{"product_id":"the-mantis-9781419769481","title":"The Mantis","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBullet Train \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThree Assassins\u003c\/i\u003e, a propulsive thriller set in Tokyo's criminal underworld about the intrigue and tensions a family man faces as he tries to hide his secret life as a hitman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kabuto is a highly skilled assassin eager to escape his dangerous profession and the hold his handler, the sinister Doctor, has over him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The third book in a loose trilogy set in Kotaro Isaka's imagined Tokyo criminal underworld, \u003ci\u003eThe Mantis \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419769481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Kotaro Isaka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637685285045,"sku":"9781419769481","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_65f3cc0d-2210-429d-951b-20bb966e0a7c.jpg?v=1726582408","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mantis-9781419769481","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}