Bullet Train

Isaka, Kotaro

£9.99

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 headed 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?

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Publish Date: 17/03/2022

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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.

Additional information

Weight 319 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 27 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

451

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

859.636 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K