Set in a luxury hotel teeming with assassins, the story unfolds in a high-stakes environment where danger lurks around every corner. As the characters navigate their secretive lives, intrigue and tension escalate, leading to unexpected alliances and betrayals. The unique premise combines elements of suspense and dark humor, creating a thrilling atmosphere where the line between hunter and hunted blurs, and survival becomes the ultimate goal.
Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both?From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN: A seemingly ordinary family man tries to juggle his home life with his job as a hitman.Picture a mantis raising up its blades.Kabuto is an ordinary guy; stressed with work, hassled by his wife and disrespected by his teenage son. No wonder he visits his doctor so often. Except the 'Doctor' is actually his handler, and Kabuto is a hired assassin. Because although he may seem like a small man at home, Kabuto is really good at killing people.The mantis actually thinks it can win...But Kabuto is worn out with the business of murder. So he's trying to pay his way out with a few last jobs. But when the final assignment puts his unsuspecting family in danger, Kabuto realises he is going to need every deadly skill he knows to keep them alive. Even though it's tiny, it's still ready to fight to the death.PRAISE FOR KOTARO ISAKA:'Showcases Isaka's Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence' The Times'Unusual and thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian
SUZUKI IS JUST AN ORDINARY MATHS TEACHER...UNTIL HIS WIFE IS MURDERED. Seeking justice, he leaves his old life behind to infiltrate the criminal gang responsible. What he doesn't realise is that he's about to get drawn into a web of the most unusual professional assassins, each with their own agenda- THE WHALE convinces his victims to take their own lives using just his words. THE CICADA is a talkative and deadly knife expert. THE PUSHER dispatches his targets in deadly traffic 'accidents'. Suzuki must take on the three assassins to avenge his wife - but can he keep his innocence in a world of seasoned killers? THEIR MISSION IS MURDER. HIS IS REVENGE. PRAISE FOR BULLET TRAIN- 'Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses' Financial Times 'Entertaining...high-speed...with lots of twists and turns...it has a Tarantino-meets-the-Coen-Brothers feel to it' The Times Part high-octane thriller, part farce, this is an unusual and thoroughly enjoyable read' Guardian The action accelerates up and down the ten carriages but the question is- who will get off alive? Daily Mail
Five killers. One train journey. But who will survive? The original and propulsive thriller from a massive Japanese bestseller. SHORTLISTED FOR A CWA DAGGER AWARD Satoshi looks like an innocent schoolboy but he is really a viciously cunning psychopath. Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to him, and Kimura has tracked him onto the bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard. Nanao, the self-proclaimed 'unluckiest assassin in the world', and the deadly partnership of Tangerine and Lemon are also travelling to Morioka. A suitcase full of money leads others to show their hands. Why are they all on the same train, and who will get off alive at the last station? Don't miss the next thrilling Kotaro Isaka book, HOTEL LUCKY SEVEN, available to pre-order now. 'A locked-room crime drama played out at 200mph' The Times 'A high-octane thriller... Thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian Readers can't stop reading Bullet Train! 'Original, quirky and highly entertaining' 'A dark-humoured, twisty thriller that's a lot of fun' 'One of the most addictive thrillers I've ever read... smart and cinematic' 'What an original novel! Exciting from beginning to end' 'A whole lot of darkly comic fun' 'A thrilling ride' Bullet Train was originally published in Japan with the title Maria Beetle.
Masaharu Aoyagi is a driver for a delivery company in the city of Sendai in northern Japan. Two years ago he had achieved brief notoriety for rescuing a local starlet from a robbery attempt while making a delivery to her apartment. Now he is back in the spotlight, this time as the main suspect in the assassination of newly elected prime minister.
What do you do when the city's savior is actually a devil in disguise...? Reads R to L (Japanese Style). What do you do when the city's savior is actually a devil in disguise...? As Ando learns to use his powers effectively, he must decide whether or not to oppose Inukai. A decision made much harder when it could cost him his life.