Hotel Lucky Seven

I enjoyed this latest instalment of the Assassins series much more than the third even though, at times, I did get a bit confused with the characters. I listened to the audio version, which was well narrated by Pun Bandhu. Bandhu has a nice relaxed delivery even when the action becomes slightly craz......more

Narrated by Pun Bandhu Presented by RB Media I liked this so much I finally bought the first book in the series haha. Following on from Bullet Train, this sees our unlucky Ladybug delivering a painting to a hotel. Naturally, things go awry and dead bodies begin to accumulate. The audio was an interestin......more

3.5 stars. The moment I started reading this book and encountered two women dressed as hotel maids named Blanket and Pillow I knew I was back in an Isaka thriller. Once again he creates a multi-plot assassin caper that has many of Bullet Train's pleasures. It is not quite as complex and not as groun......more

Another highly enjoyable comedy-of-errors entry in Kōtarō's "Assassins" universe, this one a direct sequel to his most famous Bullet Train, (and as such would make a great Brad Pitt sequel to that movie as well). Unlike the earlier books, this one does away with the mildly annoying fixation on bugs......more

Kōtarō Isaka’s Hotel Lucky Seven is a chaotic and bizarre trip through a luxury Tokyo hotel, with the world's most hapless assassin, Nanao—aka Ladybug—at its chaotic center. Following his misadventures in Bullet Train, Nanao returns for what should be a simple job: deliver a painting to a hotel gues......more