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Description edit
Meet John Rain. Assassin. He follows his own code - he needs no one, trusts no one - until betrayal transforms him from hunter into hunted and loner into loyal friend. Haunted by the past Rain kills to order and leaves no trace, but the death at his hand of an old man has unforeseen... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Kawamura Midori: jazz pianist, daughter of Yasuhiro Kawamura
- Ishikura Tatsuhiko: Keisatsucho (Japanese FBI) department head; served in Vietnam with John Rain
- Yasuhiro Kawamura: dead of a heart attack on Tokyo subway
- Jimmy Calhoun: deceased; John Rain childhood friend and former comrade in arms; a/k/a Crazy Jake
- Franklin Bullfinch: Tokyo-based reporter for Forbes magazine
- Benny: LDP official with yakuza ties
- John Rain: protagonist, half-gaijin, half-Japanese hit man; Vietnam veteran
- William Holtzer: Tokyo chief of station for CIA
- Yamaoto Toshi: Leader of the Shinnento (or "Conviction"), a fringe, right-wing Japanese political party; judo expert
- Mama: proprietress of Club Alfie, a jazz club in Tokyo
- Harry: John Rain's assistant - former NSA cryptologist
- Flatnose: thug working for Yamaoto Toshi
- Ken: bass guitarist in Midori's jazz band
- Mr. Bland: hit man or PI, apparently working for the yakuza
- Crazy Jake: See Jimmy Calhoun
- Miyamoto: Add a description of this character.
- Tom: drummer in Midori's jazz band
- Grandma
- Franklin Bulfinch
- Mr. Bulfinch
- Deirdre
- Mr. Holtzer
- Ishikawa
- Kano Jigoro
- Honma Tadayo
- Fujiwara Junichi
- Tatsu
- Bill Evans
- Lincoln
Setting & Locations edit
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Vietnam
- New York
- Keisatsucho
- America
- Roppongi: Tokyo pleasure district
- United States
- Shinjuku
- Omotesando
- Cambodia
- Shibuya
- Sengoku: John Rain's neighborhood in Tokyo, in the old city - literally, "1,000 stories"
- Ebisu
- Kodokan
- Shibakoen
- Tsuta
Organizations edit
- Yakuza: Japanese criminal organization
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): American intelligence organization
First Sentence edit
HARRY CUT THROUGH the morning rush-hour crowd like a shark fin through water.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 15 in John Rain. (standard series)
Followed by A Lonely Resurrection (previously published as Hard Rain/Blood From Blood).
Authors & Contributors edit
- Barry Eisler (Author)
First Edition edit
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Page Count: 384
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Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 818'.6
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