Bullet Train: A Novel [Paperback]

Bullet Trainis an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with incredible energy through a series of double-crosses and twists. Fueled by a seductively explosive premise, it's fast, deadly, and loads of fun. (NPR'sFresh Air)

An international bestseller and the basis for the major motion picture starring Brad Pitt.

Kimuras young son is in a coma thanks to the Prince, and Kimura has tracked him onto a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers on board.

Satoshithe Princelooks like an innocent schoolboy but is really a stylish and devious assassin. Risk fuels him, as does a good philosophical debate, such as questioning: Is killing really wrong?

Nanao, nicknamedLadybug, the self-proclaimed unluckiest assassin in the world, is put on the bullet train by his boss, a mysterious young woman called Maria, to steal a suitcase full of money and get off at the first stop.

The lethal duo ofTangerineandLemonare also traveling to Morioka, and the suitcase leads others to show their hands.

Why are they all on the same train, and who will make it off alive?

Plus don't miss the next titles in Kotaro Isaka's Assassins Series:
* Three Assassins
* The Mantis
* Hotel Lucky Seven

Kotaro Isakais a bestselling and multi-award-winning writer whose books have sold millions of copies around the world. He has won the Shincho Mystery Club Award, Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Japan Booksellers’ Award, and the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. His books includeThree Assassins,The Mantis, andRemote Control.“Zippily translated by Sam Malissa for The Overlook Press, this is one novel that lives up to its title. Fueled by a seductively explosive premise, it's fast, deadly and loads of fun&hellc”