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The mantis : a novel / Kotaro Isaka ; translated from the Japanese by Sam Malissa.
'The Mantis' is a propulsive new thriller set in Tokyo's criminal underworld about the intrigue and tensions a family man faces as he tries to hide his secret life as a hitman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419769474 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 226 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Overlook Press, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Language Note: | English translated from the Japanese. |
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| Subject: | Assassins > Fiction. Criminals > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Tokyo (Japan) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Isaka | 31681010348597 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A skilled assassin eager to escape his profession and the hold of his handler, The Doctor, Kabuto, when The Doctor agrees to let him pay his way out of his contract, finds his final assignment putting him and his familyâwho have no idea about his double lifeâin danger. - Baker & Taylor
A skilled assassin eager to escape his profession and the hold of his handler, The Doctor, Kabuto, when The Doctor agrees to let him pay his way out of his contract, finds his final assignment putting him and his family-who have no idea about his double life-in danger. - Grand Central Pub
From the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, The Mantis is a propulsive thriller set in Tokyoâs criminal underworld about the intrigue and tensions a family man faces as he tries to hide his secret life as a hitman.
Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler, the sinister Doctor, has over him. The Doctor, a real physician who hands over Kabutoâs targets as âprescriptionsâ in his regular appointments with him, doesnât want to lose Kabuto as a profitable asset, but he agrees to let him pay his way out of his employment with a few last jobs. But the most lucrative jobs involve taking out other professional assassins, and Kabutoâs final assignment puts him and his familyâwho have no idea about his double lifeâin danger.
The third book in a loose trilogy set in Kotaro Isakaâs imagined Tokyo criminal underworld, The Mantis features all the hallmarks of his work that readers have come to craveâassassins with quirky codenames and modi operandi, page-turning action sequences, madcap energy, and razor-sharp humorâmaking the novel a frenetic, unputdownable read that hurtles readers toward a thrilling climax. - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
From the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, The Mantis is a propulsive thriller set in Tokyoâs criminal underworld about the intrigue and tensions a family man faces as he tries to hide his secret life as a hitman.
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Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler, the sinister Doctor, has over him. The Doctor, a real physician who hands over Kabutoâs targets as âprescriptionsâ in his regular appointments with him, doesnât want to lose Kabuto as a profitable asset, but he agrees to let him pay his way out of his employment with a few last jobs. But the most lucrative jobs involve taking out other professional assassins, and Kabutoâs final assignment puts him and his familyâwho have no idea about his double lifeâin danger.
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The third book in a loose trilogy set in Kotaro Isakaâs imagined Tokyo criminal underworld, The Mantis features all the hallmarks of his work that readers have come to craveâassassins with quirky codenames and modi operandi, page-turning action sequences, madcap energy, and razor-sharp humorâmaking the novel a frenetic, unputdownable read that hurtles readers toward a thrilling climax.
