Meet John Rain - special forces turned assassin - a man with a torturedpast and an uncertain future. Few know who he is or what he does, andthat's how it has to be. In his line of work enemies are inevitable, nomatter how good you are and any attachment is a weakness. But when thedeath of a stranger on a crowded subway threatens Rain's carefullymaintained anonymity he realises it's not just his own life at stake, butthat of the one person he's come to care about - the victim's daughter.His pursuers are closing in. And they're about to discover just howdangerous a cornered man can be . . .