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Isaka, Kōtarō, 1971-

Bullet train / Kōtarō Isaka. Translated from the Japanese by Sam Malissa. - London : Harvill Secker, 2021. - 415 pages ; 24 cm

First published in Japan with the title Maria bitoru by Kadokawa in 2010.

"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?"--Publisher.

ISBN: 178730258X 9781787302587 9781787302594 1787302598

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC107986 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020083877 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenage boys--Fiction.
Psychopaths--Fiction.
Assassins--Fiction.
Coma--Patients --Family relationships --Fiction.
Revenge--Fiction.
High speed trains--Japan --Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Thrillers (Fiction).
Action and adventure fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 890.00