A Lonely Resurrection John Rain Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Barry Eisler Brilliance Audio Books
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All John Rain wants is to get out of the killing business. But with his discretion, his reliability, and his unique talent for death by "natural causes," no one is willing to let him just retire. So when an old nemesis from the Japanese national police force comes to him with a new job - eliminate Murakami, a killer even more fearsome than Rain himself - Rain knows he can't refuse. Aided by an achingly desirable half Brazilian, half Japanese exotic dancer he knows he shouldn't trust, Rain pursues his quarry through underground no-holds-barred fight clubs, mobbed-up hostess bars, and finally into the heart of a shadow war between the CIA and the yakuza. It's a war Rain can't win, but also one he can't afford to lose - a war where the distinctions between friend and foe and truth and deceit are as murky as the rain-slicked streets of Tokyo.
A Lonely Resurrection John Rain Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Barry Eisler Brilliance Audio Books
Having read now, in this order, books 10 and 9, and then 1 and 2, I have become a fan, for all the reasons one reads this kind of literature: action, plot, character development, tradecraft, and all the rest. I must confess that in this particular one, there were a few times when I thought I was smarter than our hero in terms of realizing where a plot-line conversation was leading before he, belatedly, and therefore out of character, saw where we were being led, but, hey, big deal. Big kudos to the author. I will continue to read the series. But maybe I will take a little break before I start the next one--after all, one cannot drink Ardbeg for breakfast, lunch, dinner and nightcap, without a little of something else in between. :-))Product details
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A Lonely Resurrection John Rain Book 2 (Audible Audio Edition) Barry Eisler Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
In this sequel to the first John Rain novel, the excellent, "Rain Fall," Anti-hero rain is forced into action again as his old nemisis Tatsu tracks him down and recruits him to take care of a very tough character.
Despite the fact that he's a hired killer who specializes in making his hits look like natural causes, Rain is a very complex individual who has his own rules of engagement. He's intelligent, appreciates fine things and is a connoisseur of cuisine, single malt Scotches and beautiful women. He's able to laugh, cry, regret, and act from loyalty, and these contradictions make him not only fascinating but also so likeable the reader can not help but root for him to come out on top.
In "Hard Rain," the overall reason for Rain's presence is not as clearly defined, the enemies don't seem larger than life as they did in the series debut, the intervals between action scenes are longer and although the author's depictions of Rain's careful stalks are as vivid and satisfying as ever, the action itself seems less hard-edged. Still, the enemies are plenty dangerous and Rain is at his most engaging as he fights to save Harry, his electronics-genius collaborator and friend, and come to terms with the loss of Midori, jazz singing daughter of a man Rain killed before they met. Despite its shortcomings, this is the kind of read you fly through, then start looking around to the next one in the series. Not quite a five star, though.
Art Tirrell is the author of the 2007 adventure "The Secret Ever Keeps."
"Simply put...the best underwater scenes I've ever read." - reviewer Meg W.
I stumbled upon the first John Rain book about a month or so ago (A Clean Kill in Tokyo) and was shocked at how exciting it was. I hadn't expected much since I never heard of this series before. But it was a really fun book. This second book was also exciting and fun. A lot of pop authors are really not up to par, but a few can really tell a tale, and I have to say that Barry Eisler is one of them. Along with Harlan Coben and Lee Childs, and very few others.
My main complaint about the book is that the character's age does not jibe with the new-improved timeframe of the book. Apparently these works were started/written in the 90's when the main character would have been in his 40's. But this revised version of the book actually mentions 9/11, so clearly takes place in the 2000's. However, John Rain was a Vietnam vet, and this book mentions his interactions with his father as a child in 1960, all indicating that he was born in about 1950. So his highly expert physical moves surely should start to degrade now that he is in his 50's? Plus, sleeping around with girls in their 20's and 30's (and they just love him?). Not comfortable.
A very good read. Really enjoyed it.
John Rain is doing a job of his pal Tatsu. Tatsu is head of the Japanese FBI.
To do the job Rain has to get close to the guy. He's an iron freak named Ishihara who worked out every day at a gym he owned.
Rain started going to the gym and one thing leads to another and he "gets" his man.
Rain meets with Harry, his nerd computer guru. Harry has a girlfriend. Harry with a girlfriend?? That just doesn't compute as far as Rain is concerned.
Rain decides to check this "girlfriend" out. She works at the Damask Rose a social club where pole dancing and lap dances and other things are the norm.
Rain gets a good look at the girl. Yukiko is way, way, way out of Harry's league. Suspision abounds for Rain.
He starts watching Harry to see if anyone is following him. Yes indeed.
He ambush's Kanezaki and his companion.
Seems Kanezaki, an American Japanese, has been tasked with finding Rain. He works for the CIA. He wasn't supposed to contact Rain, just find him. He tailed Harry to find Rain. Of course Rain found him.
Kanesaki tells Rain about a program, Crepuscular. A program thats supposed to remove impediments to reform. Reform that would help the Japanese economy. The CIA wants Rains assistance. Assistance to "remove" impediments.
Tatsu also has another favor he wants Rain to do. This one involves a MMA killer. This guy is also a dog fighter and a murderer. Oh boy.
So begins another really good read where Rain loses a friend, and ends up going head to head with a murderer.
Five Stars and then some.
I love the Rain series! I've read them before but it it was great to come back and read this one again. Having lived in Japan for three years it's nice to hear all the places that he goes to. It brings back so many memories. I think that is one of the things I enjoy the most, the attention to the details and the descriptive writing. Also I like that John Rain is such a complex character. He is at times very American and yet he's so Japanese. He can be so heartless and cold, but then he cares too deeply. Great writing! You feel for the main characters.
Not as good as the first in the series which I thought was excellent. This one is a bit slow to start and the glimmer of humanity shown by protagonist John Rain-(an assassin) in the first novel is now absent. I feel this detracted considerably from the characters appeal. Still it's a good book, but be aware, this novel is very much a sequel and anyone trying to read it without first reading A clean kill in Tokyo, is going to find much of the story confusing.
Having read now, in this order, books 10 and 9, and then 1 and 2, I have become a fan, for all the reasons one reads this kind of literature action, plot, character development, tradecraft, and all the rest. I must confess that in this particular one, there were a few times when I thought I was smarter than our hero in terms of realizing where a plot-line conversation was leading before he, belatedly, and therefore out of character, saw where we were being led, but, hey, big deal. Big kudos to the author. I will continue to read the series. But maybe I will take a little break before I start the next one--after all, one cannot drink Ardbeg for breakfast, lunch, dinner and nightcap, without a little of something else in between. -))
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