The Mantis: A Novel

by Kotaro Isaka Narrated by Brian Nishii, Pun Bandhu

Overview

From the bestselling author of Bullet Train and Three Assassins, a propulsive Thriller about a family man with a deadly secret life

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 listeners have come to crave-assassins with quirky codenames and modi operandi, action sequences, madcap energy, and razor-sharp humor-making the novel a frenetic audio experience that hurtles listeners toward a thrilling climax.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The story is a fascinating one, filled with moments of excitement and flashes of humor . . .”—New York Journal of Books

“[A] superb and intricately plotted thriller …Though Kabuto does commit violence, it isn't graphic and the novel is quite humorous. … it leads to a satisfying and moving end.”—Shelf Awareness (starred review)

“A deep meditation on hope and regret and the pain of being seen. I loved it.”—Criminal Element

Shelf Awareness (starred review)

[A] superb and intricately plotted thriller …Though Kabuto does commit violence, it isn't graphic and the novel is quite humorous. … it leads to a satisfying and moving end.

New York Journal of Books

The story is a fascinating one, filled with moments of excitement and flashes of humor . . .

Criminal Element

A deep meditation on hope and regret and the pain of being seen. I loved it.

Geekdad

Really intriguing . . . a slow burn and there are some surprising twists to be discovered.

New York Times on Three Assassins

Three Assassins feels like a fever dream that makes sense when you’re in it, but whose strange contours linger long after you wake up.”

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192387023
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	11/07/2023
Edition description:	Unabridged

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