The Mantis Av Kotaro Isaka

<p><b><i>Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both? </i></b><br><br>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.<br><br><b>*SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA STEEL DAGGER FOR BEST THRILLER*</b><br><br>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, he''s really good at killing people.<br><br>Kabuto is worn out with the business of murder. He''s trying to pay his way out of the Doctor''s 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.<br><br><i>Picture a mantis raising up its