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A Clean Kill in Tokyo (John Rain, #1)

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The book was renamed from "Rain Fall" when the author reacquired the rights and republished. Were there any content changes as well?
Ken NO- not in the story. only change I remember is an addition to the introduction explaining the HOW & WHY the title had been changed and warning us~~(D…moreNO- not in the story. only change I remember is an addition to the introduction explaining the HOW & WHY the title had been changed and warning us~~(DIE HARD John Rain fans___and those soon to join the club!) that many of his novels are being renamed.(less)
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I'm reading this for the first time now and from reading the author's note about the re-release, that only some minor details were changed to update the story, like the removal of pagers. So what time is this story taking place, 90's 2000s...? Along with that I'm also trying to get an idea of Rain's age. So if he's a veteran of the Veitnam War, he's at least in his mid-60's?
Marc I think the story is meant to be contemporary as of when the book was first published: 2002. The state of personal technology seemed to fit with that …moreI think the story is meant to be contemporary as of when the book was first published: 2002. The state of personal technology seemed to fit with that time frame. Rain's age isn't explicitly revealed, but we know that he faked his age to join the military, and if we assume he enlisted toward the end of the war, we can surmise that he was as young as 17 in, say, 1972. That would make him at least 47 in 2002.(less)
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