WINNER OF THE STRAND CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT
A dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author,
following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated
assassins--soon to be a major film from Sony starring Brad Pitt, Joey
King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki
Sanada, Michael Shannon, and Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and more
Satoshi--The Prince--looks like an innocent schoolboy but is really a
stylish and devious assassin. Risk fuels him, as does a good
philosophical debate, such as questioning: Is killing really wrong?
Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to The Prince, and Kimura has
tracked him onto a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact
his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only
dangerous passengers on board.
Nanao, also nicknamed Ladybug, the self-proclaimed "unluckiest assassin
in the world," is put on the bullet train by his boss, a mysterious
young woman called Maria, to steal a suitcase full of money and get off
at the first stop. The lethal duo of Tangerine and Lemon are also
traveling to Morioka, and the suitcase leads others to show their hands.
Why are they all on the same train, and who will make it off alive?
A bestseller in Japan, Bullet Train is an original and propulsive
thriller that fizzes with incredible energy as its complex net of
double-crosses and twists unwinds up to the last station.
Also Available: Bullet Train movie tie-in edition (ISBN:
9781419763847)
