num_pages: 272
description: By the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train the high-octane new thriller set in Tokyos criminal underworld pits an ordinary man against a group of talented and very unusual assassins.Three Assassins is the high-stakes high-style and utterly propulsive follow-up to Kotaro Isakas international bestseller Bullet Train a Crime Reads Most Anticipated Book of 2021.Suzuki is an ordinary man until his wife is murdered. To get answers and his revenge Suzuki abandons his law-abiding lifestyle and takes a low-level job with a front company operated by the crime gang Maiden who are responsible for his wifes death. Before long Suzuki finds himself caught up in a network of quirky and highly effective assassins:The Cicada is a knife expert.The Pusher nudges people into oncoming traffic.The Whale whispers bleak aphorisms to his victims until they take their own lives.Intense and electrifying Three Assassins delivers a wild ride through the criminal underworld of Tokyo populated by contract killers who are almost superhumanly good at their jobs.
language: English
title: Three Assassins
publisher: Harry N. Abrams