by Barry Eisler
First published 2013
Rain barely survives a mission in Hong Kong before the Mossad recruits him for a job in Manila. He partners with Dox, a sniper whose folksy charm conceals lethal skills. Rain hopes working for a cause he believes in might balance the scales for his past kills. But his conscience interferes with the Manila assignment, and he fails to eliminate his target. The Mossad decides Rain himself needs elimination. His lover Delilah appears, but Rain cannot tell whether she came to rescue him or execute him. Government agencies clash while Rain navigates spy gadgets and brutal hand-to-hand combat. The assassin who once killed without question now faces the consequences of developing a moral compass in a world where conscience can be fatal.
Genres: mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, moral-dilemma, redemption
Setting: Hong Kong, Manila
Period: 21st-century
290 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Pub
Content warnings: violence