Zero Sum
A John Rain Novel
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Narrated by:
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Barry Eisler
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Barry Eisler
About this listen
Returning to Tokyo in 1982 after a decade of mercenary work in the Philippines, a young John Rain learns that the killing business is now controlled by Victor, a half-Russian, half-Japanese sociopath who has ruthlessly eliminated all potential challengers. Victor gives Rain a choice: kill a government minister or die a grisly death. But the best route to the minister is through his gorgeous Italian wife, Maria, a route that puts Rain on a collision course not only with Victor but with the shadowy forces behind the Russian's rise to dominance - and the longings of Rain's own conflicted heart.
It's a battle between kingpin and newcomer, master and apprentice, a zero-sum contest that can only end with one man dead and the other the world's foremost assassin.
©2017 Barry Eisler (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.What listeners say about Zero Sum
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Mark W
- 05-11-2017
A great book but a bit too romance heavy.
Eisler continues the John rain series with John this time facing off against Victor.
I've read all 9 Rain Novels and love them all and I would say Victor is an exceptional enemy, one of the best Rain has faced. This book is good and stands well with the series, but is faulted heavily by the absolute non-stop romance sub-plot (that probably has twice the page count as the actual main plot).
When the enemy is as well written and mysterious as Victor, it should have really being a cat & mouse chase throughout the book. Instead it's likely the most romance heavy of all the Rain novels.
Rain's popular because of the grit, spy craft and twits - I hope the series slows down on the romance and continues to be what is should be, a spy novel.
Overall it's still a great book and I'd recommend to anyone who enjoys the rain Novels, but I really hope Barry slows down on the romance.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Shayne
- 06-07-2017
What happened
This was a really poor storyline compared to other novels in this series. Disappointing read.
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