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The Mantis Kotaro Isaka

The Mantis By Kotaro Isaka

The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka


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The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka

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 hes 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 Isakas Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence The Times

Unusual and thoroughly enjoyable Guardian

Dont miss the next thrilling Kotaro Isaka book, HOTEL LUCKY SEVEN, available to pre-order now.

The Mantis Reviews

An offbeat but touching thriller, with a wonderful final twist * Mail on Sunday *
Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses * Financial Times, on Bullet Train *
Entertaining...high-speed...with lots of twists and turns...it has a Tarantino-meets-the-Coen-Brothers feel to it. * The Times, on Bullet Train *
Thoroughly enjoyable * Guardian, on Bullet Train *
Showcases Kotaro Isaka's Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence * The Times, on Three Assassins *

About Kotaro Isaka

Kotaro Isaka (Author)
Kotaro Isaka is a bestselling and multi-award-winning writer who is published around the world. He has won the Shincho Mystery Club Award, Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Japan Booksellers' Award and the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize and fourteen of his books have been adapted for film or TV. He is the author of the international bestseller Bullet Train, which was made into a major film starring Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock.


Sam Malissa (Translator)
Sam Malissa holds a PhD in Japanese Literature from Yale University. He has translated fiction by Toshiki Okada, Shun Medoruma, and Hideo Furukawa, among others.

Additional information

GOR013810400
9781529920666
1529920663
The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2024-04-25
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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