Isaac Adamson, born in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1971, is the American author of a series of

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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

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briefly before graduating from the

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with a degree in Film Studies. While at UCLA, he was a member of the 1990 NCAA National Championship team. Adamson's first novel, ''Tokyo Suckerpunch'', was to be made into a film by Sony Pictures Entertainment, starring

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in the role of Billy Chaka. All four of his Billy Chaka novels were published by

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. They are currently out of print. His novel ''Complication'' was published by

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. ''Complication'', a thriller set in

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, was a nominee for the

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's 2013 Edgar Awards in the Best Paperback Original category. Adamson currently lives in

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. 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)

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* 1971 births Living people American mystery novelists Writers from Fort Collins, Colorado Novelists from Colorado American male novelists University of Colorado Boulder alumni 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American male writers UCLA Bruins men's soccer players {{US-novelist-1970s-stub