Isaac Adamson

Isaac Adamson (born 1971, Fort Collins, Colorado) is an American author who wrote a series of mystery novels set in Japan and featuring journalist and amateur detective Billy Chaka.

Biography After graduating from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Adamson attended UCLA briefly before graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Film Studies. While at UCLA, he was a member of the 1990 NCAA National Championship men' soccer team.

Adamson's first novel, Tokyo Suckerpunch, was to be made into a film by Sony Pictures Entertainment, starring Tobey Maguire in the role of Billy Chaka.

Adamson currently lives in Portland, Oregon. He is married to Chee-Soo Kim.

Written works

Tokyo Suckerpunch (2000) Hokkaido Popsicle (2002) Dreaming Pachinko (2003) Kinki Lullaby (2004) Complication (2012) Bubbles (script) (2015) 51 Dons (script) (2015) The Ice Twins (script) (2016) Helios (script) (2016) Chippendales (script) (2017) Possum Song (script) (2020)