The Mantis : a novel / Kotaro Isaka ; translated from the Japanese by Sam Malissa.
"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. But 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." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419769474
- ISBN: 1419769472
- Physical Description: 226 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : The Overlook Press, an imprint of Abrams, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes an extract from Three assassins. First published in Japan with the title Ax in 2017. |
| Language Note: | In English, translated from Japanese. |
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| Subject: | Isaka, Kōtarō, 1971- > Translations into English. Assassins > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Japanese fiction > Translations into English. Secrecy. Tokyo (Japan) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Gangster fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Domestic fiction. Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
Available copies
- 9 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | FIC ISA (Text) | 30229101332459 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
