When John Rain, the Japanese American “contract killer with a conscience” (Entertainment Weekly), learns that his former lover, Midori, has been raising their child in New York, he senses a chance for reconciliation, perhaps even for redemption. But Midori is being watched by Rain’s enemies, and his sudden appearance puts mother and child in terrible danger. To save them, Rain is forced to use the same deadly talents he had been hoping to leave behind. With the help of Tatsu, his friendly nemesis in the Japanese FBI, and Dox, the ex–marine sniper whose good ol’ boy persona masks a killer as deadly as Rain himself, Rain races against time to bring his enemies into the open and eliminate them forever. But to finish the job, he’ll need one more ally: Israeli intelligence agent Delilah, a woman who represents an altogether different kind of threat. Filled with “action-packed scenes worthy of a Jerry Bruckheimer film” (Sun-Sentinel), The Last Assassin is Barry Eisler’s most ambitious and most satisfying book yet.
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"I checked out the audio version from the Temple Library and listened to it on my way back and forth from work. It was very good. I enjoyed it a lot. John Rain is an assassin and he's good. Obviously I missed something by not reading the first 4 in th " — Jake (5 out of 5 stars)
"I checked out the audio version from the Temple Library and listened to it on my way back and forth from work. It was very good. I enjoyed it a lot. John Rain is an assassin and he's good. Obviously I missed something by not reading the first 4 in th "
“Eisler handles all the story's locales, including Manhattan and Barcelona, with considerable aplomb.”
“This has been a consistently fine series, and its latest installment is no exception. Rain, the killer who wishes he could stop killing, is an engaging protagonist, and the author's depiction of the world of the assassin is vivid and well imagined.”
“Wicked action sequences, smoothly delineated local color and moments of introspection capture Rain in fine, fraught form.”
“As with many similar books, this story features sex, spies, exotic locales, international intrigue, and some head-shaking plot twists. But with McConnohie's breathless reading style, the book never loses it focus or its ability to entertain.”
" I really liked the first two of these and then the series went to poo. "
" I made the mistake of reading this book first....did not know that it was #5 in a series. I liked it so much that I'm planning to read books 1-4 as well as everything else written by this author. "
" This was the first of the Eisler books I've listened to instead of read. I think I'll read the rest instead. I wasn't that impressed with the narrator - the voice didn't match the voice I expected from John Rain. "
" Easily the best of a very good series. "
" John Rain finds out that he has a son with Midori a previous girlfriend. His enemy, Yamaoto is trying to bring Rain out of hiding by threatening Midori. "
" It was alright - something to listen to. "
" Typical of this genre. A good thriller. Rain is a decent character. "
" My favorite of the series thus far. "
" Another suspenseful thriller by Eisler, set in New York and Tokyo. "
" Eisler's character, Rain, is half Japanese and half American. He is a paid assassin. Eisler lived in Japan so he has mucho details about it. One of the Rain novels is being made into a movie. "
" Rain's former lover, and son from that relationship, are in danger from his enemies. "
Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and start-up executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute along the way. His bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous “Best Books of the Year” lists, and have been translated into nearly twenty languages. When not writing novels, he blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
Michael McConnohie has appeared in soap operas, cartoons, prime-time television, and on stage. His audiobook readings have ranged from true crime to history, biography, science, self-help, and poetry. He has seen much of the world as a supervisor of foreign versions of major American films and has written and directed English versions of many prominent foreign films. He believes that a good book is a friend you can visit over and over again and always enjoy the conversation.
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