Keigo Higashino is one of the most prolific and bestselling novelists in Japan today; his books have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. He's the winner of the Naoki Prize, the Edogawa Rampo Prize for best mystery and the Mystery Writers of Japan Prize, among others. The Devotion of Suspect X was nominated for the Edgar Award, while his recent cozy novel, The Miracles of Namiya General Store, has sold over 14 million copies.
Alexander O. Smith is a leading translator of Japanese literary and popular fiction, including Keigo Higashino's best-selling novels: The Devotion of Suspect X, The Salvation of a Saint, A Midsummer's Equation, Under the Midnight Sun and Malice.