Book 2

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 2

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 13 December 2022
When retired cop Hiraga Raizou gets a lucrative gig working for a shadowy government organization known as the SS Agency, he is in for a rude awakening. The first day on his new job, he comes across a grisly murder and a lone little girl who’s far from innocent. She’s Suzukaze Miharu, an 11-year-old master assassin – and his new partner! The arrangement is simple: she kills, he cleans up and hides any evidence. Sure, the pay is great, but how much blood is Raizou willing to get on his hands?

Book 3

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 3

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 14 February 2023
Raizou and Miharu finally have a shot at Musou Suburou, leader of the Great Chain. Miharu’s revenge is in reach. The Great Chain’s corruption can be stamped out. But just as they get into position, Raizou gets an urgent message! His grandson’s health has taken a turn for the worse! Now Raizou is torn between two children he’s promised to protect, his partner and his grandson. Can Miharu get her revenge solo? Or is Raizou trading one child’s safety for another’s?

Book 4

He sends her to kill Don Falcone, the narcotics king of Naples. But more awaits Miharu in sunny Naples than just horrific gangland violence. She also finds a mysterious young assassin… One who knows her better than she knows herself.

Series Overview: When retired cop Hiraga Raizou gets a lucrative gig working for a shadowy government organization known as the SS Agency, he is in for a rude awakening. The first day on his new job, he comes across a grisly murder and a lone little girl who’s far from innocent. She’s Suzukaze Miharu, an 11-year-old master assassin–and his new partner! The arrangement is simple: she kills, he cleans up and hides any evidence. Sure, the pay is great, but how much blood is Raizou willing to get on his hands?

Book 5

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 5

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 15 August 2023
Raizou and Miharu have tailed Musou Saburou to the United States, where the notorious drug lord El Gambino is hiding him as he awaits an illicit heart transplant. Their CIA contact points them towards El Gambino’s hideout.They head in to take him down, only to find they’ve walked right into his trap! It’ll take a blend of quick thinking and extreme violence for the unlikely duo of assassins to make it out of this one alive...

Book 6

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 6

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 31 October 2023
Miharu cut her way through security - and her rival assassin Magritte - to the operating room where Musou Saburou sleeps! An ill-timed terrorist attack at the Las Vegas airport may have temporarily stopped her from avenging her parents’ deaths... but will the little hired killer lower the curtain on Musou at last? No matter what happens, Raizou has a big decision to make in order to protect his pintsize partner!

Book 7

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 7

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 13 February 2024
NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM!

The head of the European Central Bank, David Falcone, wants to fill the void left by Musou Saburou. To put an end to his ambitions, Miharu and Raizou form an alliance with the so-called Narcotics King of Naples. Their target? A powerful surveillance system—and they’ll have to fight through a fortress of foes to shut it down!

On the battlefield, Miharu is reunited with her old mentor Rem... but Raizou has his suspicions about their teacher-student relationship.

Book 8

Miharu and Raizou set off for the Middle East to find and take down Zack and Kiera Falcone, weapons dealers extraordinaire. Their search leads them deep into the heart of a war-torn region known as the Frontier, where armed militias roam free. Once again, Miharu runs into the young mercenary Bersa. But why is Miharu so determined to save her enemy’s skin?

Book 9

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 9

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 13 August 2024
Bertha has the cure for Raizo’s grandson, but she’s been targeted by the Falcone siblings for assassination. Miharu and Raizo take aim for Alexarid Castle, where all their goals have converged. But they’ll have to make their way through a sea of gunfire and conflict. Will they be able to find their target?

Book 10

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 10

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 26 November 2024
The New York shooting incident was caused by Bertha on Falcone’s orders. As she continues her bloody escape, lost memories of her past begin to resurface. The New World Order conspiracy is moving forward fast! Miharu and Raizo try to make secret contact with the President of the United States!

Book 11

CANDY AND CIGARETTES Vol. 11

by Tomonori Inoue

Published 4 February 2025
Miharu and Raizou have stopped the New World Order’s plan to kick off a global economic depression. But there is no time to celebrate! Kinume has been captured! On top of that, the outlaw group has some nefarious plan that involves the U.S. presidential election. This is Miharu and Raizou’s final mission together. They are sure to go out with a bang!