The Assassins Series

殺し屋シリーズ

Koroshiya Series

4 volumes

2004 – present

Suzuki lives an ordinary life until his wife is murdered. Seeking both answers and revenge, he abandons his law-abiding ways and takes a low-level position at a front company run by the Maiden crime gang, the ones behind his wife's death. Before long, Suzuki becomes entangled with a group of eccentric yet lethal assassins. The Cicada is a master of knives. The Pusher pushes people into oncoming traffic. The Whale whispers grim aphorisms to victims until they take their own lives.

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Status: Publishing
Format: Novel
Volumes: 4

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Authors

Isaka, Koutarou

Background

Koroshiya Series has been published in English as The Assassins Series by Abrams under the Overlook Press imprint since August 9, 2022. The series was published in French by Presses de la Cité from June 16, 2022; in German by Hoffmann und Campe from April 2, 2022; and in Spanish by Ediciones Destino from March 15, 2023. The first book in the series was adapted into a Japanese live-action film, which was released on November 7, 2015. The Hollywood live-action adaptation of the second book, titled Bullet Train, premiered on August 5, 2022.