Rain Fall - Barry Eisler

http://www.powells.com/biblio/2-9780451209153-0 - I borrowed this thriller from the library based on Aunty Marji's recommendation. The books stars John Rain, a half-Japanese/half-American special-forces trained assassin. After he kills a man on the subway, he finds himself connected with the man's daughter and caught-up in the international intelligence community where he doesn't know who to trust and who to murder. The book takes place in Tokyo and there are detailed descriptions of the train stations, as well as the various neighborhoods - this was particularly fun to read about given our recent trip to Tokyo. The focus on martial arts was a little excessive for my taste, but overall I found the story and the character's struggle as a constant outsider interesting. There are five more books in the John Rain series and I plan to read them all!!