Isaka,Kotaro
Bullet train - London Harvill Secker 2021 - 415p.
A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins&;soon to be a major film from Sony
Nanao, nicknamed Lady Bird&;the self-proclaimed &;unluckiest assassin in the world&;&;boards a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with one simple task: grab a suitcase and get off at the next stop. Unbeknownst to him, the deadly duo Tangerine and Lemon are also after the very same suitcase&;and they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard. Satoshi, &;the Prince,&; with the looks of an innocent schoolboy and the mind of a viciously cunning psychopath, is also in the mix and has history with some of the others. Risk fuels him as does a good philosophical debate . . . like, is killing really wrong? Chasing the Prince is another assassin with a score to settle for the time the Prince casually pushed a young boy off of a roof, leaving him comatose.
When the five assassins discover they are all on the same train, they realize their missions are not as unrelated as they first appear.
A massive bestseller in Japan, Bullet Train is an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with an incredible energy and surprising humor as its complex net of double-crosses and twists unwind. Award-winning author Kotaro Isaka takes readers on a tension packed journey as the bullet train hurtles toward its final destination. Who will make it off the train alive&;and what awaits them at the last stop?
9781787302594
Japanese literature
Japan novel
Crime thriller
895.635 / ISA/B
Bullet train - London Harvill Secker 2021 - 415p.
A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins&;soon to be a major film from Sony
Nanao, nicknamed Lady Bird&;the self-proclaimed &;unluckiest assassin in the world&;&;boards a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with one simple task: grab a suitcase and get off at the next stop. Unbeknownst to him, the deadly duo Tangerine and Lemon are also after the very same suitcase&;and they are not the only dangerous passengers onboard. Satoshi, &;the Prince,&; with the looks of an innocent schoolboy and the mind of a viciously cunning psychopath, is also in the mix and has history with some of the others. Risk fuels him as does a good philosophical debate . . . like, is killing really wrong? Chasing the Prince is another assassin with a score to settle for the time the Prince casually pushed a young boy off of a roof, leaving him comatose.
When the five assassins discover they are all on the same train, they realize their missions are not as unrelated as they first appear.
A massive bestseller in Japan, Bullet Train is an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with an incredible energy and surprising humor as its complex net of double-crosses and twists unwind. Award-winning author Kotaro Isaka takes readers on a tension packed journey as the bullet train hurtles toward its final destination. Who will make it off the train alive&;and what awaits them at the last stop?
9781787302594
Japanese literature
Japan novel
Crime thriller
895.635 / ISA/B