• Graveyard of Memories

  • A John Rain Novel
  • By: Barry Eisler
  • Narrated by: Barry Eisler
  • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,810 ratings)

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Graveyard of Memories

By: Barry Eisler
Narrated by: Barry Eisler
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Publisher's summary

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.

©2014 Barry Eisler (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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  • CB
  • 06-25-21

Great book!

Love all your books, and John Rain’s and company characters! I hope you keep writing and reading your books. You are one of my favorite narrators!

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outstanding book

strongly recommend all Barry Eisler's books. I have listened to all his books many times over.

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Excellent Story

Audible needs to go back to allowing reviews by Stars only. Why did they change it?

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Unique story and vivid characters.

I really liked this one. But Eisler is one of my favorites. I found it to be predictable and authentic. What I like about John Rain is that he is so human and aware of his flaws.

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  • JB
  • 07-10-14

Barry Eisler favorite author and now BEST narrator

I have read the complete John Rain series. I am enthralled with Eilser's writing. The details, storyline, character development never lets me down. I admire his success in changing the names of his books and most of all doing his personal narration. He is one of the best narrators that I have listened to. I even downloaded the newer versions, with his narration, of the previously purchased old releases! I have now read the Ben Treven books! Thank you, Mr. Eisler and Audible for the new versions with personal narration.

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very susspencefull

Great Narrator loved the suspense. Kept me reading to the end. All his books are great.

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One of the best John Rain books

I didn't have very high hopes for this prequel but I was surprised to find an entertaining, honest and kind of raw book here. Out of the whole series, this will probably stick with me the longest.

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Top notch

Best story -good to go back to the start of Rain after alluding to it in all his books

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excellent audiobook

Barry Eisler does it again. Fantastic book and he does a great job as narrator.

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Awesome as always.

I was skeptical for a flashback themed John Rain novel. However, this was very well done. This book expanded Rain's character development to a whole new level! Must read!

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