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Bullet Train

Oct 6, 2024 2:24 PM

Author:Kotaro Isaka,Sam Malissa

Bullet Train

* NOW A MAJOR NEW FILM *

FIVE KILLERS. ONE JOURNEY. BUT WHO WILL SURVIVE?

Discover the original and propulsive thriller from the massive Japanese bestselling author.

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.

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?

(Bullet Train was originally published in Japan with the title Maria Beetle.)

'A locked-room crime drama played out at 200mph' The Times

'A high-octane thriller... Thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian

Readers are OBSESSED with Bullet Train:

'Original, quirky and highly entertaining'

'A dark-humoured, twisty thriller that's a lot of fun'

'One of the most addictive thrillers I've ever read... smart and cinematic'

'What an original novel! Exciting from beginning to end'

'A whole lot of darkly comic fun'

'A thrilling ride'

Reviews

An entertaining thriller... Kill Bill on wheels or a locked-room crime drama played out at 200mph

—— The Times

Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses

—— Financial Times

Entertaining...high-speed...with lots of twists and turns...it has a Tarantino-meets-the-Coen-Brothers feel to it.

—— The Times

Part high-octane thriller, part farce, this is an unusual and thoroughly enjoyable read

—— Laura Wilson , Guardian

The action accelerates up and down the ten carriages but the question is: who will get off alive?

—— Daily Mail

As the body count increases Isaka introduces new characters and juggles the survivors' storylines adroitly.

—— Sunday Times

A highly original take on the locked-room mystery: twisty, funny and horrifying in its examination of organised crime, bullying, bad luck and psychopathy

—— Natasha Cooper , Literary Review, *Books of the Year*

Breakneck pacing, masterful character development, and well-timed comic relief set Isaka's
pitch-perfect (and seamlessly translated) thriller up for blockbuster status...a twisty, darkly hilarious game of musical chairs

—— Booklist, starred review

Impressive...Isaka keeps the suspense high throughout. Fans of intricate action fiction will be enthralled

—— Publishers Weekly, starred review

Myriad twists... a high-octane dark comedy as the body count stacks up.

—— Straits Times

Isaka knows how to keep his readers on their toes. His characters are colourful, varied and morally despicable...there's much more to it than a thrill-a-minute action fix. It's dark, funny, absurd and it certainly boast the most interesting bunch of characters we've seen in a while.

—— Crime Fiction Lover

This propulsive novel tauntingly flaunts its cinematic bona fides

—— Angus Batey , Quietus

Bullet Train is a knockabout black comedy with a plot as fast-moving as the express train from Tokyo to Morioka on which the action takes place

—— Christina Hardyment , The Times, *Audiobooks of the Year*

Stylish and darkly comic

—— Fraser Massey , ASLEF Journal

A page-turning slow burn

—— Cara Hunter , bestselling author of Close to Home

Will give you chills

—— Sunday Mirror

An addictive read that will leave you on the edge of your seat

—— Sun

Will have you tearing through the pages

—— Paula Daly , bestselling author of The Mistake I Made

Combines shocking twists effortlessly with sensitive explorations of family dynamics

—— Gillian McAllister , bestselling author of Anything You Do Say

Superb plotting. I could hardly catch my breath between twists

—— Jenny Blackhurst , bestselling author of Before I Let You In

As soon as I finished the first page, I knew I wouldn't be able to put this down

—— Good Housekeeping

Unforgettably dark and complex

—— Woman & Home

Kept me up last night. Scary. Twisty. All too believable

—— Jane Corry , bestselling author of My Husband's Wife

Kept me guessing right up to the thrilling finale

—— Emma Curtis , bestselling author of One Little Mistake

Absorbing and chilling

—— Karen Perry , bestselling author of Girl Unknown

It's impossible to guess the shocking ending

—— Saga

A fab and twisty page-turner

—— Lucy Clarke , bestselling author of Last Seen

So twisty, turning and grippy

—— Gilly Macmillan , bestselling author of What She Knew

A story as unsettling as the island that serves as its setting. Don't trust anyone at The Retreat.

—— Stacy Willingham, New York Times bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark

Deliciously paced with rich worldbuilding, The Retreat teems with questionable motives, unspoken frustrations, and hair-raising cliffhangers. I absolutely could not put this book down!

—— Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

'Dazzling and inventive, like an Agatha Christie mystery split open by a heatwave. The Retreat is transporting, with an unforgettable setting and a complex web of secrets. I didn't want it to end.'

—— Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy

'The Retreat is a delightfully creepy thriller set in a fantastic gothic location. I loved it!'

—— G. R. Halliday, author of From The Shadows

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