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An Charts, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
A fast-paced, page-turning novel of betrayal, vengeance, and depraved secrets in high places from the New York Times bestselling author of the John Rain and Livia Lone series.
When a joint FBI–Seattle Police investigation of an international child pornography ring gets too close to certain powerful people, sex-crimes detective Livia Lone becomes the target of a hit that barely goes awry—a hit that had been offered to John Rain, a retired specialist in “natural causes.”
Suspecting the FBI itself was behind the attack, Livia reaches out to former Marine sniper Dox. Together, they assemble an ad hoc group to identify and neutralize the threat. There’s Rain. Rain’s estranged lover, Mossad agent and honeytrap specialist Delilah. And black ops soldiers Ben Treven and Daniel Larison, along with their former commander, SpecOps legend Colonel Scot “Hort” Horton.
Moving from Japan to Seattle to DC to Paris, the group fights a series of interlocking conspiracies, each edging closer and closer to the highest levels of the US government.
With uncertain loyalties, conflicting agendas, and smoldering romantic entanglements, these operators will have a hard time forming a team. But in a match as uneven as this one, a collective of killers might be even better.
PDF The Killer Collective edition by Barry Eisler Literature Fiction eBooks
"Excellent in every way. All of Barry Eisler’s hero’s work together; John Rain, Dox, Larison, Hort, Ben Treven, Livia Lone and Delilah, to defeat extremely powerful government agencies, politicians and private military contractors. Characters are even more meaningful if you’ve read Eisler’s previous books, so you understand the depth of each character, but this book can also be a stand alone. Eisler’s is my new favorite author, right up at #1 along with Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series."
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The Killer Collective edition by Barry Eisler Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
- leaving the reader exhausted by the emotional ride. “The Killer Collective†is told via 3 rotating POV’s that are clearly marked at the beginning of each chapter. Each main character takes their turn in the limelight of this fast paced, international police thriller. Investigators move from Seattle to Japan to D.C. to France and other points.
Heinous would be an accurate way to describe the crime in this story. When you find out who actually perpetuates the crime, it’s doubly disgusting. The professionals solving this case are all well seasoned and an eclectic bunch of characters that make the reading very interesting. There’s not a TV personality in the bunch!
Barry Eisler has taken on the topic of child pornography and has done so without gratuitous or graphic explanations. Kudos to him for taking the high road. The language is rough but not excessively so, there are some sexual encounters but again, no descriptive passages and that holds true for the violence as well. While this story deals with the vilest of human offenders, the pursuit of their apprehension is good, no holds barred, police work that crosses all law enforcement alphabets with “The Killer Collective†- Saw a review of this book in a magazine last night-bought on at 9, feel asleep still reading it at 4AM (I know it was 4 when the kindle slipped from my sleeping fingers and hit my prone head in the nose.....) As a retired Special Forces officer and international consultant, I found the action scenes and tactics compelling, the characters and places interesting and well drawn out, and the plot uniquely intriguing. I usually read 2-3 eclectic books a week, and this is the best fiction I've read in a long while. The author is a very talented writer and word smith in turning phrases and I found myself reading several twice as I enjoyed their positioning in the ongoing character dialog. I highly recommend and am ordering the others in this series.
- A lot of times, I like a simple fun tea cosy. This should not be mistaken for one of those.
Eiseler is more complicated and requires attention be paid to the story. That is both more interesting and more complicated.
The story depends on and develops characters, by far, always my favorite. - Excellent in every way. All of Barry Eisler’s hero’s work together; John Rain, Dox, Larison, Hort, Ben Treven, Livia Lone and Delilah, to defeat extremely powerful government agencies, politicians and private military contractors. Characters are even more meaningful if you’ve read Eisler’s previous books, so you understand the depth of each character, but this book can also be a stand alone. Eisler’s is my new favorite author, right up at #1 along with Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series.
- I have been an avid fan or Barry Eisler since his earliest works. I've followed the Rain storyline, the Detachment, Livia Lone, you name it. I've enjoyed them all to one degree or another, but this novel is just an utter masterpiece. I am flabbergasted by how easily, creatively, and magically Barry was able to weave these disparate threads together to tell a story that is so compelling, so intriguing, so incredibly creative, and still so edge-of-your seat. I am right on the edge of saying this is Eisler's crowning achievement, but I think I've said that before, so what that tells me is that his writing just keeps getting better and better and better. Over 16 years in, and he is still evolving as a storyteller. I think this book is also a superb opportunity to pick up Barry Eisler and read everything he's done. Yes, there are remarkably complex backstories to all these characters, and I think you're better off knowing them than not knowing them. However, the book would be just as enjoyable if this was your entré into Barry Eisler's works.
Kudos ONCE AGAIN to Barry Eisler for writing one of the finest novels to start out this new year! Buy it, read it, buy it for a friend, buy it for an enemy, rinse/repeat. It's great writing, period. - Another page turner by this author. I read all of the books by Barry Eisler, although some of credits went to local public library for allowing me to borrow most of those books. Frankly, I still purchased a copy later because the John Rain series is that good.
The book brings back the memory of the various characters from the old books.
If you are a loyal reader, you will appreciate it. And you won't want John Rain to be enemy of Livia Lone. You want them to be in the same team.
Any complaint? One. John Rain is a seasoned black ops operative who fought in Vietnam. However, he is still "middle age" when he sees ISIS news on TV? It makes John Rain a 15 or 16 years old seasoned black ops operative in Vietnam era.
Still, this is a great page turner. - I have been a fan of the John Rain series since the beginning and have enjoyed the way his character, as well as the author, have developed over the years. This one is no exception and in fact is one of the best. Rain, ever reluctant and retired, returns. He's joined by Larison and Hort and they are soon joined by Dox and Livia Lone, the newest Eisler character. Delilah makes her return as well. I won't go too deep into the plot, you can read the blurbs and pro reviews for that, but be sure that fans of Rain and Livia Lone will not be disappointed. Plenty of tactics and action to satisfy but what I enjoyed most was the growth of the characters, especially Rain. Eisler really delves deeper into the friendships and relationships between the characters and how they inform their actions and decisions. Rain is clearly a killing machine but the glimpses of his humanity that we've seen over the years are what make the character for me. His love of scotch and architecture, jazz and literature. Judo as a tool for killing and as an art. His loyalty to his friends, the few he has, and his genuine pride in their success. This is what separates great writing and great characters from the mundane. I hope you enjoy this a much as I did and I hope Mr. Eisler continues taking us deeper into his creations.
