Barry Eisler

John Rain, der Tokio Killer, ist ein Auftragsmörder der besonderen Sorte: Seine Spezialität sind »natürliche« Tode. In seiner Welt gelten andere Gesetze. Er arbeitet für verschiedene Geheimdienste, und die einzige Regel, die er respektiert, ist seine Maxime: „Keine Frauen, keine Kinder". Doch Rain verliebt sich in die attraktive Mossad-Agentin Delilah. Über sie erhält er den Auftrag, den Waffenexperten Manheim Lavi, der sein Know-How an terroristische Gruppen im Nahen Osten verkauft, aus dem Verkehr zu ziehen. Zusammen mit seinem neuen Partner Dox reist er nach Manila, um Lavi in einen Hinterhalt zu locken. Als dieser jedoch mit seinem kleinen Sohn an der Hand auftaucht, ist John Rain wie gelähmt. Lavi entkommt. Ein unverzeihlicher Fehler in den Augen des Geheimdienstes. Der Mossad setzt seine beste Waffe gegen Rain ein - die Topagentin Delilah. Und plötzlich hat die Geliebte des Killers eine neue Zielperson: John Rain selbst.

The choice ought to be easy: do the job - a series of three hits - and save his friend and partner. But how does Rain know Hilger won't just kill Dox once the assignment is complete? How does he know that each of the hits isn't also a setup for Rain himself? Most of all, how can he control the killing rage that Hilger's lethal game of extortion reignites inside him? From the deceptively tranquil beaches of Bali, to the boulevards of Paris, the urban chaos of New York, and finally to the old killing fields of Vietnam. Rain must grapple not only with his brutal enemies, but also with the latent killer inside himself... a battle that not even Rain can hope to survive intact.

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.

For master assassin John Rain, getting out of 'the life' was never going to be easy. But with a new identity in Paris, and the help of his lover, Mossad agent Delilah, he was hoping to leave the killing business behind. Then he receives a message from rogue CIA operative Jim Hilger: We have your friend Dox. Do as we tell you, or the sniper dies. The choice ought to be easy: do the job - a series of three hits - and save his friend and partner.But how does Rain know Hilger won't just kill Dox once the assignment is complete? How does he know that each of the hits isn't also a setup for Rain himself? Most of all, how can he control the killing rage that Hilger's lethal game of extortion reignites inside him? From the deceptively tranquil beaches of Bali, to the boulevards of Paris, the urban chaos of New York, and finally to the old killing fields of Vietnam. Rain must grapple not only with his brutal enemies, but also with the latent killer inside himself! a battle that not even Rain can hope to survive intact.

When freelance assassin John Rain learns that his former lover has been raising their child in New York, he senses a chance for reconciliation, perhaps even redemption. But Midori is being watched by Rain's enemies, and Rain's sudden appearance puts mother and child in mortal danger.

When John Rain learns that his former lover, Midori, has been raising their child in New York, he senses a chance for reconciliation, perhaps even redemption. But Midori is being watched by Rain's enemies, and his sudden appearance put 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 laid-back style 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.

Freelance assassin John Rain knows everything there is to know about killing. But when he freezes on the job because of the unexpected appearance of a child, his hesitation nearly gets him and his partner Dox killed. Worse, Rain's employer of the moment, Mossad, decided to tie up loose ends by making Rain the organization's next target. Now Rain doesn't know who he can trust - especially when Delilah, the Israeli agent whose activities he once opposed but whose bed he shared, reappears in his life.

John Rain se encuentra en las calles de Tokio siempre al acecho. A pesar de las dudas morales que le asaltan, Rain mantiene su capacidad de hacer que sus asesinatos parezcan muertes por causa natural. Por eso le contrata el Mossad para resolver un problema en Manila, con la ayuda de un nuevo socio, Dox, ex marine y francotirador. Este nuevo encargo brinda a Rain la oportunidad de expiar todos sus pecados anteriores utilizando su talento para una buena causa. Pero Rain comete un grave error en una de sus misiones, la que provoca una gran e inesperada masacre, por lo que se encuentra con que ahora los que quiere el Mossad es su cabeza.

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 laid-back style 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 . . .

Ein neuer Fall für den Tokio Killer John Rain Von seinem väterlichen Freund Tatsu vom japanischen FBI bekommt Auftragskiller John Rain eine aufwühlende Nachricht: Seine frühere Geliebte, die Jazzpianistin Midori, soll in New York leben und ein Kind von ihm haben. Der Auftragskiller wittert eine Falle. Als er trotzdem dort auftaucht, um seinen Sohn zu sehen, bringt er Mutter und Kind in höchste Gefahr. Denn seine Feinde - chinesische Triaden, die für die Yakuza arbeiten -, warten schon auf ihn. Nur die attraktive Mossad-Agentin Delilah kann ihm jetzt helfen. In Barcelona sind sich die beiden näher gekommen, doch geht das Auftauchen von Midori in John Rains Leben Delilah gewaltig gegen den Strich. Denn sie weiß: Wenn sie ihm hilft, wird sie ihn an Midori verlieren...

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