The Killer Collective (John Rain #10; Livia Lone #3; Ben Treven #4)

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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 killings appearing to be from natural causes Suspecting that the FBI themselves were behind the attack, Livia reaches out to former marine sniper Dox Together, they assemble an ad hoc team to identify and neutralize the threat Rain Rain s estranged lover, Mossad agent and honey trap specialist Delilah black op soldiers Ben Treven and Daniel Larison and their former commander, SpecOps legend Colonel Scott 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, this group is hardly a team But in a match as uneven as this one, a collective of killers might be just what they need. Free Read The Killer Collective (John Rain #10; Livia Lone #3; Ben Treven #4) Author Barry Eisler For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The killing business has its own gravitational pull, and if you get too close, or stay too long, you ll never break free Man oh man, Barry Eisler knows how to write thrillers His books featuring retired hitman John Rai...John Rain is a hitman offered a job targeting three individuals He turns down the job, but is swept up in the action when one of the targets, Livia Lone, survives the attempted hit Not only is John involved, but so are various others with connections to Rain and Livia.Told using alternating points of view, this novel has a lot of characters and multiple storylines Even though there was a lot going on, it was easy to follow and everything was wrapped up by the end.This book is part of a series John Rain is a hitman offered a job targeting three individuals He turns down the job, but is swept up in the action when one of the targets, Livia Lone, survives the attempted hit Not only is John involved, but so are various others with connections to Rain and Livia.Told using alternating points of view, this novel has a lot of characters and multiple storylines Even though there was a lot going on, it was easy to follow and everything was wrapped up by the end.This book is part of a series Actually, it s part of multiple series by Barry Eisler I didn t realize that when I picked it as my First Reads book this month, but, fortunately, it was easily read as a standalone This is book 10 in the John Rain series, book 3 in the Livia Lone series, and book 4 in the Ben Treven series John Rain is a retired hitman Livia Lone is a sex crimes detective Ben Treven is a black ops soldier I m sure reader...New York Times bestselling author Barry Eisler The Night Trade merges his two most popular franchises in his latest action packed thriller This time around, Detective Livia Lone of the Seattle PD sex crimes unit has her eyes set on bringing down an evil child pornography ring Because the ring has gone international, though, it s a federal case, and Lone is forced to partake in a joint investigation between the Seattle police department and the FBI.After making headway on the case, Lone is th New York Times bestselling author Barry Eisler The Night Trade merges his two most popular franchises in his latest action packed thriller This time around, Detective Livia Lone of the Seattle PD sex crimes unit has her eyes set on bringing down an evil child pornography ring Because the ring has gone international, though, it s a federal case, and Lone is forced to p...My review of The Killer Collective can be found at High Fever Books.Ever since Barry Eisler s newest series character Liva Lone appeared on the scene in her eponymous 2016 debut, I was waiting for the day she would cross paths with the author s original creation, John Rain Finally, that day has come, and the two along with their many and various colleagues share page space in The Killer Collective Like Eisler s 2011 novel, The Detatchment, The Killer C...This may be one of the best books I ve read in the last linear year I devoured the book in a twenty four hour period something I haven t done in the last few years.The Killer Collective brings together a bunch of Eisler s characters John Rain, Livia Lone, Dox, the angel of death Larison, Ben Treven, Colonel Horton, Delilah yay For me having Rain, Dox, and Delilah together felt like seeing old friends, and adding Livia into the mix added to the book s complexity and emotion as we This may be one of the best books I ve read in the last linear year I devoured the book in a twenty four hour period something I haven t done in the last few years.The Killer Collective brings together a bunch of Eisler s characters John Rain, Livia Lone, Dox, the angel of death Larison, Ben Treven, Colonel Horton, Delilah yay For me having Rain, Dox, and Delilah together felt like seeing old friends, and adding Livia into the mix added to the book s complexity and emotion as well as providing the impetus based on real types of crimes for the novel.There are references to several of Eisler s previous novels, but even if you didn...Not the worst book Eisler has written, but overall it s disappointing.Eisler wrote some very good paragraphs, some showing keen insight into the human condition Ultimately, though, the book is tedious and simply goes on too long Eisler, like many writers in the genre, goes to great lengths to establish credibility, such as providing detailed information on weapons and locations, but he fails to address, much less correct, fundamental issues such as the nature of his characters work and their Not the worst book Eisler has written, but overall it s disappointing.Eisler wrote some very good paragraphs, some showing keen insight into the human condition Ultimately, though, the book is tedious and simply goes on too long Eisler, like many writers in ...This was anFirst Reads pick, and I came into it cold, not having read any of the author s previous works As such, I was confronted with a large ensemble cast about whom I had no back story or history, but despite this the book was easy to get into in its own right I didn t feel like I was missing pieces, or not in on the joke , and thoroughly enjoyed the pace, the action and the characters It has, though, certainly made me want to backtrack and fill in the history.Like Michael Connel This was anFirst Reads pick, and I came into it cold, not having read any of the author s previous works As such, I was confronted with a large ensemble cast about whom I had no back story or history, but despite this the book was easy to get into in its own right I didn t feel like I was missing pieces, or not in on the joke , and thoroughly enjoyed the pace, the action and the characters It has, though, certainly made me want to backtrack and fill in the history.Like Michael Connelly, it seems Eisler has woven a universe for his intriguing and powerful characters to inhabit and, in some cases, interact It seems this is not the first collaboration between some of them, but possibly the first where the full suite of protagonists come together at once Each chapte...I started out reading thrillers years ago through a book club where our first pick was THE GOLD COAST by Nelson Demille I have continued enjoyed to enjoy the genre on a regular basis thanks to excellent writers and Megan Beatie of MB Communications who sends excellent novels for me to review Author Barry Eisler has written many thriller series, but THE KILLER COLLECTIVE is a standalone book It does have protagonists John Rain, Livia Lone and Ben Treven from earlier series Livia Lone works fo I started out reading thrillers years ago through a book club where our first pick was THE GOLD COAST by Nelson Demille I have continued enjoyed to enjoy the genre on a regular basis thanks to excellent writers and Megan Beatie of MB Communications who sends excellent novels for me to review Author Barry Eisler has written many thriller series, but THE KILLER COLLECTIVE is a standalone book It does have protagonists John Rain, Livia Lone and Ben Treven from earlier series Livia Lone works for the Seattle Police and is involved with the FBI in investigating a child pornography ring She is suddenly told it is being shut down Livia is almost killed in a hit that has been offered to John Rain, who is retired, but has excelled in the field of killings that looked like normal accidental deaths.Livia gets in touch with Dox who is a former Marine sniper They assemble a gr...This was a pretty ambitious project for author Barry Eisler since he weaved together most of the characters in his previous books into a seamless story line I liked the Detachment which required him to do the same thing, but I thought he did it here much better, and withcharacters to boot.Eisler sets the scene well from the very beginning by introducing one of the main villains from the first act He quickly introduces him wit...I am loving this no spoilers but You know how irritating it is when a writer creates a memorable character, then a series, and you love every book Then he stops and writes another series and you love that, and then he stops and writes another series You get annoyed because you have to wait for a bit l...

The Killer Collective (John Rain #10; Livia Lone #3; Ben Treven #4)
  • English
  • 14 December 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 401 pages
  • Barry Eisler
  • The Killer Collective (John Rain #10; Livia Lone #3; Ben Treven #4)