Kōtarō Isaka Libri

Masaharu Aoyagi is a driver for a delivery company in the city of Sendai in northern Japan. Two years ago he had achieved brief notoriety for rescuing a local starlet from a robbery attempt while making a delivery to her apartment. Now he is back in the spotlight, this time as the main suspect in the assassination of newly elected prime minister.

Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both?From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN: A seemingly ordinary family man tries to juggle his home life with his job as a hitman.Picture a mantis raising up its blades.Kabuto is an ordinary guy; stressed with work, hassled by his wife and disrespected by his teenage son. No wonder he visits his doctor so often. Except the 'Doctor' is actually his handler, and Kabuto is a hired assassin. Because although he may seem like a small man at home, Kabuto is really good at killing people.The mantis actually thinks it can win...But Kabuto is worn out with the business of murder. So he's trying to pay his way out with a few last jobs. But when the final assignment puts his unsuspecting family in danger, Kabuto realises he is going to need every deadly skill he knows to keep them alive. Even though it's tiny, it's still ready to fight to the death.PRAISE FOR KOTARO ISAKA:'Showcases Isaka's Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence' The Times'Unusual and thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian

SUZUKI IS JUST AN ORDINARY MATHS TEACHER...UNTIL HIS WIFE IS MURDERED. Seeking justice, he leaves his old life behind to infiltrate the criminal gang responsible. What he doesn't realise is that he's about to get drawn into a web of the most unusual professional assassins, each with their own agenda- THE WHALE convinces his victims to take their own lives using just his words. THE CICADA is a talkative and deadly knife expert. THE PUSHER dispatches his targets in deadly traffic 'accidents'. Suzuki must take on the three assassins to avenge his wife - but can he keep his innocence in a world of seasoned killers? THEIR MISSION IS MURDER. HIS IS REVENGE. PRAISE FOR BULLET TRAIN- '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' Guardian The action accelerates up and down the ten carriages but the question is- who will get off alive? Daily Mail

What do you do when the city's savior is actually a devil in disguise...? Reads R to L (Japanese Style). What do you do when the city's savior is actually a devil in disguise...? As Ando learns to use his powers effectively, he must decide whether or not to oppose Inukai. A decision made much harder when it could cost him his life.

*SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BRAD PITT AND SANDRA BULLOCK* 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?

Set in a luxury hotel teeming with assassins, the story unfolds in a high-stakes environment where danger lurks around every corner. As the characters navigate their secretive lives, intrigue and tension escalate, leading to unexpected alliances and betrayals. The unique premise combines elements of suspense and dark humor, creating a thrilling atmosphere where the line between hunter and hunted blurs, and survival becomes the ultimate goal.

「大学の一年間なんてあっという間だ」入学、一人暮らし、新しい友人、麻雀、合コン...。学生生活を楽しむ五人の大学生が、社会という“砂漠”に囲まれた“オアシス”で超能力に遭遇し、不穏な犯罪者に翻弄され、まばたきする間に過ぎゆく日々を送っていく。パワーみなぎる、誰も知らない青春小説。

会社員の安藤は弟の潤也と二人で暮らしていた。自分が念じれば、それを相手が必ず口に出すことに偶然気がついた安藤は、その能力を携えて、一人の男に近づいていった。５年後の潤也の姿を描いた「呼吸」とともに綴られる、何気ない日常生活に流されることの危うさ。新たなる小説の可能性を追求した物語。