Isaac Adamson, born in
Fort Collins, Colorado
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in 1971, is the American author of a series of
mystery novel
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s 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 team.
Adamson's first novel, ''Tokyo Suckerpunch'', was to be made into a film by
Sony Pictures Entertainment
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, starring
Tobey Maguire in the role of Billy Chaka.
All four of his Billy Chaka novels were published by
HarperCollins. They are currently out of print. His novel ''Complication'' was published by
Counterpoint Press. ''Complication'', a thriller set in
Prague, was a nominee for the
Mystery Writers of America's 2013
Edgar Award
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s in the Best Paperback Original category.
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)
References
External links
*
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
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