Galileo” series. It won the 6th Honkaku Mystery Award and the 134th Naoki Prize. It was also the second Japanese author to be nominated for an Edgar Award (though it didn’t win). It also ranked first in the “Top 10 Honkaku Mysteries,” “This Mystery is Amazing!” and “Weekly Bunshun Mystery Top 10,” all of which are announced at the end of the year. In an interview at the time, Keigo Higashino himself commented that it was “my best work as a traditional mystery.” The film adaptation “The Devotion of Suspect X” was also a huge hit, and Shinichi Tsutsumi, who played Ishigami, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at numerous film awards, garnering much attention. Galileo Series Official Website
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