Kang Jiyoung is a Korean writer based in Paju, near Seoul. Most of her fiction features female assassins. She is the author of the story collections Goodbye Paradise, Time for Dogs to Eat, and The Killer's Shopping List, and her novels include Quarantine Station of New Culture, Elza's Ha-yin, Circus in the Dark Forest, Frankenstein Family, Yawning is Delicious, Pheromone Boutique, and The Shop for Killers, which was adapted for television by Disney+.