Hard Rain - Barry Eisler

http://www.barryeisler.com/ - This is the second installment of the "John Rain Series" (Book #1 - Rain Fall reviewed last month). John Rain is out of hiding and back in the game. While he tries to plan his disappearance to Brazil, he finds that the lives of those closest to him have been threatened - by people trying to track Rain down. To keep them protected, he "befriends" local yakuza big-men, fights to the death in a UFC-like match, almost falls in love with a hostess, and continues to perfect his stealth murder moves and paranoia-induced counterveillance techniques. This was more of the same from Rain Fall but a fun exciting read. There were some shocking deaths and new revelations of Rain's time in Vietnam. I can't wait to see if Rain makes it to Brazil and what the South Americans have in store for him...