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    Paris Is a Bitch: A Rain/Delilah Short Story
    Paris Is a Bitch: A Rain/Delilah Short Story
    Paris Is a Bitch: A Rain/Delilah Short Story
    Audiobook49 minutes

    Paris Is a Bitch: A Rain/Delilah Short Story

    Written by Barry Eisler

    Narrated by Barry Eisler

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    For most couples, a quiet dinner for two at Auberge de la Reine Blanche on the Ile Saint Louis would be just the thing to smooth out the complications in a romance. But for gorgeous Mossad operative Delilah and trying-to-retire contract killer John Rain, nothing is ever easy, and when Rain sees a crew of hard-looking men setting up outside the restaurant, he realizes someone has been bringing her work home with her. Is it a hit — or something even worse? When it comes to killing, business and pleasure is the most dangerous mix of all.

    Includes an essay called Personal Safety Tips from Assassin John Rain, which contains information that will be at least as valuable to civilians as it has been to Rain.

    This story is approximately 8500 words — the equivalent of about 35 paper pages. It is a short story, not a novel.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 15, 2011
    ISBN9781455851508
    Author

    Barry Eisler

    Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan Judo Institute along the way. Eisler’s bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller, have been included in numerous “Best of” lists, have been translated into nearly twenty languages, and include the #1 bestseller Livia Lone. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he’s not writing novels, blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law. Learn more at www.barryeisler.com.

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    • 3/5
      What happened to this series? Just kind of ended but no resolution. Author got bored with characters and dumped them? OK. Move on.
    • 4/5
      This short was just long enough for me to wash my car. I'm looking forward to find out what's next for John and Delilah.
    • 5/5
      This book is about John Rain, who is similar to Jason Bourne, a highly trained assassin. Rain is half Japanese and half American and lived in
      both worlds. He is a former Vietnam War commando. He is haunted by his past and by his present. Eisler has written a brilliant series of
      books, novellas, and shorts about his character. This story is a short
      piece. It's a kind of vignette about a dinner date with a hot blonde
      Mossad agent and the fallout. It feels like the start of a new novel but it isn't. It has all the feel of A Clean Kill in Tokyo except they are in
      Paris not in Tokyo. Most of the reviews are gripes about the price. I'm not complaining. For less than a buck I was entertained. It serves to
      continue the story of Rain. It is also a prequel to the novella London Twist, which makes a number of references to the fight scene in this short. London Twist continuesMossad Agent Delilah's story. All in all, this is well worth your time especially if you are reading this series. If you are not, then start with the full length novels.
    • 4/5
      Paris Is a Bitch by Barry Eisler is a Kindle Short Story I downloaded through Kindle Unlimited (KU).It was supposed to be a quiet dinner in Paris. Mossad Agent Delilah was going on a mission; Trying-to-retire freelance agent for hire John Rain wanted to know where she was going and when she was coming back. Mossad agents seem to answer with enigmatic smiles, especially when they are beautiful. The Mossad doesn’t hire ugly (females). Rain was frustrated and angry. He was trying to get out of the murder-for-hire business. Delilah was devoted to her work even more than she was devoted to Rain. Voice volumes were starting to rise. But that was OK because they were sitting next to a Yuppie plus one that was raising his voice as he tried to close a trading deal. To avoid Rain killing him, Delilah tried to teach manners to the Yuppie with a request to turn down the volume. Rain helped by trying to crush the Yuppie’s wrist. Rain was not challenging his anger well.Meanwhile, a Middle Eastern man with the mannerisms of a thief casing a place for theft attracted Rain’s attention by repeatedly looking through the window and finally entering the restaurant then immediately leaving without a purpose. Rain thought it was a preparation for a hit. Rain and Delilah argue about this. Rain exits to do a reconnaissance of the street and discovers the set-up of an attempted kidnapping. Rain and Delilah decide to go on the offensive, take out the kidnappers, separate, then meet later in a nearby park. No killing, just some serious injuries. Delilah takes out two potential kidnappers, Rain ruins four others.Rain and Delilah meet in the park and Rain serves an ultimatum. Delilah doesn’t return the serve which leaves Rain with nothing to do but walk away. As he walks away with his frustration, he crosses a bridge only to meet Yuppie plus one with the cell phone.Read the story to find out what happens next. I avoid spoilers. This was a nice story of frustration and revenge. I will read more Eisler longer novels.
    • 5/5
      Fun and Entertaining Read
    • 4/5
      After finishing "Graveyard of Memories", I wanted a little more John Rain so picked this up for a buck. It's a quick, easy read, ostensibly about one evening in the relationship between he & Delilah but the end makes it seem like a turning point.
      John is fighting to go straight. The psychological effects of all he's done over the years have caught up with him & he wants a shot at "normal". He can't change the past so he's working on the future. But it's hard to shut off instincts & habits that are ingrained & doubly so with Delilah still in the business. He was an assassin because he was good at it & stuck to a set of rules, weirdly moral for a hit man. Delilah does it because working for Mossad is like breathing to her, natural & necessary to exist.
      It should have been a romantic interlude. Nice restaurant in Paris, great food & wine, a beautiful woman to go home with. Unfortunately, there's also a loud guy on a cell at the next table, Delilah's casual comment about leaving tomorrow for God knows how long & a ferret-faced guy outside, taking way too much interest in those inside.
      John's inner bad boy takes over & together they formulate & execute a plan. Really well. At about 40 pages, it's a fast paced read about a kickass showdown but the real message is how fundamentally different these two lovers have become. The ending makes you wonder what's next for them, if John can stay out of the game & accept playing second fiddle to Mossad. For him, it's like trying to quit smoking while watching his partner constantly light up.
      This is not a HEA & although the final page may come as a surprise or disappointment to some, it makes sense. Let this also serve as a cautionary tale to all of you yakking on a cell during dinner. And a mouthful of wine can double as a weapon...huh...who knew?
    • 4/5
      Short story featuring Delilah (a Mossad operative) and John Rain (a trying-to-retire assassin). This is my first introduction to these characters (first thing of Eisler's I've read, in fact) and I thought it well done. For a buck, worth 20 minutes of enjoyment, and some interesting back matter to boot.
    • 2/5
      bookshelves: summer-2013, published-2011, fraudio, series, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, paris, france, tbr-busting-2013Read on August 25, 2013Flash Fic: How to fit a square into a circular hole.Love Love Love Rain to a high 3* yet this was way too short to be of any use3* A Clean Kill in Tokyo (John Rain, #1)3* A Lonely Resurrection (John Rain, #2)3* Winner Take All (John Rain, #3)3* Redemption Games (John Rain, #4)3* Extremis (John Rain, #5)3* The Killer Ascendant(John Rain, #6)2* Paris Is A Bitch
    • 5/5
      A short story featuring John Rain (who has been missing for several years while Eisler has written books about his new character Ben Treven) and his sometimes girlfriend Delilah. The story actually works on two levels: On one hand, we get a peek into Rain's neurosis as he tries to deal both with "retirement" and his relationship to Delilah and her continued involvement in the trade (and her form of involvement, in particular). Rain has always been a fascinating character and watching his own understanding of self evolve has been an enjoyable component of the stories. The dialogue between the two is fun and Eisler conjures the scene so well that it is easy to visualize these two people sitting in the restaurant chatting over their meal.The story also contains the elements of the thriller and the associated violence that readers of the Rain novels have come to expect and love. And let's just say that there is a proverbial punch that Rain doesn't pull. Note to self: Do not make John Rain angry, especially after he has a fight with his girlfriend.