Bullet Train

Paperback Published on: 21/07/2022; Language: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)
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Bullet Train
An Agatha Christie Mystery (and a Tarantino Crime Caper)
A thriller with an eclectic mix of bad guys with various agendas all trapped on a speeding train? I was easily sold on this one and it did not disappoint. ... READ MORE
Simon at Waterstones Worthing

Synopsis

* NOW A MAJOR NEW FILM *

FIVE KILLERS. ONE JOURNEY. BUT WHO WILL SURVIVE?

Discover the original and propulsive thriller from the massive Japanese bestselling author.

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?

(Bullet Train was originally published in Japan with the title Maria Beetle.)

'A locked-room crime drama played out at 200mph' The Times

'A high-octane thriller... Thoroughly enjoyable' Guardian

Don’t miss the next thrilling Kotaro Isaka book, HOTEL LUCKY SEVEN, available to pre-order now.

Readers are OBSESSED with Bullet Train:

'Original, quirky and highly entertaining'

'A dark-humoured, twisty thriller that's a lot of fun'

'One of the most addictive thrillers I've ever read... smart and cinematic'

'What an original novel! Exciting from beginning to end'

'A whole lot of darkly comic fun'

'A thrilling ride'

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781529116267
  • Number of pages: 464
  • Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 29 mm
  • Weight: 368g
  • Languages: English, Japanese (Original language of a translated text)

Customer Reviews

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Bullet Train
Underwhelming, but not disappointing.
To start, I haven’t seen the film so I can not use that as a guide or influence, but from the books perspective I was left slightly underwhelmed. The c... READ MORE
Joe Perkins
Bullet Train
Bullet Train
This book is based on assassins who are on board the bullet train from Tokyo. There are 5 of them and they don’t realise in the beginning that their goal ... READ MORE
Monica Hanna
Bullet Train
Maybe I will watch the film instead...
Perhaps something was lost in translation, but I couldn't get into it at all. The conversations between characters didn't feel natural and it put me off co... READ MORE
kendrafortune
Bullet Train
Slow story
I'm afraid to say I wasn't particularly enthralled with this book. Initially I threw myself into the story and was quite invested but as things carried on,... READ MORE
Nic. C/ Nickiknackinoo
Bullet Train
Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka (translated by Sam Malissa)
Boarding a train has never been so deadly! When the bullet train leaves Tokyo heading for Morioka little do the passengers know that in their midst are fiv... READ MORE
@damppebbles
Bullet Train
An novel isolated murder mystery location: a high speed express train
A novel take on the "isolated location" concept - all the characters are trapped onboard a Shinkansen and need to stay alive on the 2h30 journey from Tokyo... READ MORE
Hikari