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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.

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( Kodansha International, 2006) * ''Now You're One of Us'' (original title: Anki), trans.

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( Vertical, 2007) ;Short horror story collection * ''Body'' (original title: Karada), trans.

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( Vertical, 2012)

Awards

* 1988 – The Japanese Mystery and Suspense Award (Nihon Suiri Sasupensu Taisho): ''Kōfuku na Chōshoku'' (''A Happy Breakfast'') * 1996 –

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: ''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 * ''

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'' (2012) (Based on Nonami's novel ''The Hunter'')

Notes

References

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