Barry Eisler, author of the superb John Rain thriller series, is one of the brightest guys I know. That being said, he, like the rest of us, is occasionally prone to lapses in judgment, missteps or downright foolishness.
Case in point: Barry has decided to blog.
Eisler, formerly a secret agent with one of those three-letter agencies, will be writing about politics, language and what's going on in the world.
His blog is called The Heart of the Matter and the first post is already up. It's about what's wrong with the French, or something like that. It had too many words so I didn't actually read it.
I did, on the other hand, read Eisler's new book, The Last Assassin (due out this June from Putnam) and it's a terrific, exciting and emotional read; probably his best yet.
Whether or not his blog will rise to that level of brilliance, I don't know. On the other hand, if Eisler does decide to reveal his secret for keeping and coiffing a full and luscious head of hair, you can definitely count me among the readers.
