True Believer: Jack Carr

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So how does one carry on and push forward after that kind of tragedy—and does this make Reece a hero or a fanatic? Now a reluctant tool of the United States government, Reece must travel the globe, targeting terrorist leaders and unravelling a geopolitical conspiracy that will have worldwide repercussions . This is where the story really takes off. That’s just what they call themselves. They have nothing to do with the war. Mugabe and his people keep up the revolutionary rhetoric, so no one notices they’re stealing the country blind. They’re a gang of thieves, plain and simple. Extortionists." What’s past is prologue. Written by William Shakespeare in The Tempest, it is also inscribed on a monument outside of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Borrowing what audio are available from the library. Using audible tokens for the others. Ray Porter does a wonderful job adjusting his voice for various characters. Adding to the action.

It’s difficult not to fall for a guy who serves the nation who’s lost his family and betrayed by his country with a brain tumor that was a result of unauthorized tests. Carr's second effort is a well-crafted thriller with timely reflections on the increasingly complicated world of international terrorism. This is seriously good. I mean—seriously.” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Past Tense I want to thank David Brown and Simon & Schuster press for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.The Marxist government is stealing the farms that have been in families for generations. It’s the reason we came to the U.S., but that was when I was just a kid." Whether intentional or not, I see influences from other great writers in the genre come through in True Believer. Weapons detail, slow and steady building of the plot towards a big action sequence, operations precision and character development all have elements of Tom Clancy, Daniel Silva, Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. The Mount Rushmore of spy thrillers. Anytime you can compare a book to the works of other great writers, you know you're reading something special.

If you didn’t know, anyone who writes anything including information that requires a clearance like special ops missions is required to give the government the book or article to review. It wasn’t perfect, but it gave him a good idea of his location and was better than trying to use the stars, because of the frequent cloud cover. The yacht had a small nautical library aboard along with a modern sextant, and Reece spent his downtime teaching himself a new skill. He didn’t have a precise destination in mind, nor did he think he needed one: the terminal brain tumor he had recently been diagnosed with was sure to deliver him to the afterlife before long.

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Encouraged by what seemed to be the start of a new friendship and by the lubrication of the whiskey, the normally stoic Raife began talking about his upbringing in Africa, their farm in what was then Rhodesia, their move to South Africa after the war, and their eventual immigration into the United States. This sequel to The Terminal List tells the tale of James Reece and how he goes about living the rest of his perceived life span as his brain tumor slowly takes him down. He’s on the lam but finds a way to ultimately survive and eke out a rewarding life with the time he has left. What he doesn’t know is that a complex terrorist plot is in the works and of course, only he can possibly make things right.

Incredible country up there, but it’s not really known for its rugby. Where were you from before that? With a tinge of guilt, he thought of Katie. Fate, or a divine force, had brought investigative journalist Katie Buranek into his life at precisely the right time to help him unravel the conspiracy that had led to the deaths of his Team and family. They had endured a lot during their brief friendship, but it was how he had left her that tore at him, his last actions and words. He wondered if she understood, or if she saw him as a monster, hell-bent on revenge with no regard for those left in his bloody wake. Yeah, my dad was in the military, a frogman in Vietnam. I’ve read about every military book on special operations I could get my hands on.Periodically this story skips, “redacted”. Looked up why this occurs. Suspecting as a former soldier the author left in the government edits prior to publication for impact. All this congestion must have slowed them down, he thought as he dialed a number on his phone per his instructions and waited impatiently for an answer.