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Requiem for an Assassin

Requiem for an AssassinA Novel

by Barry Eisler in stores May 22
Format:
Hardcover (368 pages)
list Price:
$24.95
Publisher:
Putnam Adult
ISBN-13:
978-0399154264

Brief Summary

When John Rain, "the most charismatic assassin since James Bond" (San Francisco Chronicle), decides to get out of the business, rogue CIA operative Jim Hilger forces his hand. He 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.

Author Info

Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA's Directorate of Operations. After leaving the CIA, he lived and worked in Japan, where he earned his black belt from the Kodokan International Judo Center. The John Rain novels-The Last Assassin, Killing Rain, Rain Storm, Hard Rain, and Rain Fall-have won the Barry and Gum-shoe awards, have been translated into nearly twenty languages, and optioned for film by Barrie Osborne, Oscar-winning producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Pro Reviews

With a mix of nifty black-ops scenes and moments of emotional explosiveness, Eisler proves himself to be as coolly efficient a writer as his protagonist is a killer.
-Entertainment Weekly

Readers may wonder how many stories there are to tell about a hit man who wants to get out of the life, but so far Eisler hasn't run out of believable scenarios. This one is as good as its five forerunners, and here's hoping the author has a few more stories to tell.
-David Pitt, Booklist

What, John Rain is quitting the assassination business? Not before a rogue CIA operative kidnaps his best friend, threatening murder if Rain doesn't carry out three more hits. With a national tour.
-Library Journal Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

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