{"product_id":"three-assassins-9781419763854","title":"Three Assassins","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Kotaro Isaka, the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBullet Train\u003c\/i\u003e, the high-octane thriller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Assassins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, set in Tokyo's criminal underworld, pits an ordinary man against a group of talented and very unusual assassins.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suzuki is an ordinary man . . . until his wife is murdered. To get answers and his revenge, he abandons his law-abiding lifestyle and takes a low-level job with a front company operated by the crime gang Maiden, who are responsible for his wife's death. Before long, Suzuki finds himself caught up in a network of quirky and highly effective assassins: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Cicada is a knife expert. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Pusher nudges people into oncoming traffic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Whale whispers bleak aphorisms to his victims until they take their own lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Intense and electrifying, \u003ci\u003eThree Assassins\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a wild ride through the criminal underworld of Tokyo, populated by contract killers who are almost superhumanly good at their jobs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Feels like a fever dream that makes sense when you're in it, but whose strange contours linger long after you wake up.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKotaro Isaka \u003c\/b\u003eis a bestselling and award-winning writer whose books have sold millions of copies around the world. He has won the Shincho Mystery Club Award, Mystery Writers of Japan Award, Japan Booksellers' Award, and the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. His novel \u003ci\u003eBullet Train\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a major film from Sony starring Brad Pitt.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452951695634,"sku":"9781419763854","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9012293c-cda6-45ab-9eda-ed3efcab7df2.jpg?v=1729829324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/three-assassins-9781419763854","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}