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 (original title: Kogoeru Kiba), trans. Juliet Winters Carpenter (Kodansha International, 2006) Now You're One of Us (original title: Anki), trans. Michael Volek and Mitsuko Volek (Vertical, 2007) Short horror story collection Body (original title: Karada), trans. Takami Nieda (Vertical, 2012)

Awards 1988 – The Japanese Mystery and Suspense Award (Nihon Suiri Sasupensu Taisho): Kōfuku na Chōshoku (A Happy Breakfast) 1996 – Naoki Prize: The Hunter 2011 – Chuokoron Prize for Literature: Chi no Hate kara

Main works

Detective Takako Otomichi series Novels , 1996 The Hunter, Kodansha International, 2006. , , 2000 , 2006 Short story collections , 1999 , 2001 , 2004

Standalone novels , 1988 , 1993 Now You're One of Us, Vertical, 2007. , , 2000 , 2010

Short story collections , 1999 Body, Vertical, 2012. , , 2010

Film adaptations Japanese film Heels of the Muse (2005) (Based on Nonami's short story )

South Korean film Howling (2012) (Based on Nonami's novel The Hunter)