Extremis
A John Rain Novel: Book #5
- By: Barry Eisler
- Narrated by: Barry Eisler
- Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Description
Previously published as The Last Assassin
Even for an average citizen, a love triangle is dangerous business. For assassin John Rain—"one of the most compelling lead characters in the genre" (USA Today)—it's going to be downright deadly.
When Rain learns that his former lover, Midori, has been raising their child in New York, Rain senses a chance for reconciliation, perhaps even for redemption.
But Midori and the child are being watched by Rain's enemies, and Rain's sudden appearance puts them 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 one-time nemesis in the Japanese FBI; and Dox, the former 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: Mossad operative Delilah, a woman for whom Rain's hopes with Midori represent an altogether different kind of threat…
"…a terrific, fun read, full of modern spy craft (Eisler worked for the CIA for a while), exotic locales, hot sex and violence. Not to mention an extremely well-defined character in John Rain, who seems like a pretty good guy, given his career." —San Jose Mercury News
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A John Rain Novel Series
A Clean Kill in Tokyo
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Previously published as Rain Fall
Name: John Rain.
Vocation: Assassin.
Specialty: Natural Causes.
Base of operations: Tokyo.
Availability: Worldwide.
Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn’t care about why…
Until he gets... Read more »
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A Lonely Resurrection
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 9 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Previously published as Hard Rain and Blood from Blood
All John Rain wants is to get out of the killing business. But with his discretion, his reliability, and his unique talent for death by "natural causes," no one is willing to let him just retire. So when an old nemesis from the Japanese national police force comes to him with a new... Read more »
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Winner Take All
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 10 hours 1 minutes
Abridged: No
Previously published as Rain Storm and Choke Point
John Rain has disappeared to Brazil to escape the killing business and the enemies encircling him in Japan. But the CIA isn't willing to lose its premier "natural causes" contract killer, and they force Rain to take on a high-risk assignment: eliminate a ruthless arms dealer operating in... Read more »
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Redemption Games
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 9 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Previously published as Killing Rain and One Last Kill
After nearly dying while taking out a target in Hong Kong, Rain has a new employer, the Mossad, which wants him to fix a "problem" in Manila. He also has a new partner, Dox, whose good-ol'-boy persona masks a sniper as deadly as Rain himself. And he has a new hope: that by using his talents... Read more »
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Extremis
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 8 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Previously published as The Last Assassin
Even for an average citizen, a love triangle is dangerous business. For assassin John Rain—"one of the most compelling lead characters in the genre" (USA Today)—it's going to be downright deadly.
When Rain learns that his former lover, Midori, has been raising their child in New York, Rain senses a chance... Read more »
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The Killer Ascendant
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Previously published as Requiem for an Assassin
Hunted and finally cornered, John Rain faces his deadliest enemy ever: himself.
For Rain, "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (San Francisco Chronicle), 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,... Read more »
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Graveyard of Memories
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 10 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
What makes a legendary assassin? For John Rain, it was the lessons of love, war, and betrayal he learned in Tokyo in 1972.
Fresh from the killing fields of Southeast Asia, Rain works as a bagman under the watchful eye of his CIA handler, delivering cash to corrupt elements of the Japanese government. But when a delivery goes violently wrong, Rain... Read more »
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The Detachment
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 10 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
John Rain is back. And “the most charismatic assassin since James Bond” (San Francisco Chronicle) is up against his most formidable enemy yet: the nexus of political, military, media, and corporate factions known only as the Oligarchy.
When legendary black ops veteran Colonel Scott “Hort” Horton tracks Rain down in Tokyo, Rain can’t resist the... Read more »
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Zero Sum
By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Returning to Tokyo in 1982 after a decade of mercenary work in the Philippines, a young John Rain learns that the killing business is now controlled by Victor, a half-Russian, half-Japanese sociopath who has ruthlessly eliminated all potential challengers. Victor gives Rain a choice: kill a government minister or die a grisly death. But the best... Read more »
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