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John Rain, once a merciless assassin in Southeast Asia, now serves as a covert money broker for a CIA handler, ferrying cash to corrupt officials in Japan. A botched delivery thrusts him into the deadly orbit of the nation’s most powerful yakuza clan, threatening his life and survival. To escape imminent execution, Rain strikes a perilous pact: eliminate a high‑profile government target in exchange for the intel he needs to dismantle his enemies. As he oscillates between the ruthless demands of contract‑killing and the fragile life of Sayaka, an ethno‑Korean woman trapped in a wheelchair, Rain faces a fatal choice that pits duty against love.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Barry Eisler
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