Kotaro Isaka

El libro que ha inspirado la película Bullet Train protagonizada por Brad Pitt y Sandra Bullock. Un thriller satírico y deliciosamente oscuro del exitoso autor japonés Kotaro Isaka, que sigue el peligroso viaje de cinco asesinos en un tren de alta velocidad. Nanao, conocido como el asesino mas desafortunado del gremio, sube a un tren bala de Tokio a Morioka con una sencilla tarea: robar una maleta y bajarse en la siguiente estacion. Sin que el lo sepa, el mortifero duo de sicarios conocidos como Mandarina y Limon tambien va tras la misma maleta, y ellos no son los unicos pasajeros peligrosos a bordo. Satoshi, el Principe, un joven de apenas catorce años pero con la mente de un psicopata despiadado, se encontrara con Kimura, con quien tiene una cuenta pendiente. Cuando los cinco asesinos descubren que viajan todos en el mismo tren, se dan cuenta de que sus misiones estan mas conectadas de lo que pensaban. ¿Quien saldra vivo del tren y que les espera en la ultima parada? Parte thriller de alto voltaje, parte farsa, Tren bala es una lectura fuera de lo comun y realmente entretenida. The Guardian Entretenida y llena de giros inesperados, un cruce delicioso entre Tarantino y los hermanos Coen. The Times Dicen de la novela: Kill Bill a 300 km/h ?The Times Diferente a todo lo que hayas leido hasta ahora?Financial Times

Cinco asesinos. Una recompensa. ¿Quién llegará al final del trayecto con vida? Nanao, conocido como «el asesino más desafortunado del gremio», sube a un tren bala de Tokio a Morioka con una sencilla

Five killers are on a bullet train from Tokyo competing for a suitcase full of money. Who will make it to the last station? An original and propulsive thriller from a Japanese bestseller. 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? A bestseller in Japan, Bullet Train is an original and propulsive thriller which fizzes with an incredible energy as its complex net of double-crosses and twists unwinds to the last station.

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 hes 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.

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.

Solo alguien con sed de venganza puede detenerlos. De la mano del actual rey del crimen japonés y autor del éxito internacional Tren Bala, llega el nuevo thriller de Kotaro Isaka, Tres Asesinos.La vida de Suzuki, un joven profesor de matematicas, da un inesperado vuelco cuando su esposa muere asesinada. A partir de ese momento, Suzuki, en busca de venganza, hara lo posible por rastrear a los culpables. Lo que no espera es que en su camino se crucen tres inusuales asesinos profesionales, los mejores del gremio, y cada uno de ellos con su propia agenda."La Ballena", rey de la dialectica, aboca a sus objetivos al suicidio."La Cigarra" habla demasiado, pero su manejo de los cuchillos es inigualable."El Empujon" mata a sus victimas empujandolas con suavidad al trafico de Tokio.Suzuki debera enfrentarse a todos ellos si quiere encontrar la justicia que tanto desea.Desenfrenada y elegante a la vez, Tres asesinos es un viaje vertiginoso al inframundo criminal de Tokio, poblado por los mercenarios mejor preparados del mundo; una suerte de tragedia clasica en la que nada sobra, pasada por el filtro del mejor cine de Tarantino o los hermanos Coen.

De la mano del actual rey del crimen japonés y autor del éxito internacional Tren Bala, llega el nuevo thriller de Kotaro Isaka, Tres Asesinos. Suzuki, un joven profesor de matemáticas, lleva una vida tranquila hasta que su esposa es asesinada en circunstancias extrañas. Cuando descubre a la banda criminal responsable de su muerte, se une a ellos en busca de una oportunidad para vengarse. Lo que el joven profesor no sabe es que se cruzaran en su camino tres inusuales asesinos profesionales, los mejores del gremio, y cada uno con su propia agenda. La Ballena, avido lector y rey de la dialectica, convence a sus objetivos que el suicidio es su unica via de escape. La Cigarra, cuyo manejo de los cuchillos es inigualable. El Empujador, elusivo, nadie en el sector sabe si realmente existe, mata a sus victimas con un suave empujon. Suzuki debe enfrentarse a cada uno de ellos para tratar de encontrar la justicia que tanto desea, a la vez que intenta mantener sus manos limpias en un mundo de asesinos.

A luxury hotel full of assassins what could go wrong Nanao the unluckiest assassin in the world has been hired to deliver a birthday present to a guest at a luxury Tokyo Hotel It seems like a simple assignment but by the time he leaves the guest s room one man is dead and more will soon follow As events spiral out of control as it becomes clear several different killers with varying missions are all taking a stay in the hotel at the same time And they re all particularly interested in a young woman with a photographic memory hiding out on one of the twenty floors Will Nanao find the truth about what s going on And will he check out alive In this original gripping and inventive follow up to the international bestseller Bullet Train Kotaro Isaka demonstrates his unparalleled gift for unique characters and unexpected twists Unlike anything you re likely to have read before white hot with double crosses Financial Times on BULLET TRAIN Entertaining high speed with lots of twists and turns it has a Tarantino meets the Coen Brothers feel to it The Times on BULLET TRAIN Thoroughly enjoyable Guardian on BULLET TRAIN Showcases Kotaro Isaka s Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence The Times on THREE ASSASSINS An offbeat

Solo alguien con sed de venganza puede detenerlos. La vida de Suzuki, un joven profesor de matemáticas, da un inesperado vuelco cuando su esposa muere asesinada. A partir de ese momento, Suzuki, en busca de venganza, hara lo posible por rastrear a los culpables. Lo que no espera es que en su camino se crucen tres inusuales asesinos profesionales, los mejores del gremio, y cada uno de ellos con su propia agenda. La Ballena, rey de la dialectica, aboca a sus objetivos al suicidio. La Cigarra habla demasiado, pero su manejo de los cuchillos es inigualable. El Empujon mata a sus victimas empujandolas con suavidad al trafico de Tokio. Suzuki debera enfrentarse a todos ellos si quiere encontrar la justicia que tanto desea.

Five killers. One train journey. But who will survive? The original and propulsive thriller from a massive Japanese bestseller.*SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM*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?

THEIR MISSION IS MURDER. HIS IS REVENGE.Suzuki is just an ordinary man until his wife is murdered. When he discovers the criminal gang responsible he leaves behind his life as a maths teacher and joins them, looking for a chance to take his revenge. What he doesn't realise is that he's about to get drawn into a web of 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 elusive Pusher dispatches his targets in deadly traffic accidents.Suzuki must take each of them on, in order to try to find justice and keep his innocence in a world of killers.