John Rain has gone to ground. He's had enough of doing people's dirty work for them. He's had his fill of killing. Yet when his old nemesis tracks him down, he is forced to do his bidding. Powerful, secretive elements threaten to bring down the government - and Rain must stop them the only way he knows how. Getting involved will expose his few friends and contacts to extreme danger. But no one knows this business like John Rain, and no one would underestimate a man protecting all he holds dear...
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John Rain has gone to ground. He's had enough of doing people's dirty work for them. He's had his fill of killing. Yet when his old nemesis tracks him down, he is forced to do his bidding. Powerful, secretive elements threaten to bring down the government - and Rain must stop them the only way he knows how. Getting involved will expose his few friends and contacts to extreme danger. But no one knows this business like John Rain, and no one would underestimate a man protecting all he holds dear...
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Another good one from Barry Eisler. John Rain's character is fleshed out a little more. I was especially impressed that the author credits Marc "Animal" MacYoung and Peyton Quinn, authors of books on violence and "street etiquette." These two have a lot to offer. MacYoung has always said the best defense when faced with a knife is to run away, so Rain does not go "Hollywood" when he is faced with a knife. Quinn has described how predators "interview" their potential victims. Eisler has used the practical experience of these men, among numerous others, to make the incidents that occur in the novel credible. Rain is formidable but not fantastic. Eisler also credits LTC Dave Grossman, the author of "On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society," with helping us to understand why Rain, a Vietnam veteran, is who he is.
