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Terminal List#5
In the Blood
The #1New York Timesbestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global journey of vengeance.
A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes later, her plane is blown out of the sky.
Over 6,000 miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq—a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations…a woman Reece thought he would never see again.
Reece enlists friends new and old across the globe to track down her killer, unaware that he may be walking into a deadly trap.
A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes later, her plane is blown out of the sky.
Over 6,000 miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq—a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations…a woman Reece thought he would never see again.
Reece enlists friends new and old across the globe to track down her killer, unaware that he may be walking into a deadly trap.
459 pages, Hardcover
First published May 31, 2022
About the author
Jack Carr
29books5,359followersJack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper specializing in communications and intelligence, to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in the most Iranian influenced section of southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous drawdown of U.S. Forces. Jack retired from active duty in 2016. He lives with his wife and three children in Park City, Utah. He is the author of The Terminal List, True Believer, and Savage Son.
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July 15, 2022
“Why does everyone want you dead, Mr. Reece?"
Jack Carr quickly became one of my favorite authors for a reason. Carr, a former Navy SEAL is a gifted storyteller.In the Bloodis filled with action that never lets up and the ending gave me goosies!
James Reece is home at Montana ranch spending time with his girlfriend Katie and familylike neighbors, the Hastings when he heard about a missile attack on a passenger aircraft in Burkina Faso, Africa. One of the victims is an acquaintance from time in Baghdad. After meeting with higher-ups in Langley, neither think that this attack is a coincidence. Reece heads to Africa and the hunt begins.
In the Bloodis an authentic and insanely good military-espionage thriller. I feel Carr writes from his experience with detail meticulously researched. I took my time listening to this book and often got on Youtube to watch documentaries on events mentioned in the story like the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American servicemen. A well-written fiction that teaches me a lot about recent history.
If you have not read this series, it is better to start at the beginning. You can read this as a standalone but it will spoil other books before this one. I love almost everything about this book except the one "technology" mentioned that really bothers me. It's horrifying and I hope it's fictional.
Thumbs up to Ray Porter who narrates this series because he's soo awesome! Please, don't ever change! I was able to differentiate between male/female characters, there are many accents (Israeli, Arabic, Russian, French, Italian) including Reece's inner thoughts, and I was not lost listening to this audiobook.
Like other reviewers have said in previous books, there are a lot of product placements throughout. That is still true in this one. I visit Jack Carr's website from time to time and his blogs are full of stuff. From vehicles to weapons to apparel to hot sauce. I like looking at his "gear guide" for each novel. As for the products in this book, I was bothered by them in the beginning but after a while, I don't think I notice them as much except for a certain Chardonnay. I wrote down the name so I guess it works Mr. Carr.
After reading a novel that I flat-out enjoyed, I just have no clue what to read next. Argh!!
May 20, 2022┈━═☆
I just saw the official trailer for "The Terminal List", coming to Prime video on July 1, 2022! 🎥🥳
The trailer!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJsT-...
The book!The Terminal List
June 20, 2023
What is there left to say that I have not said in my other reviews? Carr is truly a master of his craft and this is yet another thrilling James Reece novel with his attention to detail and character development being magnificent. It feels for me that in this book there was a lot of historical background of terror events, that was very interesting, yet felt like a bit of filler, as well as fillers from the previous 4 books to give background if maybe one has forgotten some of the previous reads. This 5th book is the one I did not like as much as the previous 4, but it is still a good book. The ending of the book though is great and his battle with his nemesis sniper is well thought out. And just as you thought James Reece will get his peace he so desires, BAM!!!, the next book is set up for more action!!
Great read and highly recommended series of books!!
Great read and highly recommended series of books!!
May 31, 2022
Another great entry in one of the best thriller series going. James Reece is a more nuanced hero than others in the genre. And I love the themes that Carr works with in each book. Also Carr is giving us a glimpse here of something bigger at play that is connecting all of his books and I'm here for it. And man the way Carr finishes this you'll wish you had book 6 right now.
July 5, 2022
Fantastic! In Carr's other books, except for his debut, it took a while to really ramp up. In the Blood has it turned up to 11 from the start. His "relationship" with Alice offers any number of avenues for Carr to explore. How he was able to finagle two (I think i can talk myself into three) cliffhangers in the span of 10 words is nuts.
January 24, 2023
Jack Carr returns with an explosive thriller that is sure to keep the reader biting their nails as they flip pages well into the night. Writing from his own unique perspective, Carr pulls the reader into the middle of a thriller than spans the globe and offers chilling realities of the goings-on well under the radar. Carr depicts the world of espionage as one that races along, taking guilty and innocent lives alike in a battle for stability. Carr has a superior ability to depict these struggles through his writing while offering the reader a bird’s eye view throughout the journey.
In the African country of Burkina Faso, a plane is blown out of the sky, killing everyone. Among the passengers is a woman who was contracted by the State of Israel to complete a hit on a known target. The media coverage of the crash hits the airwaves soon thereafter, stunning many, including former Navy SEAL James Reece.
Reece cannot shake that he knows one of the names of the dead. He remembers her from an old Mossad mission and cannot help but want to learn a little more. Reece owed her so much and sets about cobbling together a team of contacts around the world to help track down her killer. This is sure to ruffle a number of feathers and revive some old animosity, but Reece is determined to act.
While this may be a noble mission, Reece has made a name for himself the world over as an operative who takes no prisoners and is ruthless in his handling of the enemy. This bravado may well serve to endanger him even more than he knows. With a potential trap awaiting him, Reece will wade into the depth of international espionage and counter surveillance to find a killer whose primary mission has been to remove stability. What follows is surely the most dangerous game of cat and mouse imageable, especially when a cliffhanger at the end changes everything for Reece. A brilliant addition to the series by Jack Carr that has me wanting even more.
I was hooked from the opening pages of the first book in this series and Jack Carr has made it an amazing journey up to this point. Using some of his own experiences, Carr illustrates just how little the common person knows about what happens around the world. Full of grit, drama, and a dose of reality, Carr takes readers on an adventure like no other as he traipses across the globe in search of a ruthless killer. This alone should be enough to lure readers to rush to get their hands on this book.
While he purports to be nothing more than a retired soldier, Jack Carr has some great writing abilities. His narrative not only takes readers along a journey that is fast-paced and full of detail, but the direction is one that always leads to something more waiting around the corner. Strong characters and a number of humours personalities pepper the book and keep the reader from getting too serious about what is happening around them. Plot lines emerge, as they likely would on any mission, and keep the reader guessing until all comes together, sometimes in a bloody shootout. Carr does not dial back the action for one second and this leaves the reader trying to catch their breath as they meander through countless twists to get to the final reveal. I cannot say enough about this book, this series, and this author!
Kudos, Mr. Carr, for another great piece, I will have to check out the PRIME television show to see if it matches the intensity you create on the written page.
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In the African country of Burkina Faso, a plane is blown out of the sky, killing everyone. Among the passengers is a woman who was contracted by the State of Israel to complete a hit on a known target. The media coverage of the crash hits the airwaves soon thereafter, stunning many, including former Navy SEAL James Reece.
Reece cannot shake that he knows one of the names of the dead. He remembers her from an old Mossad mission and cannot help but want to learn a little more. Reece owed her so much and sets about cobbling together a team of contacts around the world to help track down her killer. This is sure to ruffle a number of feathers and revive some old animosity, but Reece is determined to act.
While this may be a noble mission, Reece has made a name for himself the world over as an operative who takes no prisoners and is ruthless in his handling of the enemy. This bravado may well serve to endanger him even more than he knows. With a potential trap awaiting him, Reece will wade into the depth of international espionage and counter surveillance to find a killer whose primary mission has been to remove stability. What follows is surely the most dangerous game of cat and mouse imageable, especially when a cliffhanger at the end changes everything for Reece. A brilliant addition to the series by Jack Carr that has me wanting even more.
I was hooked from the opening pages of the first book in this series and Jack Carr has made it an amazing journey up to this point. Using some of his own experiences, Carr illustrates just how little the common person knows about what happens around the world. Full of grit, drama, and a dose of reality, Carr takes readers on an adventure like no other as he traipses across the globe in search of a ruthless killer. This alone should be enough to lure readers to rush to get their hands on this book.
While he purports to be nothing more than a retired soldier, Jack Carr has some great writing abilities. His narrative not only takes readers along a journey that is fast-paced and full of detail, but the direction is one that always leads to something more waiting around the corner. Strong characters and a number of humours personalities pepper the book and keep the reader from getting too serious about what is happening around them. Plot lines emerge, as they likely would on any mission, and keep the reader guessing until all comes together, sometimes in a bloody shootout. Carr does not dial back the action for one second and this leaves the reader trying to catch their breath as they meander through countless twists to get to the final reveal. I cannot say enough about this book, this series, and this author!
Kudos, Mr. Carr, for another great piece, I will have to check out the PRIME television show to see if it matches the intensity you create on the written page.
Love/hate the review? An ever-growing collection of others appears at:
http://pecheyponderings.wordpress.com/
May 18, 2022
Wow. Just wow.
That ending……
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Okay, I took a day to let everything sink in and I'm still blown away. As usual, this book grabs you from the beginning...actually from the prologue (which at least is consistent because each Prologue so far has given me goose bumps with its prescience). We know going in that there is going to be a show down. The conflict between our Protagonist and the bad guy Kattan has been set up in the prior books. But HOW we get to that show down is an amazing ride.
As usual, there is a lot going on and I will admit that this book took paths in directions that really, really surprised me. Yet, somehow, it worked. Carr definitely gives the reader descriptive information, and then softens it by having a character freely admit that they have no idea what is being said - Katie with the 1911 info and Reece with the Cyber Warfare info. That makes me feel better as a reader if I also have no idea what they're talking about:)
Ray Porter does another fantastic job as the narrator. I alternated between reading and listening and I have to admit, I REALLY enjoyed hearing his South African, Russian and French accents. His breath of talent is truly amazing. There were times I just wanted to listen so I could hear they way he portrayed a certain scene. Odd, I know. But, what can I say?
As usual, the thing that is becoming the norm with Mr. Carr's books is the fact that they are over too quickly. It is the biggest compliment to say that an almost 500 page book feels like it is done in a flash, and it did. As usual, the stage is set for another mystery with the bread crumbs being laid for the last three books. What did Thomas Reece leave for his son? Can't wait to find out.
And that ending....
Now the wait begins for book 6.........
That ending……
___________________________________________
Okay, I took a day to let everything sink in and I'm still blown away. As usual, this book grabs you from the beginning...actually from the prologue (which at least is consistent because each Prologue so far has given me goose bumps with its prescience). We know going in that there is going to be a show down. The conflict between our Protagonist and the bad guy Kattan has been set up in the prior books. But HOW we get to that show down is an amazing ride.
As usual, there is a lot going on and I will admit that this book took paths in directions that really, really surprised me. Yet, somehow, it worked. Carr definitely gives the reader descriptive information, and then softens it by having a character freely admit that they have no idea what is being said - Katie with the 1911 info and Reece with the Cyber Warfare info. That makes me feel better as a reader if I also have no idea what they're talking about:)
Ray Porter does another fantastic job as the narrator. I alternated between reading and listening and I have to admit, I REALLY enjoyed hearing his South African, Russian and French accents. His breath of talent is truly amazing. There were times I just wanted to listen so I could hear they way he portrayed a certain scene. Odd, I know. But, what can I say?
As usual, the thing that is becoming the norm with Mr. Carr's books is the fact that they are over too quickly. It is the biggest compliment to say that an almost 500 page book feels like it is done in a flash, and it did. As usual, the stage is set for another mystery with the bread crumbs being laid for the last three books. What did Thomas Reece leave for his son? Can't wait to find out.
And that ending....
Now the wait begins for book 6.........
June 5, 2022
One great book and one holy crap batman WTH ending. It is a tough time to read this book with all the killings going on in our own country by our own citizens. It is no longer yearly, monthly or weekly news. It has become daily. Jack Carr nails it when he says our country has become divided with it's political parties. A sad case of affairs.
May 26, 2022
Excellent. The best in this series since the first book (The Terminal List). Can't wait for the next.
August 4, 2022
I sense intense anxiety, bordering on paranoia, from Jack Carr’s latest “work.” His preface is this long spew about the USA’s withdrawal Afghanistan, the military budget (he claims 50% of the military budget and 70% of the intelligence budget goes to defense contactors, but I would love to know where he got those numbers from), the politicians in DC (I am guessing these are not the same politicians that recently VOTED AGAINST thePACT ACTyou know, the one that would assist veterans impacted by theBURN PUTS?!)), companies tracking us all the time (turn off your cookies and use incognito mode, dummie), Silicon Valley, social media, trolls (those negative reviews getting to you, Jackie?), THE LEFT, triggered critics (basically anyone who did not kiss Carr’s soggy cheeks and praise his work), military officers (especially those who write and pass legislation that will serve their donors and investments well, which honestly, same. I hateDan Crenshawtoo) and especially the insiders versus the outsiders. Jack Carr/James Reece places himself on the outsider but it’s like – Jack Carr hangs out with the dudes from Black Rifle Coffee on the regular, has been on Fox News and Tucker Carlson multiple times, and gets to speak at conferences and events like the Ronald Raegan Library. Jack Carr is the insider. Jack Carr has the megaphone and can spew out this political treatise disguised as a book.
There is also this obsession with really bloody, really nasty deaths. I am putting in spoiler tags to hide it because this is very upsetting and nasty, but there are some long descriptions and depictions of the following:Jack Carr’s mind is in a very dark place.
The book is just bad. Bad. Bad. Bad. I hatedThe Terminal List,but this is just much worse. Even (some) fans who wrote they enjoyed the previous books seemed to have soured in this book. Jack Carr could not realistic dialogue if he had a gun to his head, and that gun was held by Mark Twain. James Reece’s dialogue is about 50% exposition, 40% repeating what someone said back to them, 10% is untreated PTSD spewing out of him. Jack Carr also has this very annoying habit repeating facts and little tidbits two, three, sometimes four times over (let’s trot out the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, because that somehow ties into the plot! Did you know that nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream? Did you know Jack Carr is freaked out byalgorithms!? Well you will know all that and more by the end of this book)!
The plot, whatever it was, is the same as it was in the previous books in that James Reece is emotionally manipulated by those around them to kill people for the hell of it. And along the way he pines after Katie, thinks about Laura and Lucy (remember them? Neither do I), and ruminates over his dad, Thomas (because of course this has to be some sort of legacy family). If you have read any book in this series, then you know how it goes. James Reece sails on through, taking hits and bullets like a Terminator, dealing out torture and murder willy-nilly. Along the way product placement are dropped like really bad diarrhea – one long, stinky steam that never seems to end and leaves you feeling drained and shaky and wondering where you went wrong.
There is this odd emphasis on Russian Spetsnaz. My favorite character was Oleg, who sadly, does not get to survive the book. Oleg is sent to kill James Reece (even though Oleg is 62, or 52, I can’t remember and I already returned the library book) and this action and subsequent torture sequence is used for filler. You could cut it out completely andNOTHINGwould change. I wanted to know more about Oleg. How did he meet his wife (whose name we never get, btw)? How did he get along with the step-kids (the implication seems to be that he got along fine with them)? How did he start his gym? What was the culture shock moving from Russia to Italy? What was his favorite foods? What did Oleg do on his days off? What was Oleg's workout routine?
This character reminds me of this anonymous diarist who wasa Russian Spetsnaz fighting in Chechnya.I cannot find the full diary translated online, but we are lucky enough to have excerpts and this is such a rich, dark, complex text that blows Jack Carr's completely out of the water. And when I think of Oleg, I think of this dude and what he was going through.
How come this book wasn’t James Reece teaming up with Oleg on some sort of mission, two aging veterans from different pasts and backgrounds but sharing the experience of fighting a losing war in Afghanistan going on an adventure together. I thought about it, then realizedTHAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN TALENT THAT JACK CARR DOESN’T POSSESS.
Oleg fails in his mission (because James Reece is not allowed to fail) and wow was his punishment brutal. Oleg is tortured with drugs and needles and I feel sympathy more for him than for Reece. The man’s blood pressure and heartbeat (through meth!) are accelerated to intense levels and needles keep being inserted into different areas... the man is literally foaming at the mouth, his eyes are full of blood, and his brain is being boiled inside his skull and its like… you are slowly killing an old man with a family being left behind. But it is okay because JACK CARR says it is okay! If Jack Carr had a favorite character out of 1984, it would probably be O’Brien. Oleg and his wife and his step-kids deserved better, damnit.
Random thoughts:
• This is just a stupid fantasy world – how does James Reece, who has killed multiple government officials across multiple countries, get to walk around and show himself in public? The way Jack Carr writes James Reece and how people interact with him you would think there would be people lining up to gargle James Reece’s reese's pieces (if you know what I mean.) I wish Jack Carr had gotten into Dungeons and Dragons – it would have been a much healthier outlet for him.
• What non-American would prefer a water with ice in it? That’s our (American) thing, Jack.
• A chick who is approximately 5’5” and seems to weigh a little over 100 lbs? That chick is Very underweight.
• How in the hell is James Reece meeting with the President of the USA at Camp frigging David?!!? Also, how did the President (whose name I could never remember) make it into the White House when he was unmarried? Is that even allowed in the court of public opinion? I think the one exception to the "rule" of married Presidents was James Buchanan (and he was probably gay). Yeah, I know his fiancé was murdered in a previous book, but come on. If James Reece could move on quickly (like, within weeks after Laura and Lucy being murdered), than I think the President can as well.
• Katie has the personality of a fleshlight. There, I said it.
• What does James Reece do on his days off? Drink heavily and then yell himself at the mirror?
• I bet the only way Reece can get his piece up is by watchingCome and Seeor having to look up waterboarding videos. The man ain't right.
There is also this obsession with really bloody, really nasty deaths. I am putting in spoiler tags to hide it because this is very upsetting and nasty, but there are some long descriptions and depictions of the following:Jack Carr’s mind is in a very dark place.
The book is just bad. Bad. Bad. Bad. I hatedThe Terminal List,but this is just much worse. Even (some) fans who wrote they enjoyed the previous books seemed to have soured in this book. Jack Carr could not realistic dialogue if he had a gun to his head, and that gun was held by Mark Twain. James Reece’s dialogue is about 50% exposition, 40% repeating what someone said back to them, 10% is untreated PTSD spewing out of him. Jack Carr also has this very annoying habit repeating facts and little tidbits two, three, sometimes four times over (let’s trot out the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, because that somehow ties into the plot! Did you know that nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream? Did you know Jack Carr is freaked out byalgorithms!? Well you will know all that and more by the end of this book)!
The plot, whatever it was, is the same as it was in the previous books in that James Reece is emotionally manipulated by those around them to kill people for the hell of it. And along the way he pines after Katie, thinks about Laura and Lucy (remember them? Neither do I), and ruminates over his dad, Thomas (because of course this has to be some sort of legacy family). If you have read any book in this series, then you know how it goes. James Reece sails on through, taking hits and bullets like a Terminator, dealing out torture and murder willy-nilly. Along the way product placement are dropped like really bad diarrhea – one long, stinky steam that never seems to end and leaves you feeling drained and shaky and wondering where you went wrong.
There is this odd emphasis on Russian Spetsnaz. My favorite character was Oleg, who sadly, does not get to survive the book. Oleg is sent to kill James Reece (even though Oleg is 62, or 52, I can’t remember and I already returned the library book) and this action and subsequent torture sequence is used for filler. You could cut it out completely andNOTHINGwould change. I wanted to know more about Oleg. How did he meet his wife (whose name we never get, btw)? How did he get along with the step-kids (the implication seems to be that he got along fine with them)? How did he start his gym? What was the culture shock moving from Russia to Italy? What was his favorite foods? What did Oleg do on his days off? What was Oleg's workout routine?
This character reminds me of this anonymous diarist who wasa Russian Spetsnaz fighting in Chechnya.I cannot find the full diary translated online, but we are lucky enough to have excerpts and this is such a rich, dark, complex text that blows Jack Carr's completely out of the water. And when I think of Oleg, I think of this dude and what he was going through.
How come this book wasn’t James Reece teaming up with Oleg on some sort of mission, two aging veterans from different pasts and backgrounds but sharing the experience of fighting a losing war in Afghanistan going on an adventure together. I thought about it, then realizedTHAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN TALENT THAT JACK CARR DOESN’T POSSESS.
Oleg fails in his mission (because James Reece is not allowed to fail) and wow was his punishment brutal. Oleg is tortured with drugs and needles and I feel sympathy more for him than for Reece. The man’s blood pressure and heartbeat (through meth!) are accelerated to intense levels and needles keep being inserted into different areas... the man is literally foaming at the mouth, his eyes are full of blood, and his brain is being boiled inside his skull and its like… you are slowly killing an old man with a family being left behind. But it is okay because JACK CARR says it is okay! If Jack Carr had a favorite character out of 1984, it would probably be O’Brien. Oleg and his wife and his step-kids deserved better, damnit.
Random thoughts:
• This is just a stupid fantasy world – how does James Reece, who has killed multiple government officials across multiple countries, get to walk around and show himself in public? The way Jack Carr writes James Reece and how people interact with him you would think there would be people lining up to gargle James Reece’s reese's pieces (if you know what I mean.) I wish Jack Carr had gotten into Dungeons and Dragons – it would have been a much healthier outlet for him.
• What non-American would prefer a water with ice in it? That’s our (American) thing, Jack.
• A chick who is approximately 5’5” and seems to weigh a little over 100 lbs? That chick is Very underweight.
• How in the hell is James Reece meeting with the President of the USA at Camp frigging David?!!? Also, how did the President (whose name I could never remember) make it into the White House when he was unmarried? Is that even allowed in the court of public opinion? I think the one exception to the "rule" of married Presidents was James Buchanan (and he was probably gay). Yeah, I know his fiancé was murdered in a previous book, but come on. If James Reece could move on quickly (like, within weeks after Laura and Lucy being murdered), than I think the President can as well.
• Katie has the personality of a fleshlight. There, I said it.
• What does James Reece do on his days off? Drink heavily and then yell himself at the mirror?
• I bet the only way Reece can get his piece up is by watchingCome and Seeor having to look up waterboarding videos. The man ain't right.
June 12, 2022
I only have one problem with this book and that is the fact that I only have it as an ebook and not a signed hardcover. That can be helped with money but shipping is a lot right now. In the Blood by one of my favorite authors Jack Carr is the fifth and latest in the series about James Reece. I have been a fan since the first book and are looking forward to the tv show. If you like thrillers, action, suspense and great writing then you can't go wrong with this series. I also recommend that you check out Carrs podcast, he does some great interviews. I will not go into the content of this book because it is available in so many places. I can only say that I had a great time reading it and are now waiting for the next one. Well done sir and please keep up the good work and stay safe.
May 21, 2022
Like book two in this series, In The Blood didn’t really do it for me. It adds more detail and fleshes out more characters, but there's nothing new or interesting here. It felt short (in length and depth). You can’t keep doing the “hero is finally settling down to a quiet life when one last mission comes along” plot over and over again.
I think James Reese, as a character, is interesting. And I will probably continue to read the series to see where it goes. But it’s starting to feel like The Terminal List was a one-hit-wonder, rather than the start of an interesting series that can maintain its momentum for the long haul.
I think James Reese, as a character, is interesting. And I will probably continue to read the series to see where it goes. But it’s starting to feel like The Terminal List was a one-hit-wonder, rather than the start of an interesting series that can maintain its momentum for the long haul.
April 1, 2023
5 Stars. Carr just keeps getting better and he keeps making life more difficult for Reece. I was slightly annoyed by some of the last parts but I fully understand them. This was a battle royal that wasn’t very close. Reece is one of the absolute baddest of the badasses... Bring on the next one Mr. Carr.
May 27, 2022
Jack Carr is one of the best in the business when it comes to writing military-grade action thrillers. In the Blood is his latest masterpiece.
June 29, 2022
The continuation of James Reece adventures...more realistically like the continuation of you only get in his way once. The trail of bodies are long.
May 31, 2022
This was terrific. I usually skip the intros and preface until the end, but I read the preface to this and it hooked me straight off. There is so much more to this book than your average shoot 'em up...not that there's anything wrong with your average shoot 'em up.I have made a list of books to read about the various conflicts and political stuff that Jack Carr writes about. I was thrilled to learn about products on Jack Carr's website.(Thanks Kay!) Jack provides the best glossaries ever in his books. For example under Rich Kid Shit I googled JSOC and discovered a world of wonderful products, especially a Talizombie Wacker!!! It's probably going to be a while for his next book, I'll just have to find something else. Oh! On the back cover page, Jack Carr gates raves from some of my favourite thriller writers.
June 9, 2022
Another addition to an incredible series and The Terminal List is soon to be released on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt. Jack Carr is one of my select few auto-buy authors for action & suspense and so far I’ve never been let down!
June 15, 2024
I continue my ambition to catch up on many of my favourite authors, and of course one of those is Jack Carr, and here I review book 5 in the series In The Blood, another action packed James Reece action thriller.
A woman boards a plan in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes after takeoff her plane is blown out of the sky.
6000 miles to the east, James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims cross cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq, a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations, a woman Reece thought he would never see again…
In a global pursuit spanning four continents, James Reece will enlist the help of friends new and old to track down her killer and walk right into a trap set by a master sniper, a sniper who has enlisted help of his own…
This is seriously good... the suspense is unrelenting especially the last sixty per cent of the book, and the tradecraft is so authentic the government will probably like to ban it!!
A thoughtful, realistic, at times terrifying thriller that I could not put down. A terrific addition to the genre, Jack Carr and his alter-ego protagonist, James Reece, continue to blow me away'
Filled with a collection of strong characters built up in the first few chapters of the book, and James Reece long quest for justice could be fulfilled.
P0werful book, and already on Book 6th
A clear four stars.
A woman boards a plan in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes after takeoff her plane is blown out of the sky.
6000 miles to the east, James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims cross cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq, a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations, a woman Reece thought he would never see again…
In a global pursuit spanning four continents, James Reece will enlist the help of friends new and old to track down her killer and walk right into a trap set by a master sniper, a sniper who has enlisted help of his own…
This is seriously good... the suspense is unrelenting especially the last sixty per cent of the book, and the tradecraft is so authentic the government will probably like to ban it!!
A thoughtful, realistic, at times terrifying thriller that I could not put down. A terrific addition to the genre, Jack Carr and his alter-ego protagonist, James Reece, continue to blow me away'
Filled with a collection of strong characters built up in the first few chapters of the book, and James Reece long quest for justice could be fulfilled.
P0werful book, and already on Book 6th
A clear four stars.
May 20, 2022
A very solid and adventurous thriller. A bit heavy on the gun porn, but lots of excitement to be found.
May 27, 2022
Fantastic read! His best book since the first book. The ending though. Wow!
May 17, 2022
Recently returning to the public's attention, the Joe Francis pseudo reality schlock series of the early millennium that had (young) women shed protective layers of clothing for fame, notoriety, and going wild, newly reacquired fame and notoriety. What is probably more noteworthy than the lecherous supplicant fodder is what was often overlooked in the boom days of the early internet: once things are posted/shared it's nigh impossible to erase. The lure of (ad) money has driven everything towards a data centric world. Data is king. Information is power. Thus, those controlling data and information and making use of it, albeit in the name of the often hollow 'national security', are chipping away at individual rights (re: information & data) and are garnering ever more power. Stated in THE TERMINAL LIST, 'this erosion of rights, however incremental, is the slow death of freedom. As a free people, keeping federal power in check is something that should be of concern to us all.' IN THE BLOOD showcases how concerning it already is, where it's headed, and how easily it can jump from facilitating Cowboy Justice on evil doers to America's living rooms. As Sanderson told Sal in PLATOON, this is important. This is important.
Data driven and technology assisted, the notion that POTUS is the most powerful person on the planet may be over. Now, the most powerful entities in the world are those who control the data. The person who has access to that data is the most powerful person humanity has ever known. The tech boom and the rise of the Internet of the late 90s and early 2000s enabled and propagated the current sit. The insanity hasn't stopped and Moore's Law has been obliterated, allowing the Internet to reach deep space type levels way beyond the stratosphere; the dark dark web. But IN THE BLOOD's 'Alice' has the potential to take GIRLS GONE WILD to a whole new level of crazy. As it appears, SkyNet has found a home on Lackland AFB in San Antone. In Charles Barkley's world, big data is not the biggest problem in SATX. Tempered with thematics like IOT (Internet of Things), Faraday pouches, the diff between misinformation and disinformation, Artificial intelligence, and fake news, all the futuristic stuff is packaged into a 'her' with bigger brains than OS1 Samantha of Joaquin Phoenix's HER, and more sensitivity than EVE OF DESTRUCTION. No rabbit holes, no deep state, no looking glass, Alice, like JADE, will rock your world. Forget invasion of privacy and Fourth Amendment issues, she's the country's first line of cyber offense, funded by the quite real National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018. So real, IN THE BLOOD is a thriller that'll make you suspicious about anything plugged in, from the TV to the toaster.
Smoothly transitioning from controlling information to dominance in cyberspace, IN THE BLOOD makes a strong case for information warfare over conventional force vs asymmetric aggression. Rolling easily into Quantum computing, atomic entanglement and superposition, and military intelligence computing supremacy, the story impresses that society's a fragile thing, being accustomed to relative peace, prosperity and affluence. It can be gone in a heartbeat, for America's enemies are patient. She is doing everything to self-defeat via Social media, political divisiveness, and foreign oil dependence--all self inflicted wounds. That said, processing all this about one possible future that may or may not already be here will keep you awake well into the night, thinking and reading and thinking.
Believe it or not, all consideration of AI and advances in technology and invasion of privacy only set the backdrop for IN THE BLOOD. A connected world plus a lot of tech all but begs to set things on the dark continent, where everything seemingly still operates like in the 1960s-70s. After all, this is a sniper-centric novel of violent resolutions, and Africa is where it all starts. This means Reece is back; he is where he belongs, behind the glass. James Reece, a former Navy SEAL, knuckledragger, expert in the art of death, close up and ranged, and fluent in sarcasm, is torn from his spot of paradise, Montana, by an act of cowardly terrorism that he quickly discovers was perpetrated to draw him out. [No worries, this is spoiler free and can be gleaned from the book jacket, Amazon description, or the previously teased short Prologue.] After getting the okay to act as the President's Vergeltungswaffe, Reece stops off across the Potomac and guides a tour of Arlington National Cemetery, especially Sections 60, 59, 46, 1, and 64. Pondering how many war dead were caused by politicos who failed to understand the nature of the conflict to which they sent America's young is a necessity, a rite of passage. Moreover, how many citizens don't appreciate the 639 acres of representative white marble markers thus assuming safety and security are entitlements?
Sniping is a thinking man's game. IN THE BLOOD is a thinking man's thriller, but it doesn't dodge the obligation to entertain, excite, and thrill. Blasting his way through Africa, Europe, and Israel with nods to the Wagner Group, Schengen Area, and the Church hearings, Reece allows refamiliarization with tac reloads, the classic L-shaped ambush, ghost loading, security rounds, combat clearance, SDRs, and building the house. Constructing action and denouement that incorporates JURASSIC PARK ('93) dromaeosaurid theropod technique and Magua tactics, IN THE BLOOD leaves nothing to the imagination, except for the choice of 'blade or bullet'? IN THE BLOOD is visceral, gritty, and disturbing--this book will seriously f**k you up. Taking it to the next level, it's the most thought provoking and troubling thriller of the year thus far.
Thank you to Atria Mystery Bus, Emily Bestler Books, and Jack Carr for the ARC copy.
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Dec 2021 Preview Review
The suspense is back. The Gear is back. And most of all, the Reece is back.
Delivered via the PB version of THE DEVIL'S HAND, the Prologue of IN THE BLOOD makes a bold Shang Tsung pronouncement; a taste of things to come. With the poised aplomb of a volunteer Salvation Army ladle-maestro, Jack Carr doles out 13 pages that'll not only whet your appetite but will leave you licking the plate and begging for more.
Jam-packed with Mossad, French Foreign Legion, African conflict, ME terror groups, Israeli security (and vengeance) ops, and geopolitical nuggets, the prologue gently adds a new dimension to the tapestry that is James Reece's world and sets up a new set of characters who against their better judgment are bent on crossing paths with the Trident bearer.
Sitting pretty in the prologue, nothing mentioned could be considered spoiler material except for those who go the purist route: no reading samples, no reviews, no book jacket summaries and blurbs. It all starts with 129 souls facing the wrath of multiple "Stalin's Organs" and setting off a Pan Am Flight 103 chain of events that will (maybe) include a Neo-Blofeld in a wheelchair (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY era), re-enactment of Operation Wrath of God, and with the not-so-subtle BLOOD DIAMOND shout-out of 'TIA', a murderous chase across the Dark Continent. No matter what, it'll be bloody and it'll be good. Get a taste from THE DEVIL'S HAND (pb), hands down the best Thriller of 2021, and see if you can tell what's IN THE BLOOD on May 17, 2022.
January 18, 2023
Just before Covid hit a few years ago, I attended a live concert with Kenny Wayne Shepherd opening for George Thorogood. I am a crusty old rocker and have seen Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton play live. When Kenny took the stage and started rocking I got caught up in the music and yelled out: “this guy is the greatest guitar player I have ever seen!” (Keep in mind Carlos, Eric, Joe Walsh, & Steve Winwood as well). Then George came out and I quickly changed my mind: “NOW this guy is the greatest guitar player I have ever seen!” What can I say, they were both great!
I feel that way about my action characters. Just prior to reading “In the Blood”. I had read “Eye for an Eye” by Ben Coes, featuring Dewey Andreas. I reviewed that Dewey was fast becoming one of my favorite action characters. While I enjoyed “Eye for an Eye”, I loved “The Island”, the 9th book in the Dewey series. Tons of action. Hard to top a Dewy thriller. Then I started on “In the Blood”. NOW James Reece is fast becoming one of my favorite action characters. Thrill a minute and exciting over the top action. How can it get better? (refer to Savage Son, #3 in the James Reece series).
I highly recommend this Terminal List series. I have read all 5 of the books so far and I am looking forward to the next James Reece thriller coming out this spring. It also helped that Amazon had the first book turned into an exciting miniseries (which was pretty true to the book).
To show you how fickle I am, in addition to Dewey and James mentioned above, here are a few other of my “favorite” action characters/authors (in no particular order):
1. Mitch Rapp ~ Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills
2. Gray Man ~ Mark Greaney
3. Scot Harvath ~ Brad Thor
4. Kyle Swanson ~ Jack Coughlin
5. Will Robie ~ David Baldacci
6. Catlin Strong /Blaine McCracken /Jared Kimberlain ~ Jon Land
7. Jerchio Quinn ~ Marc Cameron (started “State of Emergency” last night)
8. Spider Shepherd ~ Stephen Leather
9. Logan West ~ Matthew Betley
10. Victor (the assassin) ~ Tom Wood
11. Orphan X ~ Gregg Hurwitz
12. Pike Logan ~ Brad Taylor
13. Jason Bourne ~ Robert Ludlum/Eric Van Lustbadder/Brian Freeman
And this includes the Treadstone & Blackbriar spin-off Jason Bourne novels.
I feel that way about my action characters. Just prior to reading “In the Blood”. I had read “Eye for an Eye” by Ben Coes, featuring Dewey Andreas. I reviewed that Dewey was fast becoming one of my favorite action characters. While I enjoyed “Eye for an Eye”, I loved “The Island”, the 9th book in the Dewey series. Tons of action. Hard to top a Dewy thriller. Then I started on “In the Blood”. NOW James Reece is fast becoming one of my favorite action characters. Thrill a minute and exciting over the top action. How can it get better? (refer to Savage Son, #3 in the James Reece series).
I highly recommend this Terminal List series. I have read all 5 of the books so far and I am looking forward to the next James Reece thriller coming out this spring. It also helped that Amazon had the first book turned into an exciting miniseries (which was pretty true to the book).
To show you how fickle I am, in addition to Dewey and James mentioned above, here are a few other of my “favorite” action characters/authors (in no particular order):
1. Mitch Rapp ~ Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills
2. Gray Man ~ Mark Greaney
3. Scot Harvath ~ Brad Thor
4. Kyle Swanson ~ Jack Coughlin
5. Will Robie ~ David Baldacci
6. Catlin Strong /Blaine McCracken /Jared Kimberlain ~ Jon Land
7. Jerchio Quinn ~ Marc Cameron (started “State of Emergency” last night)
8. Spider Shepherd ~ Stephen Leather
9. Logan West ~ Matthew Betley
10. Victor (the assassin) ~ Tom Wood
11. Orphan X ~ Gregg Hurwitz
12. Pike Logan ~ Brad Taylor
13. Jason Bourne ~ Robert Ludlum/Eric Van Lustbadder/Brian Freeman
And this includes the Treadstone & Blackbriar spin-off Jason Bourne novels.
January 26, 2023
Readers atypical to Carr’s world have come to depend upon the preface to sync frames of mind. He boils down the essence of the book into something carnal and tough, then drops the title in some form of punchy quote. Except this time. Here he plugs the Amazon Prime series. Complaining about the criticisms it received, we’re told that James Reece isn’t for everyone - in the 5th book, mind you. Like, we know what we’re getting into, dude, we made it this far amirite? Anyway: Carr explains if you can’t identify with Reece then you’re not a real man and lack the ability to protect the ones you love. In lashing out, Carr strives to alienate any demographic outside his current frame of mind. The best irony in this is the series opens with all Reece’s loved ones being murdered, despite his extreme attempts at protecting them.
An aside to Carr, himself: art has absolute value, and it is implied that each piece speaks differently to everyone. Critics are actively observing your work, and while not all are negative, all are participants. To what degree is up to you. Altering your art in response to perceived negative criticisms is no different than peddling fan-service or “selling-out.” Don’t let the casual observer dictate you and cheapen your product. That being said…
Hands down the worst installment. Each novel crowds in more backstory to introduce new characters and details as a means of plot development. Effectively, by book 5, all pre established characters (suited to carry a plot) have vanished from the narrative while the remainder can engage only in extremely weak dialogue. Lucky for us, there is no plot!
Carr seems to very much want to jump the shark by ushering Reece into the realm of science fiction, but it’s unclear if that was by intent or if he’s flirting with Q (casual kisses blown to Joe Rogan should have served an early warning). Newbie Alice is obviously and supremely fantasy based, not to mention the cesarean-sized plot-holes she rips in the body of works. The balance In The Blood strikes, then, is Carr’s ill-timed jump broadsides the shark at full speed. Both parties nearly died on impact, but more than enough action is delivered to uphold the 3-star flatline I’ve come to crave from this series like no other… The missing 2 stars, for me, forever classifying them as a sort of pulpy guilty pleasure, like a homemaker salivating over trashy romance novels in secret.
PS By some wild coincidence, I read the passage where Reece pauses to pay respect to the Arlington memorial for Pan Am 103 on the day a third suspect was taken into custody, 34 years later.
#blowrogan #lawnmowermaam
An aside to Carr, himself: art has absolute value, and it is implied that each piece speaks differently to everyone. Critics are actively observing your work, and while not all are negative, all are participants. To what degree is up to you. Altering your art in response to perceived negative criticisms is no different than peddling fan-service or “selling-out.” Don’t let the casual observer dictate you and cheapen your product. That being said…
Hands down the worst installment. Each novel crowds in more backstory to introduce new characters and details as a means of plot development. Effectively, by book 5, all pre established characters (suited to carry a plot) have vanished from the narrative while the remainder can engage only in extremely weak dialogue. Lucky for us, there is no plot!
Carr seems to very much want to jump the shark by ushering Reece into the realm of science fiction, but it’s unclear if that was by intent or if he’s flirting with Q (casual kisses blown to Joe Rogan should have served an early warning). Newbie Alice is obviously and supremely fantasy based, not to mention the cesarean-sized plot-holes she rips in the body of works. The balance In The Blood strikes, then, is Carr’s ill-timed jump broadsides the shark at full speed. Both parties nearly died on impact, but more than enough action is delivered to uphold the 3-star flatline I’ve come to crave from this series like no other… The missing 2 stars, for me, forever classifying them as a sort of pulpy guilty pleasure, like a homemaker salivating over trashy romance novels in secret.
PS By some wild coincidence, I read the passage where Reece pauses to pay respect to the Arlington memorial for Pan Am 103 on the day a third suspect was taken into custody, 34 years later.
#blowrogan #lawnmowermaam
May 22, 2022
The first title in this series was great, very promising. But the recent entries have taken an unfortunate turn downward. James Reese has become the titular 2 dimensional hero. He is a master of everything (flying, one-on-one combat, a master sniper and on and on). The threats never feel like they could succeed because no matter what James Reese is the best, everyone calls him the best at everything and he thinks of everything is always a step ahead of his pray and is a force that cannot be stoped by the villain. It never feels like the villain can win, the threat simply never feels real.
He is a hero and the child of a hero who’s only vulnerability is that they serve a country that betrays them. Frankly it gets old and reads more like conspiracy theory and gun porn than a spy thriller more often than not. Don’t get me wrong, I understand and am saddened by the unfulfilled commitments to those that have served and I’m not anti gun. But there needs to be more to a protagonist and plot than a hero that can’t be defeated and has no weaknesses, one that can only be betrayed. No one is that perfect and our government isn’t that singularly incompetent and/or evil. Its oversimplification and an insult to the reader.
Jack Carr has obvious talent and the series has potential which is why I keep at it. I hope it improves and that some of my observations are considered. Keep at it please Jack, I know you have a bright future.
He is a hero and the child of a hero who’s only vulnerability is that they serve a country that betrays them. Frankly it gets old and reads more like conspiracy theory and gun porn than a spy thriller more often than not. Don’t get me wrong, I understand and am saddened by the unfulfilled commitments to those that have served and I’m not anti gun. But there needs to be more to a protagonist and plot than a hero that can’t be defeated and has no weaknesses, one that can only be betrayed. No one is that perfect and our government isn’t that singularly incompetent and/or evil. Its oversimplification and an insult to the reader.
Jack Carr has obvious talent and the series has potential which is why I keep at it. I hope it improves and that some of my observations are considered. Keep at it please Jack, I know you have a bright future.
May 31, 2022
Really disappointed in about half of the book,?
Action pretty good. Plot interesting. All that Trumper crap and Fox News stuff made me skip a large portion of the book. Appreciate the different opinions of authors but the obvious crapping and anger in the book outside of the story line was almost too much to bear. The other books did not go so far overboard. Perhaps the author had a long streaming session of right wing nut cakes while he was writing certain sections of this one... Honestly I have enjoyed this series, but this one makes me think about abandoning the next one.
Action pretty good. Plot interesting. All that Trumper crap and Fox News stuff made me skip a large portion of the book. Appreciate the different opinions of authors but the obvious crapping and anger in the book outside of the story line was almost too much to bear. The other books did not go so far overboard. Perhaps the author had a long streaming session of right wing nut cakes while he was writing certain sections of this one... Honestly I have enjoyed this series, but this one makes me think about abandoning the next one.
May 27, 2022
ARGH!!!...I always hated it, growing up, when my favorite TV shows would end with a "continued next episode!...Always unsatisfying...Jack Carr does that to us here, so I gave" In the Blood, "4-stars instead of the 5 it deserves...As always, wonderful insights into our corrupted Deep State of our Republic, as James Reece hunts down the killer, and those who ordered it, of his spotter...Good Stuff!!!
September 2, 2022
I really struggled with this book. The forward by the author should have been my clue to not read it. I really didn't even like the characters and probably because it's the middle of the series I didn't get to know them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 11, 2022
Great suspense and story but too much technical jargon
January 7, 2023
The author is so far right that it’s surprising the book didn’t explicitly support the Jan 6 insurrection
May 6, 2022
As a winner of the goodreads advanced copy give away, I feel obligated to write this review. So from a normal guy who doesn’t write many reviews here goes:
This might be my second favorite entry of the Terminal List series. For reference, “Savage Son” is the best, in my opinion. However, by the author’s own admission, “Savage Son” is also the story he has wanted to write since he was a young adult, so it should come as no surprise it is the strongest in the series (again, at least in my opinion).
Book five cuts much of the heavy handed political statements present in “The Devil’s Hand”, although the overtones and sentiments are still very much present, as one would (and should) expect in a political military action thriller written by a former Navy SEAL. However, it’s much less “in your face” than it was in book four. Instead, the narrative returns to being heavily focused on the action and the storytelling. While it does get a little complicated as characters try to outwit each other, it is also a welcome return, and this installment provides a little bit of a deeper dive into the spy side of James Reece’s world.
As with the previous entries in the series, the information in the book appears to be very well researched by Jack Carr, with many of the events feeling fairly plausible and mostly grounded in reality. Well, all but one thing, but there will be no big spoilers here (other than this “thing” involves cyber security and quantum engineering and almost feels too sci-fi in nature and not at all at home in the Terminal List universe). But then again, maybe Jack Carr knows something I don’t, as the White House has just pledged a budget increase for both cyber security and quantum engineering (as of May 2022).
The description of the action scenes is, as always, extremely detailed and paints a beautiful and complete picture in your mind as you read, and of course Carr “nerds out” on many of his vehicle and gear descriptions, which although appreciated by myself, might as well be written in another language if you don’t know what he is talking about.
Overall, the story delivers for anyone who is a fan of the series or the genre in general, and appears to wrap up the James Reece storyline…until it doesn’t…(this is a series after all). I loved it and as I stated this might be my second favorite book in the series. 4.5/5, would definitely recommend.
*From myself: Book 5 of Terminal List series follows protagonist James Reece as he tracks a world class sniper, in an attempt to avenge the death of his best friend and former SEAL teammate. But the sniper is a hunter as well, and has his own plans for Reece. Their attempts to outsmart each other take them around the world as they draw ever closer to one another. Along the way, Reece will use every contact and resource he has to track his enemy and try to stay one step ahead of a foe who is doing the same.
*From the publisher: “A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes later, her plane is blown out of the sky.
Over six thousand miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq- a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations... a woman Reece thought he would never see again.
As Reece tracks down her killer, he may be walking into a deadly trap....Ripped from world events, the twists and turns of In the Blood confirm that “James Reece is one rowdy mother****er" (Chris Pratt, star of The Terminal List, coming to Amazon Prime).”
This might be my second favorite entry of the Terminal List series. For reference, “Savage Son” is the best, in my opinion. However, by the author’s own admission, “Savage Son” is also the story he has wanted to write since he was a young adult, so it should come as no surprise it is the strongest in the series (again, at least in my opinion).
Book five cuts much of the heavy handed political statements present in “The Devil’s Hand”, although the overtones and sentiments are still very much present, as one would (and should) expect in a political military action thriller written by a former Navy SEAL. However, it’s much less “in your face” than it was in book four. Instead, the narrative returns to being heavily focused on the action and the storytelling. While it does get a little complicated as characters try to outwit each other, it is also a welcome return, and this installment provides a little bit of a deeper dive into the spy side of James Reece’s world.
As with the previous entries in the series, the information in the book appears to be very well researched by Jack Carr, with many of the events feeling fairly plausible and mostly grounded in reality. Well, all but one thing, but there will be no big spoilers here (other than this “thing” involves cyber security and quantum engineering and almost feels too sci-fi in nature and not at all at home in the Terminal List universe). But then again, maybe Jack Carr knows something I don’t, as the White House has just pledged a budget increase for both cyber security and quantum engineering (as of May 2022).
The description of the action scenes is, as always, extremely detailed and paints a beautiful and complete picture in your mind as you read, and of course Carr “nerds out” on many of his vehicle and gear descriptions, which although appreciated by myself, might as well be written in another language if you don’t know what he is talking about.
Overall, the story delivers for anyone who is a fan of the series or the genre in general, and appears to wrap up the James Reece storyline…until it doesn’t…(this is a series after all). I loved it and as I stated this might be my second favorite book in the series. 4.5/5, would definitely recommend.
*From myself: Book 5 of Terminal List series follows protagonist James Reece as he tracks a world class sniper, in an attempt to avenge the death of his best friend and former SEAL teammate. But the sniper is a hunter as well, and has his own plans for Reece. Their attempts to outsmart each other take them around the world as they draw ever closer to one another. Along the way, Reece will use every contact and resource he has to track his enemy and try to stay one step ahead of a foe who is doing the same.
*From the publisher: “A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes later, her plane is blown out of the sky.
Over six thousand miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq- a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations... a woman Reece thought he would never see again.
As Reece tracks down her killer, he may be walking into a deadly trap....Ripped from world events, the twists and turns of In the Blood confirm that “James Reece is one rowdy mother****er" (Chris Pratt, star of The Terminal List, coming to Amazon Prime).”
January 20, 2024
I LOVE this adventure! Jack's writing is so dang good! You are right next to Reece and going through it as he's going through it. The details are so clear. I'm so excited to read the next one!
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