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Three Assassins

By: Kotaro Isaka, Sam Malissa - translator
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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Their mission is murder. His is revenge.

A propulsive new thriller from the best-selling author of Bullet Train.

Suzuki is just an ordinary man until his wife is murdered. When he discovers the criminal gang responsible, he leaves behind his life as a maths teacher and joins them, looking for a chance to take his revenge. What he doesn't realise is that he's about to get drawn into a web of unusual professional assassins, each with their own agenda.

The Whale convinces his victims to take their own lives using just his words.

The Cicada is a talkative and deadly knife expert.

The elusive Pusher dispatches his targets in deadly traffic accidents.

Suzuki must take each of them on, in order to try to find justice and keep his innocence in a world of killers.

©2022 Kotaro Isaka (P)2022 Penguin Audio
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Terrific

This is my third Kotaro Osaka after Bullet Train and The Mantis, and I’ve loved all of them. There’s a curious sense of tenderness under all the thrills and violence, and an interesting sense of morality and redemption in each of them - or perhaps I’m just projecting. Anyway this is another surprising, absorbing and convoluted yarn, well translated and brilliantly read/performed by Adam Sims. Highly recommended!

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very interesting story

wonderfully put together. a strange and mesmerising story. narration of the characters amazing. to the end you didn't know what would happen thank you.

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Very interesting all the way

I watched bullet train and hated the movie then read the book and realised they changed nearly everything the book was amazing then I found this and it is just as good and I see he uses characters across books which I love

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Great story

really enjoyed this book, just wish it had been longer. would love to read more by this author. the narrator is very good, lots of different voices for the characters, really brings them to life.

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A great story and selection of voices

I loved bullet train and pre-ordered this as soon as I could and I wasn't disappointed. the story is a smooth ride and seemed to be over far too soon for me. I would have happily had more. The author is such a good storyteller.

As for the narrator, I went through a journey with him, just like on bullet train when i first listened to the sample before buying. With his general narration, i wasnt sure if i was going to manage to get to the end. However, if you have heard a small clip before buying and felt the same then please be reassured. The voices the narrator uses for characters bring them to life. He really is brilliant with the character work in my opinion.

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What a lot of fun

Great plot and excellent performance. Would like to hear more from this author /reader combo.

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Loved it

Almost as good as Bullet Train. Am eager to listen to the third book of the trilogy.

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Love this author

It’s Murakami on steroids. Love this author. Hope all his books are translated into English

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Mind numbing !

I just could not finish this book, I tried several times. I was unable to be gripped by the novel, I may try a different book by this author but not for a while !!

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