The Mantis A Novel
The Mantis by Kotaro Isaka is a novel published by Abrams, Incorporated on November 12, 2024. This edition, written in English and spanning 256 pages, delves into the complexities of a family man navigating the Tokyo criminal underworld while concealing his life as a hitman. The story follows Kabuto, a skilled assassin seeking to escape his perilous profession and the control of his handler, the Doctor, who presents targets as “prescriptions” during their appointments.
Readers will encounter a narrative filled with intrigue and tension as Kabuto attempts to pay his way out of his dangerous employment through a series of final jobs, which increasingly jeopardize his family’s safety. The Mantis features a blend of action and humor, showcasing Isaka’s signature style with quirky assassins and dynamic plot twists. This installment continues the loose trilogy set in Isaka’s imagined Tokyo, offering a frenetic reading experience that propels the story toward a thrilling climax.
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From the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, a propulsive 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
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 Kabuto’s targets as “prescriptions” in his regular appointments with him, doesn’t 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.
Only the most lucrative jobs involve taking out other professional assassins, and Kabuto’s final assignment puts him and his family–who have no idea about his double life–in danger.
The third book in a loose trilogy set in Kotaro Isaka’s imagined Tokyo criminal underworld, The Mantis features all the hallmarks of his work that readers have come to crave: assassins with quirky codenames and modi operandi, page-turning action sequences, madcap energy, and razor-sharp humor–making the novel a frenetic, unputdownable read that hurtles readers toward a thrilling climax.
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