After killing a CIA officer who'd hunted him around the globe, John Rain "d isappears" in search of a peace that has eluded him. But his old nemesis tr acks him down, pulling him out of retirement for one last hit: a killer wit hout conscience who threatens the delicate balance of power of the state. View More...
At the start of Eisler's taut and compelling fourth thriller to feature Joh n Rain (after 2004's Rain Storm), the freelance assassin's latest employer, Israeli intelligence, has sent him and his longtime associate, Dox, to Man ila to kill weapons dealer Manheim Levi. Just as Rain is about to make his move, however, Levi's young son suddenly appears on the scene; Levi's bodyg uards wind up shot while Levi and his son escape. The dead bodyguards turn out to be ex-CIA; and Jim Hilger, the renegade Company man with whom they w ere also working, is upset enough to ask his own specialists to exact r... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.RARE " Uncorrected Manuscript For Limited Distribution." Trade paperback, (Inscrib ed by Author) Critics praised Barry Eisler's first two novels, Rain Fall and Hard Rain, c alling Japanese-American John Rain, the cynical, romantic, conscientious as sassin, "one of the most memorable characters in recent thrillers" (San Jos e Mercury News) and "a remarkable creation, a multifaceted killer with the soul of a poet" (Mystery Ink). In Rain Storm, Rain has f... View More...
Previously published as Killing Rain and One Last KillAfter nearly dying wh ile taking out a target in Hong Kong, Rain has a new employer, the Mossad, which wants him to fix a ?gproblem?h in Manila. He also has a new partner, Dox, whose good-ol'-boy persona masks a sniper as deadly as Rain himself. A nd he has a new hope: that by using his talents in the service of something good, he might atone for all the lives he has taken. But when Rain's consc ience causes him to botch the Manila hit, he finds out the next problem the Mossad wants fixed is himself. Is Delilah, his Mossad lover, coming to ... View More...
When John Rain, "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (San Franc isco Chronicle), decides to get out of the business, rouge CIA operative Ji m Hilger forces his hand. He kidnaps Dox, Rain's trusted partner and closes t friend, and offers Rain a choice: carry out a final assignment, or bear t he responsibility for Dox's murder. View More...
Suppose you had to kill three people to save your best friend's life? For J ohn Rain, it should be easy: three fast hits and disappear. But what if you figured your friend is probably going to die anyway? What if you started t o think the whole thing was a setup? And what if you were afraid three was just the beginning? John Rain's going to give it a shot. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. John Rain is back. And "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (Sa n Francisco Chronicle) is up against his most formidable enemy yet: the nex us of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy. When legendary black ops veteran Colonel Scott "Hort" Horton tracks Rain do wn in Tokyo, Rain can't resist the offer: a multi-million dollar payday for the "natural causes" demise of three ultra-high-profile targets w... View More...
When freelance assassin John Rain learns that his former lover has been rai sing their child in New York, he senses a chance for reconciliation, perhap s even redemption. But Midori is being watched by Rain's enemies, and Rain' s sudden appearance puts mother and child in mortal danger. View More...
