# Zero Sum

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- Authors: [Barry Eisler](https://www.bookquiver.com/barry-eisler)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2017-06-27
- Genres: Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction

## Description

Returning to Tokyo in 1982 after a decade of mercenary work in the Philippines, a young John Rain learns that the killing business is now controlled by Victor, a half-Russian, half-Japanese sociopath who has ruthlessly eliminated all potential challengers. Victor gives Rain a choice: kill a government minister or die a grisly death. But the best route to the minister is through his gorgeous Italian wife, Maria, a route that puts Rain on a collision course not only with Victor but with the shadowy forces behind the Russian''s rise to dominance—and the longings of Rain''s own conflicted heart. It''s a battle between kingpin and newcomer, master and apprentice, a zero-sum contest that can only end with one man dead and the other the world''s foremost assassin.

## Editions

### Zero Sum

- Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
- ISBN: 978-14-7782-446-7
- Pages: 286
- Published: 2017-06-27
- Language: en_US