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John Rain might be trying to get out of the game?

September 7, 2018 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

cbr10bingo… Dream Vacation Ok so this book falls into the “Dream Vacation” category for cbr10bingo for 2 reasons: Tokyo and Osaka: John moved to Osaka to get away from the people who might want to kill him, but he travels back to Tokyo for most of the book.  I’ve never particularly wanted to go to Tokyo, but he makes it sound so interesting.  He goes to the little places that aren’t touristy, are off the beaten path, and that have great food.  The food he […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: assassin, Barry Eisler, cbr10bingo, John Rain, judo, murder, yakuza

kfishgirl's CBR10 Review No:44 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: assassin, Barry Eisler, cbr10bingo, John Rain, judo, murder, yakuza ·
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John Rain is a new character for me… and I like him

August 22, 2018 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

Listicle… cbr10bingo So I cheated a little with this one.  I read it first, and then I found a list it was on 🙂  However, the list toooootally applies to me!  It’s called “What the over 35’s are reading”, and here it is: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/83374.2015_What_the_Over_35_s_Are_Reading I’m very much an over 35 (by 2 whole years!), so this list appeals to me.  I’m going to go back to it and see if there are other books on it I’d like! Enough about my old age, back to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: assassin, Barry Eisler, cbr10bingo, jazz, John Rain, judo, Tokyo

kfishgirl's CBR10 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: assassin, Barry Eisler, cbr10bingo, jazz, John Rain, judo, Tokyo ·
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