Requiem for an Assassin

Eisler, Barry

ISBN 10: 0399154264 / ISBN 13: 9780399154263

Published by Putnam, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2007

About this Item

A John Rain novel. Signed by the author on a plate affixed to the FFEP. Minimal wear. A very good or better copy. Seller Inventory # 003863

Bibliographic Details

Title: Requiem for an Assassin

Publisher: Putnam, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good - Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

Pity John Rain. All the Japanese American contract killer wants to do is retire and live happily with his girlfriend, a beautiful Mossad agent. But little things keep getting in the way. For instance, his close friend and sometime partner, Dox, has been kidnapped. The abductor is Jim Hilger, a CIA agent whose schemes have been foiled by Rain a few times in the past, and who is now looking to use Dox's life as leverage to force Rain to commit a series of assassinations. But Rain is nobody's fool: he knows he can't trust Hilger to live up to his end of the deal, and there's only one way to make sure Dox stays healthy. Readers may wonder how many stories there are to tell about a hit man who wants to get out of the life, but so far Eisler hasn't run out of believable scenarios. This one is as good as its five forerunners, and here's hoping the author has a few more stories to tell.

Review:

Like McNab's Nick Stone and Child's Jack Reacher, John Rain is a classic character (The Times )

Eisler is exactly my kind of writer and his deadly main character John Rain is exactly my kind of guy - highly recommended (Lee Child )