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Kiss Koi Goodbye
“MOODY. OFFBEAT. COMPELLING.” — JAKE ADELSTEIN, TOKYO VICE
ONCE YOU JOIN THE YAKUZA, YOU DO NOT LEAVE...
On the same day Takeda loses his job, he meets Koi — a stray ten-year-old boy wandering the rain-soaked streets of Yokohama. When he reunites the boy with his mother, the dangerously beautiful singer Annie Elvin, Takeda is drawn into the violent underworld of the Japanese yakuza.
At the centre of this web lies a secret biotech a genetically engineered chimera used to eliminate enemies in horrific, DNA-targeted killings. To stay alive, Takeda must deliver a personal marker from the next target — a Russian tycoon threatening the yakuza’s empire. And Koi is coming with him.
Caught between his growing love for Annie and his protective instinct for Koi, Takeda risks everything. But in this high-stakes game, he’s an amateur surrounded by pros — and the odds of survival are slipping fast.
“Moody… Offbeat… Compelling. There’s a tenderness beneath the grit — a bruised compassion that kept me turning the pages. Koi just might be the most unsettling — and moving — character I’ve met in a while.” — Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice, The Last Yakuza and Tokyo Noir
Perfect for fans of Tokyo Vice, Blade Runner and Murakami — a gritty, high-stakes thriller with a biotech edge and a bruised heart. If you enjoy Barry Eisler, Splice, and found family stories with bite, you’ll love Kiss Koi Goodbye.
Kiss Koi Goodbye is a dark, cinematic thriller that blends Japanese noir with a pulse-pounding crime story.
This dark crime thriller contains extreme content. Full list of content advisory at davidmorris-books.com. Please read responsibly.
ONCE YOU JOIN THE YAKUZA, YOU DO NOT LEAVE...
On the same day Takeda loses his job, he meets Koi — a stray ten-year-old boy wandering the rain-soaked streets of Yokohama. When he reunites the boy with his mother, the dangerously beautiful singer Annie Elvin, Takeda is drawn into the violent underworld of the Japanese yakuza.
At the centre of this web lies a secret biotech a genetically engineered chimera used to eliminate enemies in horrific, DNA-targeted killings. To stay alive, Takeda must deliver a personal marker from the next target — a Russian tycoon threatening the yakuza’s empire. And Koi is coming with him.
Caught between his growing love for Annie and his protective instinct for Koi, Takeda risks everything. But in this high-stakes game, he’s an amateur surrounded by pros — and the odds of survival are slipping fast.
“Moody… Offbeat… Compelling. There’s a tenderness beneath the grit — a bruised compassion that kept me turning the pages. Koi just might be the most unsettling — and moving — character I’ve met in a while.” — Jake Adelstein, author of Tokyo Vice, The Last Yakuza and Tokyo Noir
Perfect for fans of Tokyo Vice, Blade Runner and Murakami — a gritty, high-stakes thriller with a biotech edge and a bruised heart. If you enjoy Barry Eisler, Splice, and found family stories with bite, you’ll love Kiss Koi Goodbye.
Kiss Koi Goodbye is a dark, cinematic thriller that blends Japanese noir with a pulse-pounding crime story.
This dark crime thriller contains extreme content. Full list of content advisory at davidmorris-books.com. Please read responsibly.
356 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 10, 2025
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David Morris
275 books7 followersDavid Morris, author of Tactical Firearms Training Secrets, is a specialist in practical firearms training and survival techniques. His book, published in 2012, focuses on teaching tactical skills that can be practiced at home using methods like dry firing and airsoft. It emphasizes cost-effective ways to develop advanced shooting skills without extensive range time. Morris is also known for offering advice on broader preparedness topics in other works, including urban survival.
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