THE MANTIS

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. It looks fearsome, but its still just a tiny insect. The mantis actually thinks it can win. Even though its tiny, its still ready to fight to the death.Kabuto is an ordinary guy: stressed with work, hassled by his wife and disrespected by his son. No wonder he visits his doctor so often. Except the Doctor is actually his handler, and Kabuto is a hired assassin. The prescriptions the Doctor hands over are his unlucky targets. Because although Kabuto may seem like a small man at home, hes really good at killing people.Kabuto is worn out with the business of murder. Hes trying to pay his way out of the Doctors employment with a few last jobs. But the most lucrative contracts involve taking out other professional assassins and his final assignment puts both him and his family in danger.Unlike anything youre likely to have read before`white-hot with double-crosses Financial Times, on Bullet Train