The Mantis

von Kotaro Isaka

432 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA STEEL DAGGER FOR BEST THRILLER*Kabuto is an ordinary guy; stressed with work, hassled by his wife and disrespected by his son. No wonder he visits his doctor so often. Except 'the Doctor' is actually his handler, and Kabuto is a hired assassin. The 'prescriptions' the Doctor hands over are his unlucky targets. Because although Kabuto may seem like a small man at home, he's really good at killing people.Kabuto is worn out with the business of murder. He's trying to pay his way out of the Doctor's employment with a few last jobs. But the most lucrative contracts involve taking out other professional assassins and his final assignment puts both him and his family in danger.Picture a mantis raising up its blades. It looks fearsome, but it's still just a tiny insect. The mantis actually thinks it can win. Even though it's tiny, it's still ready to fight to the death.'Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses' Financial Times, on Bullet TrainDon't miss the next thrilling Kotaro Isaka book, HOTEL LUCKY SEVEN, available to pre-order now.

• Reihe: Harvill Secker
• ISBN: 9781787303928
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.11.2023
• Größe: 236 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Mayhem Books
• Übersetzung: Sam Malissa