Bullet Train

Description

Cinco asesinos, una recompensa. ¿Quién llegará al final del trayecto con vida? Nanao, conocido como «el asesino más desafortunado del gremio», sube a un tren bala de Tokio a Morioka con una sencilla tarea: robar una maleta y bajarse en la siguiente estación. Sin que él lo sepa, el mortífero dúo de sicarios conocidos como Mandarina y Limón también busca la misma maleta, y ellos no son los únicos pasajeros peligrosos a bordo. Satoshi, «el Príncipe», un joven de apenas catorce años pero con la mente de un psicópata despiadado, se encontrará con Kimura, con quien tiene una cuenta que saldar. Cuando los cinco asesinos descubren que viajan todos en el mismo tren, se dan cuenta de que sus misiones están más conectadas de lo que pensaban.

Description

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?

Subjects

Series Statement

• Assassins, #2

Other Editions

• Bullet Train: A NovelhardcoverHarry N. Abrams2021-08-03
• Bullet TrainPenguin Random House2021-01-01
• Bullet TrainAbrams, Inc.2021-01-01
• Bullet TrainPenguin Random House2021-01-01
• Bullet TrainHarry N. Abrams2021-08-03
• Bullet TrainAbrams, Inc.2022-01-01