Zero Sum (A John Rain Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N9OKLLG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 566 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute along the way. Eisler’s bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous “Best Of” lists, h
Another disappointment I’m sorry to say Another disappointment I’m sorry to say. I’ve read and have every one of Barry Eisler’s books and most have been 5 stars, although those were the first four or five. However, this book continues the trend that the books and story line has been getting stale and, honestly, somewhat repetitive. As a prequel, I expected and wanted more to the John Rain story of his early life and actions in Japan. How he gets his start, the reasons the interactions, etc. I found that there was less here than in the first few Rain novels. Yes, there were some explanations, but it left too much . Allen Levey said Zero Sum Game. To me this book is a 5 star rating not only because the characters are so well fleshed out, but because it reads beautifully, as do all of Eisler's books. It also fills in an area of the Rain history which does support the entire series. One problem though, the book just came out and I'm done reading it already, and steady Barry Eisner readers know that it will be at least a year before we see another.. Thomas J. Mcguire said Right as Rain. Another great John Rain story from Barry Eisler who has become one of my favorite authors. He has precise powers of description and somehow evokes compassion for some characters you'd never want to meet. As always, a hard John Rain to put down.
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. But the best route to the minister is through his gorgeous Italian wife, Maria, a route that puts Rain on a collision course not only with Victor but with the shadowy forces behind the Russian’s rise to dominance—and the longings of Rain’s own conflicted heart.It’s a battle between kingpin and newcomer, master and apprentice, a zero-sum contes
barryeisler. Eisler’s bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous “Best Of” lists, have been translated into nearly twenty languages, and include the #1 bestseller The Detachment. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he’s not writing novels, blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law. About the AuthorBarry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute along the way