All the Rain: Part Two

All the Rain: Part Two

by Barry Eisler

Tytuł oryginalny
Atomic Habits
Język oryginału
Angielski
Liczba stron
320
Wydawnictwo
Avery

O tej książce

Special edition of the second three novels in the John Rain assassin series.Redemption Games (previously published as Killing Rain/One Last Kill):After nearly dying while taking out a target in Hong Kong, Rain has a new employer, the Mossad, which wants him to fix a "problem" in Manila. He also has a new partner, Dox, whose good-ol'-boy persona masks a sniper as deadly as Rain himself. And he has a new that by using his talents for something good, he might atone for all the lives he has taken. But when his conscience 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 help him or to finish him off?"Exhilarating... Eisler unspools a plot full of warring secret government connections, cool spy paraphernalia, and vivid martial-arts sequences."--Entertainment WeeklyIncludes a note from the author introducing the new edition. This is book #4 in the John Rain assassin series, though each entry is written as a standalone and you can read them in any order you likeExtremis (previously published as The Last Assassin):For an average citizen, a love triangle is dangerous business. For assassin John Rain, "one of the most compelling lead characters in the genre" (USA Today), it's going to be deadly.When Rain learns that his former lover, Midori, has been raising their child, Rain sees a chance for reconciliation, perhaps even for redemption.But Midori and the child are being watched by Rain's enemies, and Rain's sudden appearance puts them in danger. To save them, he must use the same deadly talents he hoped to leave behind. With the help of Tatsu, his one-time nemesis in the Japanese FBI; and Dox, the former Marine sniper, Rain races against time to eliminate his enemies. But to finish the job, he'll need Mossad operative Delilah, a woman for whom Rain's hopes with Midori represent an altogether different kind of threat..."... a terrific, fun read, full of modern spy craft (Eisler worked for the CIA for a while), exotic locales, hot sex and violence. Not to mention an extremely well-defined character in John Rain, who seems like a pretty good guy, given his career."--San Jose Mercury NewsIncludes a note from the author introducing the new edition. This is book #5 in the John Rain assassin series, though each entry is written as a standalone and you can read them in any order you like.The Killer Ascendant (previously published as Requiem for an Assassin):Hunted and cornered, John Rain faces his deadliest enemy himself.For Rain, "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (San Francisco Chronicle), getting out was never going to be easy. But with a new identity and the help of his lover, Mossad agent Delilah, he was beginning to leave the killing business behind.And then he receives a message from rogue CIA operative Jim We have your friend Dox. Do as we tell you, or he dies.For a professional like Rain, the choice is do the job--a series of three hits--and save his friend. But how does Rain know Hilger won't kill Dox, anyway, once the assignment is complete? How does he know each of the hits isn't a setup? Most of all, how can he control the killing rage Hilger's lethal game of extortion reignites inside him?From the tranquil beaches of Bali, to the backstreets of Paris, to the urban canyons of Silicon Valley and New York and the old killing fields of Vietnam, Rain must grapple with his age, his enemies, and, most of all, the killer inside himself in a battle not even Rain can survive intact."With a mix of nifty black-ops scenes and moments of emotional explosiveness, Eisler proves himself to be as coolly efficient a writer as his protagonist is a killer."--Entertainment WeeklyIncludes a note from the author introducing the new edition. This is book #6 in the John Rain assassin series, though each entry is written as a standalone and you can

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