Another exciting John Rain novel where the CIA found him in Brazil and hires him to assassinate an arms dealer. His first attempt is spoiled by a Mossad agent who request he wait a little bit. As time is going by a couple of hit teams come after him, and even part of the CIA are trying to stop him. The finish is an old fashioned shoot out where John needed someone's help. Great reading and plenty of action thanks

Another great page turner

Am back to continuing my journey through the Rain series. And what a journey it is. This book takes in 3 cities I've been to and know, which probably added to the enjoyment. But I love the characters and the development between the books.

O lectura masculina antrenanta, plina de actiune in genul romanelor de spionaj a la Ian Fleming. Ar fi o carte extraordinara pentru cei interesati de asasinate, spionaj, tehnici de lupta, jocuri politice, tradari si femei frumoase.
Actiunea il are in prim plan pe John Rain un asasin japonez liber-profesionist, asa zis 'hitman' al CIA, care primeste misiunea de a-l lichida pe Belghazi, un versat dealer de arme, inainte ca altii sa o faca. De-a lungul operatiunii din Macao calea sa se va intersecta cu misterioasa Delilah, o spioana care are insa planurile si metodele ei. Daca ea il va trada sau il va ajuta ramane sa aflati citind cartea.
Mie mi-a placut romanul, am apreciat descrierile vibrante, exacte si extrem de vii ale traseului de urmarire a tintei, in special Macao, Hong Kong, Tokyo ori Sao Paolo.
Mi s-a parut simpatic si arsenalul de spion-asasin pus la dispozitie de CIA, de care uziteaza personajul principal si aici as mentiona dispozitivul SoldierVision. Acesta a fost utilizat pentru prima data in razboiul din Golf si "fotografiaza" prin pereti interiorul unei incaperi. Alt gadget ar fi ceasul Traser P5900 in care se pot ascunde capsule care sa contina cocktailuri letale.
Un alt lucru care mi s-a parut interesant este multitudinea de informatii despre luptele corp la corp cum ar fi karate si aici aflam despre pozitia Calaretului de Fier, despre lovitura de picior nr.2 cu rotire spre spate, sau din judo - aruncarea de baza denumita kouchigari. Tot aici am aflat ca sambo este o versiune de lupta ruseasca care poate provoca leziuni atat de grave incat este interzisa in multe competitii de lupte iar Krav Maga este sistemul de auto-aparare inventat si practicat de fortele armate israeliene.
Luptele corp la corp sunt descrise miscare cu miscare si desi le-am citit pe indelete si m-am straduit sa le inteleg totusi nu am reusit sa vizualizez exact cum decurgeau aceste scene.
Pe langa multe alte asemanari cu James Bond, am regasit si scena de la Casino si jocul de Baccara pe care il joaca impotriva lui Belghazi.
La finalul cartii gasim anexat pentru cititori si un mic curs vizand securitatea personala, plin de sfaturi utile in ceea ce priveste auto-apararea.
Ca incheiere, o zicala japoneza care mi s-a parut demna de urmat: "Go ni itte wa, go ni shitagae", ce inseamna: "dupa al locului obicei, sa te porti si tu in orice bordei".

This series is very addictive. It

This series is very addictive. It has intriguing characters and and complex plot lines. This book might stand alone but a reader would have a better understanding of the characters by reading from the beginning of the series.

Action packed from the beginning until the end. Keeps the reader engaged at all times. Very entertaining.

John Rain is back, and he is still snapping necks like toothpicks. He took an assignment where the hunter became the hunted. As always, fast-paced, action and suspense from the outset.
John is still John, but Dox is my favourite character. I was so hoping he doesn't get his neck snapped.

Un'altra avvincente avventura di John Rain che stavolta si ritrova invischiato con nemici israeliani e dovrà resistere al fascino di una nuova intrigante e scaltra donna...

Una delle scelte più importanti per il suo lavoro, ma anche per la sua stessa sopravvivenza, sarà decidere di fidarsi dell'affascinante Delilah oppure etichettarla come minaccia e combatterla con tutte le sue forze...

Il libro di Barry Eisler, come gli altri già letti della serie John Rain, scorre via bene, si legge con interesse e forse stavolta è un po' meno carico di complotti politici per lasciar spazio all'azione.

Manca un po' di originalità ed innovazione rispetto ai primi capitoli, ma è comunque una piacevole lettura...

Ora si continua con il capitolo successivo: La via del Samurai!

I guess I landed on 2.5 when I finished the book.Multiple times in the first half, I was tempted to just stop even though I really dislike doing that. The issue is that this book is harder work than it should be. Unless you are reading a text book, reading should be enjoyable.

The issue is that Mr. Eisler obviously has a very well formed vocabulary. The problem is that he backs up the truck and dumps it on you in its entirety and unnecessarily.

The plot was fine, the characters fine. If this was a short story, I would have enjoyed it.

While there are certainly redeeming qualities and intelligence to Mr. Eisler's work, I'm thinking it's going to be a long while before I wade into the next book.

I feel like this one really went downhill compared to the two previous books. I appreciated the change of location but in retrospect, I might have appreciated more of the same. This book seemed a lot more like John Rain was channeling the author's political opinions, which felt wrong. I plan to read the sequel since I have the physical book, but I don't know if it's worth continuing beyond that. Also, the ending was somewhat confusing and seemed like a cop-out.

All in his head as he roam the city landscape following and being followed.

Sei que levei imenso tempo para ler este Livro, mas a Culpa não é do Autor, mas sim da Gravidez que me dá um Sono Desgraçado. Gostei Muito deste Livro, especialmente das partes passadas em Macau um país que muito me fascina e que desejo um dia visitar. Vou procurar por mais Livros deste Autor em especial os com o Personagem John Rain. Recomendo. Leitura leve, mas empolgante.

I will continue reading this series after a brief hiatus to try out a few new authors. Like this series but am finding it not as exciting as some others I have read (at this point). The plot was well developed and kept me guessing all along and some new characters were introduced as well as their background material. That said, I am glad I came back to read this series in order rather than continue reading the last one of the series first (as I had initially started to do) which was more confusing.