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Requiem for an Assassin by Barry Eisler
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Requiem for an Assassin

by Barry Eisler

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Putnam Adult (2007), Hardcover, 368 pages

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Eisler and Rain keep getting better and better and better. Requiem was a terrific book (although it should probably not be read until all others in the series have been read in order). With the last two John Rain books, Eisler has made the leap into my top echelon of writers and Rain has become one of the top characters. (Interesting side note: I found some of Eisler's views [expressed by Rain] on Iraq and the Bush administration to be very refreshing, especially as so many writers in the genre come to the subject from a position fairly far to the right.) I've enjoyed the John Rain books so much, in fact, that I've gone back and given each of the previous books in the series an additional star from my initial reviews. Why? Because the books (and the character) have stayed with me, far more than almost any other current fictional character (probably only Mitch Rapp is in the same category, but Eisler's writing is much stronger). In addition, I'm about to offer Eisler just about the highest praise that you will ever hear me offer to an espionage writer: Eisler's writing style (in particular his method of developing Rain's character and his ability to put suspense on the page) made me think of Adam Hall and Quiller (and as I've told many, many people for a long, long time, I believe that Adam Hall's Quiller novels are the best espionage books that nobody has ever read). Congratulations, Mr. Eisler on creating a fabulous character! I look forward to your next book. I highly, highly recommend the John Rain series, but please (and I can't stress this enough), read the books in order! ( )
MSWallack | Aug 25, 2007 | 2 vote
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0399154264, Hardcover)

If you had to kill three people to save your best friend's life, would you do it?

When John Rain decides to get out of the business, his hand is forced by rogue CIA operative Jim Hilger. Hilger kidnaps Dox, Rain's trusted partner and closest friend, and offers Rain a choice: carry out a final assignment, or bear the responsibility for Dox's murder.

For a professional like John Rain, the choice ought to be easy: Do the job-a series of three hits-then walk away. But how does Rain know Jim Hilger won't kill Dox anyway, once the assignment is complete? How does he know that each of the hits isn't simultaneously a setup for Rain himself? And what will he do when he finds out that among the targets of this lethal game of extortion is someone else Rain cares about deeply?

From the urban canyons of Silicon Valley and New York to the lush forests of Bali, the boulevards of Paris, and the old killing fields of Vietnam, Rain must grapple with his age, his enemies, and most of all, his conscience in a battle that not even Rain-"the stuff great characters are made of" (Entertainment Weekly)-can hope to survive intact.

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