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Hotel Lucky Seven

Kotaro Isaka author Brian Bergstrom translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:7th Nov '24

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'Fresh and fun and full-throttle’ A.J. FINN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW

A luxury hotel full of assassins - what could go wrong?


Nanao ‘the unluckiest assassin in the world’ has been hired to deliver a birthday present to a guest at a luxury Tokyo Hotel. It seems like a simple assignment but by the time he leaves the guest's room one man is dead and more will soon follow. As events spiral out of control as it becomes clear several different killers, with varying missions, are all taking a stay in the hotel at the same time. And they're all particularly interested in a young woman with a photographic memory, hiding out on one of the twenty floors.

Will Nanao find the truth about what’s going on? And will he check out alive?

In this original, gripping and inventive follow-up to the international bestseller Bullet Train, Kotaro Isaka demonstrates his unparalleled gift for unique characters and unexpected twists.

'Isaka takes readers on a furious cat-and-mouse race through the luxury hotel… a near-perfect thriller' Booklist


Praise for Kotaro Isaka

Showcases Kotaro Isaka's Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence’ The Times

Unlike anything you're likely to have read before...white-hot with double-crosses’ Financial Times,

‘Entertaining...high-speed...with lots of twists and turns...it has a Tarantino-meets-the-Coen-Brothers feel to it’ The Times

‘Thoroughly enjoyable’ Guardian

‘An offbeat but touching thriller, with a wonderful final twist’ Mail on Sunday

Inventive funquirky charm and dark humour… his sense of glee is infectious * The Times *
If you were a fan of Bullet Train then you’ll love Kotaro Isaka’s follow-up… the twists and turns make this a lively read * Daily Mirror *
Full of narrative twists and colourful characters * Scotsman *
Isaka takes readers on a furious cat-and-mouse race through the luxury hotel… a near-perfect thriller. * Booklist *
Isaka’s style is terse, laden with dark humor expressed with a flat affect — just the right tone for a book that walks the line between comedy and violence.” * New York Times Book Review *
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 *
Thoroughly enjoyable * Guardian, on BULLET TRAIN *
Showcases Kotaro Isaka's Tarantinoesque blend of offbeat wit and stylised violence * The Times, on THREE ASSASSINS *
An offbeat but touching thriller, with a wonderful final twist * Mail on Sunday, on THE MANTIS *

ISBN: 9781787304741

Dimensions: 241mm x 163mm x 30mm

Weight: 522g

320 pages