Kotaro Isaka

Kotaro Isaka was born in Chiba prefecture in Japan in 1971. He had a career as a system engineer before writing his first work. AKUTO-TACHI GA MENI SHIMIRU (ROGUES GET IN YOUR EYES) which won a commendation for the Suntory Grand Prize of Mystery in 1996. In the year 2000, AUDUBON NO INORI (THE PRAYER OF AUDUBON) won the Shincho Grand Prize of Mystery, making his debut as a professional writer. Also in 2004, AHIRU TO KAMO NO COIN LOCKER (A DUCK AND A WILD DUCK IN THE SAME LOCKER) won the Eiji Yoshihara Prize for best new author, and SHINIGAMI NO SEIDO (ACCURACY OF THE GRIM REAPER) won the Japanese Authors Association of Mystery Award, in the short story category.

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Agent: Jessica Woollard