Kaoru Kurosaki (黒碕 薫, Kurosaki Kaoru, January 26, 1969) is a Japanese novelist and screenwriter born in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her former pen name is Kaoru Kurosaki (黒崎 薫, Kurosaki Kaoru). Her husband is the mangaka Nobuhiro Watsuki (和月 伸宏). She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan (Nihon Suiri Sakka Kyōkai).