Asa Nonami
Asa Nonami is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan.
Nonami attended Waseda University where she studied Sociology but dropped out to take a job at an advertising agency. She became a published author in 1988.
Works in English translation
;Crime/thriller novels- The Hunter, trans. Juliet Winters Carpenter
- Now You're One of Us, trans. Michael Volek and Mitsuko Volek
- Body, trans. Takami Nieda
Awards
- 1988 – The Japanese Mystery and Suspense Award : Kōfuku na Chōshoku
- 1996 – Naoki Prize: The Hunter
- 2011 – Chuokoron Prize for Literature: ''Chi no Hate kara''
Main works
Detective Takako Otomichi series
- Novels
- * Kogoeru Kiba, 1996
- ** The Hunter, Kodansha International, 2006.,
- * Kusari, 2000
- * Kaze no Epitafu, 2006
- Short story collections
- * Hana Chiru Koro no Satsujin, 1999
- * Miren, 2001
- * Warau Yami, 2004
Standalone novels
- Kōfuku na Chōshoku, 1988
- Anki, 1993
- *Now You're One of Us, Vertical, 2007.,
- Namida, 2000
- Chi no Hate kara, 2010
Short story collections
- Karada, 1999
- *Body, Vertical, 2012.,
- Kinryōku, 2010
Film adaptations
- Heels of the Muse
- ''Howling''