In 2002, Barry Eisler published the first in a series of books about a John Rain, Japanese assassin-for-hire who specializes in making his victims’ death look accidental. Rain uses a lot of our favorite spook craft as he glides through the shadowy alleys and neon-lit shopping strips of Tokyo and beyond, tricks Eisler picked up in a three-year stint with the CIA. Eisler draws on his own martial arts training for Rain’s hand-to-hand encounters.
Eisler gives Rain a poet’s melancholy, in a solo existence underscored by classic jazz and flavored with single malt scotches.
Ken was tearing through the six-book series so fast he had to force himself to take a break.
We have the first book, Rain Fall, in inventory and The Last Assassin and Requiem for an Assassin ready to go up to the web, so call if you’re interested in those.
Here’s Eisler’s home page.
Tags: Barry Eisler, first edition, John Rain, Last Assassin, Rain Fall, Requiem for an Assassin, suspense
