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Seesaw Monster

Kotaro Isaka author Sam Malissa translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Publishing:3rd Jul '25

£18.99

This title is due to be published on 3rd July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Two inventive tales of espionage in one, from the internationally bestselling author of Japanese fiction sensation Bullet Train

In Japan's recent past, Miyako suspects her mother-in-law is a murderer. She uses her secret skills as an ex-spy to investigate her, while trying to maintain a peaceful home life.

And in Japan's not-too-distant future, a courier named Mito finds himself embroiled in the death of the developer of a sinister AI surveillance system.

Seesaw Monster contains two sharp, thrilling novellas from the bestselling and multi-award-winning writer Kotaro Isaka.

Thoroughly enjoyable * Guardian, on BULLET TRAIN *
Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses * Financial Times, on BULLET TRAIN *
Entertaining...high-speed...with lots of twists and turns...it has a Tarantino-meets-the-Coen-Brothers feel to it * The Times, on BULLET TRAIN *
An offbeat but touching thriller, with a wonderful final twist * Mail on Sunday, on THE MANTIS *

ISBN: 9781787304727

Dimensions: 240mm x 156mm x 28mm

Weight: 500g

256 pages