Natsuo Kirino
Natsuo Kirino | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1951 Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Genre | Thriller, Hardboiled, Social mystery |
| Notable works | Out |
| Notable awards | Naoki Prize |
Natsuo Kirino (桐野 夏生, Kirino Natsuo) (born October 7, 1951, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture) is the pen name of Mariko Hashioka, a Japanese novelist and a leading figure in the recent boom of female writers of Japanese detective fiction.