Half-Japanese assassin John Rain tries to retire but is pulled into a deadly CIA–yakuza war on Tokyo’s rain-slicked streets.
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Half-Japanese assassin John Rain tries to retire but is pulled into a deadly CIA–yakuza war on Tokyo’s rain-slicked streets.
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"In Hard Rain, Eisler's second novel, the lethal assassin John Rain is back. Half Japanese, half American, raised in both countries but at home in neither, Rain is trying to leave his life as a freelance assassin, but no one will just let him retire. With his military discipline and martial arts skills, and his talent for making death appear to have been of "natural causes," he is a potential asset - and a threat - to everyone." "After killing a CIA officer who had hunted him halfway around the ...
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Sexual content
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Romantic subplot with a past love; on-page intimacy without constant focus
Violence & gore
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Assassinations, martial-arts kills, shootouts, and graphic lethal violence
Profanity
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Strong language recurring in hardboiled dialogue and narration
Substance use
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Recurring alcohol use in social and solitary character scenes
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonic content present
Political content
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CIA schemes, Japanese corruption, and yakuza power are central plot drivers
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Coercion, threats to loved ones, and criminal underworld cruelty recur
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