HARD RAIN

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page in black fountain ink.Second in author's "John Rain" series about a half-Japanese, half-American assassin whose victims all look as if they have died of natural causes. 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 job-eliminate Murakami, a killer even more fearsome than Rain himself-he can't refuse. 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 job-eliminate Murakami, a killer even more fearsome than Rain himself-he can't refuse. Aided by an achingly desirable half Brazilian, half Japanese exotic dancer he knows he shouldn't trust, Rain pursues his quarry through nderground no-holds-barred fight clubs, mobbed-up hostess bars, and finally into the heart of a shadow war between the CIA and the yakuza. It's a war Rain can't win, but also one he can't afford to lose-a war where the distinctions between friend and foe and truth and deceit are as murky as the rain-slicked streets of Tokyo. Aided by an achingly desirable half Brazilian, half Japanese exotic dancer he knows he shouldn't trust, Rain pursues his quarry through underground no-holds-barred fight clubs, mobbed-up hostess bars, and finally into the heart of a shadow war between the CIA and the yakuza. It's a war Rain can't win, but also one he can't afford to lose-a war where the distinctions between friend and foe and truth and deceit are as murky as the rain-slicked streets of Tokyo. Barry Eisler, a former CIA operative turned thriller writer who lived in Tokyo for four years,, and this is a great series. . (HARD RAIN was published in the UK as BLOOD FROM BLOOD, and has been republished in the US under the title A LONELY RESURRECTIOB.)As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in fine, original (slight rubbing to back cover, else as new), mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] M50/M76