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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780451215505
ISBN number: 0451215508
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: June 28, 2005
Publishing house: Signet
Sale Popularity Level: 23594
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John Rain flees to Brazil to find peace-but inevitably finds himself with a new assignment: take out an arms dealer in Southeast Asia.
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I've purchased 4 and read 2.
this is not a guy who says "hands up or i'll shoot". Well, he doesn't carry a gun but you get the idea. Verg good read and I look forward to reading the rest.
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If you can't buy one of Eisler's John Rain thrillers go to the library and get one. You'll not regret it...
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When I read the very first John Rain novel, Rain Fall, I was a bit disappointed and expressed that in my review. I am now a fan and a believer.
Eisler has gotten better with each book. It may simply be that he moved Rain out of Japan. It is obvious that Eisler knows Tokyo like the back of his hand and when Rain is in Japan, the descriptives take up more of the book than the story. I plowed through Rain Fall anyway and kinda liked Rain or the person he seemed to be. In Hard Rain and Rain Storm we see more of the man Rain is and since he gets out of Tokyo and finally Japan, we have more of a plot, more action, more developed supporting characters and more into Rain's mind, his motivations, his fears and even see glimpses of his childhood and those relationships.
All in all a most satisfying series that I, now, can't read fast enough.
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I love the John Rain books. I finished this one in two days, and the subsequent one in three. I am now almost halfway through the fifth book in the series, and looking forward to the sixth.
This book finishes up the very first "trilogy" of Rain novels. It ends a couple of story lines, picks up some new characters, and sends the series off in a new direction. Rain is continuing his "Hero's Journey"; the stakes are getting higher, and we are introduced to many new and beautiful locations around the world.
One thing gone from this installment is the exhaustive descriptions of the security measures Rain takes whenever he walks around, and I didn't miss it a bit. Eisler still mentions that Rain is taking security precautions, but he figures that if we read the very first two books, we kind of know what Rain is doing.
I highly recommend this series. It's just good.
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Rain Storm, by Barry Eisler, picks up where Hard Rain left off. If you are new to the John Rain novels, don't think that you need to go back and read the previous books to "catch up." Eisler will fill in the details for you, without taking anything away from the current novel. There is enough backstory to get the new reader up to speed while allowing the faithful to remember why Rain is not in Japan. In this novel, Rain returns to the Far East, brought out of his self-imposed exile by the CIA ("Christians In Action") to eliminate an Arab arms dealer. Using "natural causes," of course. During the course of performing his duties, he is confronted by a beautiful agent with her own agenda. Rain is forced to abandon his immediate job. Then, while deciding what course to pursue, Rain becomes a target. He has to continue to pursue his quarry while trying to discover why he suddenly is being stalked.
Eisler continues his tradition of putting the reader in the heart of the story. You will be shown some of the best sights, sounds, and tastes in all of Rain's destinations. And in this novel, you will be in Brazil, Macau, Japan, and Hong Kong. All of the descriptions are rich in detail, bringing realism to the novel. The characters are very well developed and believable. Even an old sniper friend of Rain's doesn't seem cliche, even though he could have quickly become a Southern stereotype. And there is another aspect of this book that was well done - the relationship between Rain and this new character. They are very different and yet, they work well together. That brought another aspect to the book that worked extremely well, the relationship between these two killers.
Fast paced, this is another excellent John Rain novel. Eisler is at the top of his game with this book.
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