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PRAISE FOR BARRY EISLER

“A master of narrative-driven fiction enriched for the reader with unexpected twists and turns throughout. ”

—Midwest Book Review

“Eisler is at the top of his game. ”

—RT Book Reviews

“Eisler combines the insouciance of Ian Fleming, the realistic detail of Tom Clancy, the ennui of Graham Greene, and the prose power of John le Carré. ”

— News-Press

“Furious and creative .  .  . Rain’s combination of quirks and proficiency is the stuff great characters are made of. ”

— Entertainment Weekly

“No one is writing a better thriller series today than Barry Eisler. He has quickly jumped into my top ten best American mystery/thriller writers, along with Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Walter Mosley, and Harlan Coben .  .  . Rating: A. ”

— Deadly Pleasures

“Written with a delightfully soft touch and a powerful blend of excitement, exotica, and what (ever since John le Carré) readers have known to call tradecraft.

“Barry Eisler serves up steamy foreign locales, stunning action, and enough high-tech weaponry to make for an A-plus read. ”

— New York Daily News

ALSO BY BARRY EISLER

A Clean Kill in Tokyo (previously published as Rain Fall )

A Lonely Resurrection (previously published as Hard Rain )

Winner Take All (previously published as Rain Storm )

Redemption Games (previously published as Killing Rain )

Extremis (previously published as The Last Assassin )

The Killer Ascendant (previously published as Requiem for an Assassin ) Fault Line

Inside Out

The Detachment

Graveyard of Memories

The God’s Eye View

Livia Lone

Zero Sum

The Night Trade

SHORT WORKS

“The Lost Coast”

“Paris Is a Bitch”

“The Khmer Kill”

“London Twist”

ESSAYS

“The Ass Is a Poor Receptacle for the Head: Why Democrats Suck at Communication, and How They Could Improve”

“Be the Monkey: A Conversation about the New World of Publishing” (with J. A. Konrath)

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Text copyright © 2019 by Barry Eisler

All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.

Published by Thomas & Mercer, Seattle

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ISBN-13: 9781503904262 (hardcover)

ISBN-10: 1503904261 (hardcover)

ISBN-13: 9781503900950 (paperback)

ISBN-10: 1503900959 (paperback)

Cover design by Rex Bonomelli

First edition

For Alice and Andrew Vachss, whose work has inspired Livia and Rain—and their author. Contents

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prologue

PART 1

chapter one

chapter two

chapter three

chapter four

chapter five

chapter six

chapter seven

chapter eight

chapter nine

chapter ten

chapter eleven

chapter twelve

chapter thirteen

chapter fourteen

chapter fifteen

PART 2

chapter sixteen