false <![CDATA[Hard Rain (John Rain, #2)]]> 915 13 In his critically acclaimed <i>Rain Fall</i>, Barry Eisler introduced half Japanese-half American freelance hit man John Rain, a "dashing and dangerous hero...as likable as he is lethal."* Now Eisler's back. So is Rain, the master of death by "natural causes" whose new target threatens the fragile political balance of an entire country. 1531859 book 2003 Hard Rain (John Rain Thrillers) total:392|5:120|4:188|3:75|2:4|1:5| 392 1590 483 34 4 1 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 15:30:21 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:23:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 07:58:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 07:34:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Oct 15 09:24:51 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 09:42:43 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 09:24:51 -0700 2008
Eisler creates a story that moves quickly, though it contains a great deal of description/atmosphere (he gives the feel of modern Tokyo and Osaka) as well as technical details. Rain, Totts, and Midori a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 21:38:54 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:20:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 23 19:06:33 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:39:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 30 09:48:23 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 09:52:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Feb 22 11:07:40 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 11:08:49 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Dec 26 21:14:13 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 20:04:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:14:13 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 08 13:01:01 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 13:22:48 -0700 2008
Great dialogue and action scenes, crisp writing...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Feb 11 00:14:42 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 00:19:08 -0800 2008 Last year when I first picked up one of the books from the John Rain series, I thought, "Oh, this is a BOY book! It's going to be full of violence and testosterone and boy gadgets and I probably won't like it."
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Also, if you ever considered visiting Japan or other Asian countries, this author takes you along for the adventure.

Finally, his character develo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 08:05:27 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 10:01:58 -0700 2008 Eisler writes with the intensity and detail of Lustbader but without the token sex scenes that really do nothing for his books.
I like the fact that Eisler is actually a martial artist himself and I'm looking forward to continuing with ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=915