Showing results for "Kotaro Isaka" in Literature & Fiction

Nanao ‘the unluckiest assassin in the world’ has been hired to deliver a birthday present to a guest at a luxury Tokyo Hotel. It seems like a simple assignment but by the time he leaves the guest's room one man is dead and more will soon follow. As events spiral out of control as it becomes clear several different killers, with varying missions, are all taking a stay in the hotel at the same time. And they're all particularly interested in a young woman with a photographic memory, hiding out on one of the twenty floors.

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.

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.

In Japan's recent past, Miyako suspects her mother-in-law is a murderer. She uses her secret skills as an ex-spy to investigate her, while trying to maintain a peaceful home life. And in Japan's not-too-distant future, a courier named Mito finds himself embroiled in the death of the developer of a sinister AI surveillance system.

Un treno partito da Tokyo e lanciato a trecento all'ora nella campagna giapponese. Una valigia piena di soldi nascosta in una delle carrozze. E sette assassini pronti a entrare in azione. Oji ha la faccia innocente di uno studente per bene, in realtà è un pericoloso psicopatico. È lui ad aver mandato in ospedale il figlio di Kimura, che ora si trova sullo Shinkansen - il treno proiettile - per vendicarsi. Ma Kimura e Oji non sono gli unici passeggeri pericolosi. Nanao, a suo dire l'assassino più sfigato del mondo, e la letale coppia formata da Mikan e Lemon sono sullo stesso treno.

Ils sont cinq tueurs à bord du Shinkansen... Qui arrivera à destination ? En gare de Tokyo, Kimura s'apprête à monter dans le Shinkansen, le train à grande vitesse japonais, avec une arme à feu cachée dans son sac. Sa cible ? Un collégien qui a poussé son fils de 6 ans du haut d'un toit, le laissant entre la vie et la mort.