Barry Eisler

Barry Eilser will sign and discuss Graveyard of Memories (Thomas & Mercer; $14.95) PBO.

Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA's Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan International Judo Center along the way. Eisler's bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous "Best Of" lists, and have been translated into nearly twenty languages. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he's not writing novels, blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law.

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What makes a legendary assassin?

For John Rain, it was the lessons of love, war, and betrayal he learned in Tokyo in 1972. Fresh from the killing fields of Southeast Asia, Rain works as a bagman under the watchful eye of his CIA handler, delivering cash to corrupt elements of the Japanese government. But when a delivery goes violently wrong, Rain finds himself in the crosshairs of Japan's most powerful yakuza clan. To survive, Rain strikes a desperate deal with his handler: take out a high-profile target in the Japanese government in exchange for the intel he needs to eliminate his would-be executioners.

As Rain plays cat and mouse with the yakuza and struggles to learn his new role as contract killer, he also becomes entangled with Sayaka, a tough, beautiful ethnic Korean woman confined to a wheelchair. But the demands of his dark work are at odds with the longings of his heart?and with Sayaka's life in the balance, Rain will have to make a terrible choice.

About the Author

Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA's Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan International Judo Center along the way. Eisler's bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous "Best Of" lists, and have been translated into nearly twenty languages. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he's not writing novels, blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law.

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Barry Eisler

Friday, February 14, 7:00 p.m.

Graveyard of Memories: A John Rain Novel

Four Seasons Silicon Valley, 2050 University Ave., E. Palo Alto Fresh from the killing fields of Southeast Asia, Rain works as a bagman under the watchful eye of his CIA handler, delivering cash to corrupt elements of the Japanese government. But when a delivery goes violently wrong, Rain finds himself in the crosshairs of Japan's most powerful yakuza clan. As Rain plays cat and mouse with the yakuza and struggles to learn his new role as contract killer, he also becomes entangled with Sayaka, a tough, beautiful ethnic Korean woman confined to a wheelchair. But the demands of his dark work are at odds with the longings of his heart—and with Sayaka's life in the balance, Rain will have to make a terrible choice. Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA's Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan International Judo Center along the way. Eisler's bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year.

Location: Street: Four Seasons Palo Alto Additional: 2050 University Ave City: E. Palo Alto, Province: California Postal Code: 94303 Country: United States (tillagd från IndieBound)… (mer)

Barry Eisler is the best-selling author of two thriller series, the first featuring anti-hero John Rain, a half-Japanese, half-American former soldier turned freelance assassin. Graveyard of Memories, releasing the day before this signing, is the eighth in the series and full of the usual edge-of-your-seat action that Barry creates for his readers. This time circumstances force Rain into the position of contract killer as he also becomes entangled with Sayaka, a tough, beautiful ethnic Korean woman confined to a wheelchair. The demands of his dark work are at odds with the longings of his heart and with Sayaka’s life in the balance, Rain will have to make a terrible choice. Do not miss this chance to spend time with this legendary author.

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Barry Eisler diskuterar Fault Line.

The best-selling author of the John Rain novels will sign & discuss his new thriller, the first of a new series, Fault Line (Ballantine; $25). Silicon Valley: the eccentric inventor of a new encryption application is murdered in an apparent drug deal. Istanbul: a cynical undercover operative receives a frantic call from his estranged brother, a patent lawyer who believes he’ll be the next victim. And on the sun-drenched slopes of Sand Hill Road, California’s nerve center of money and technology, old family hurts sting anew as two brothers who share nothing but blood and bitterness wage a desperate battle against a faceless enemy. (christiguc)… (mer)

Barry Eisler läser ur FAULT LINE.

Meet award winning thriller author Barry Eisler as he reads from and signs copies of his new book, Fault Line. This is the story of two brothers, driven apart by old but still-simmering family hurts and by conflicting cultural and life choices, who are forced to put aside their grievances and to confront their own painful secrets when one of them becomes a target in an international struggle for control of a powerful new technology. (boconno1)… (mer)