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★★★★★
Great Debut military, techno-thriller, and revenge fiction
This book was recommended by Brad Thor, and I can truly appreciate this suggestion while I am awaiting the next Scot Hrvath novel. This book is written by a retired US Navy SEAL, and is a truly incredible first novel by a very experienced veteran. The book is very well written, and the plot moves very quickly. Fortunately for me , I am recovering from a total knee replacement (too many parachute landing falls) and I was able to read in two days. Because it would have been virtually impossible to put down. As a physician and a military veteran, I am eerily suspicious that parts of this superbly integrated plot could be true. Jack Carr's Navy SEAL hero is larger-than-life, who epitomizes the SEAL motto - "the only easy day was yesterday." And the "bad guys" are truly evil. Hard to imagine any other "outcome" when evil forces take away EVERYTHING that LCDR James Reece cares about, setting in motion one of the best revenge thrillers of all time. Excellent descriptions of tactical planning and mission operation. And excellent, complicated conspiracies that connect corrupt governmental officials with corrupt senior military leaders and corrupt pharmaceutical industry agents. An excellent read for those readers who devour Brad Thor, Vince Flynn, Tim Tigner, Ben Coes, Steven Hunter, Brian Haig, and Jason Kasper. Hopefully, it won't take a decade for this book to make it onto the "big screen." Thus the question, who does this author envision playing James Reece.
April 2018 · Books · verified purchase