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  • A Clean Kill in Tokyo

  • A John Rain Novel
  • By: Barry Eisler
  • Narrated by: Barry Eisler
  • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (53 ratings)

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A Clean Kill in Tokyo

By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
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Publisher's Summary

Previously published as Rain Fall

Name: John Rain.

Vocation: Assassin.

Specialty: Natural Causes.

Base of operations: Tokyo.

Availability: Worldwide. 

Half American, half Japanese, expert in both worlds but at home in neither, John Rain is the best killer money can buy. You tell him who. You tell him where. He doesn’t care about why...

Until he gets involved with Midori Kawamura, a beautiful jazz pianist - and the daughter of his latest kill. 

A Clean Kill in Tokyo was previously published as Rain Fall, the first in the bestselling John Rain assassin series.

©2002, 2013 Barry Eisler (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Critic Reviews

"Eisler provides a cracklingly good yarn, well written, deftly plotted, and surprisingly appealing… Thomas Perry and Lawrence Block need not retire their hit men quite yet, but Eisler is clearly a challenger." ( Boston Globe)

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well read

I own this book in Hardback, I have read it 3 times over the years but I still enjoyed listening to Barry read it.

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I really liked the author read the book

The story was actually very enjoyable. The author has a nice voice to listen to and a good cadence to just have in the back ground. I enjoyed the way Shibuya was captured and the interesting twist on the assassin tale. Its worth a listen

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The original.

A great introduction to the series, this is one of the best in the series, and well worth the listen. It's gritty, dark and interesting.

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Brilliant Narration and Story Emersion

Incredibly well narrated by the Author. I shy away from author narrated books . Eisler is the exception.
A well writen book with character emersion .
I originally shyed away from recommending this book to people who are not familiar with Japan .
I was proved wrong by gifting Eisler's books to friends.
They told me I got them onto a very good series

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Satisfied

Great plot, great execution and attention to details. Wish the author good luck. I wish it lasted a little longer

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