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Description edit
In his critically acclaimed Rain Fall , Barry Eisler introduced half Japanese-half American freelance hit man John Rain, a "dashing and dangerous hero...as likable as he is lethal."* Now Eisler's back. So is Rain, the master of death by "natural causes" whose new target threatens the fragile... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ishikura Tatsuhiko ("Tatsu"): Keisatsucho (Japanese FBI) department head; served in Vietnam with John Rain
- Haruyoshi ("Harry") Fukasawa: John Rain's sidekick; former NSA cryptology expert
- Murakami Ryu: owner of the Damask Rose nightclub; villain
- Tomohisa Kanezaki: ethnic-Japanese CIA agent based at U.S. Embassy in Japan
- Nohara Yukiko: dancer at the Damask Rose nightclub
- James Biddle: CIA station chief, Tokyo; successor to Holtzer
- Midori Kawamura: Japanese born, New York based jazz pianist
- Naomi Nascimento: Brazilian-Japanese dancer at the Damask Rose nightclub
- Yamaoto Toshi: Leader of the Shinnento (or "Conviction"), a fringe, right-wing Japanese political party; judo expert
- Fumio Tanaka: wealthy Japanese with right-wing political sympathies
- Bill Holtzer: former Tokyo chief of station for CIA; deceased, apparently from natural causes
- Adonis: regular at the underground fight-training dojo
- Edmund Gretz: alleged freelance photographer working in Tokyo
- Mr. Ruddy: manager at the Damask Rose nightclub
- Crazy Jake: a/k/a Jimmy Calhoun; deceased; John Rain's blood brother; fought together in Vietnam
- Arai Katsuhiko: alternate identity used by Rain in underground, fight-training dojo
- Washio: manager of the underground fight-training dojo
- Taro Yamada: Rain alternate identity
- Isihara: yakuza weightlifter; deceased, apparently due to natural causes
- Valentina: Russian dancer at the Damask Rose nightclub
- John Rain: ronin
First Sentence edit
ONCE YOU GET past the overall irony of the situation, you realize that killing a guy in the middle of his own health club has a lot to recommend it.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 8 in John Rain. (standard series)
Preceded by Rain Fall, and followed by Rain Storm.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Barry Eisler (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Page Count: 384
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Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 813.6
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