True
Believer by Jack Carr begins where the first in the series,
The Terminal List, left off. Former Navy SEAL James
Reece still has his skills, cunningness, and unfortunately
his brain tumor. The question throughout the first half of
the book, what is he going to do with his life, while the
last half is where the action ratchets up.
While
sailing across the Atlantic, Reece undergoes an introspection
of his life. He reflects on how he is now America’s
most wanted domestic terrorist because he sought revenge on
those in the US government who cost him everything he loved
and cared about: his wife, their daughter, his teammates,
and his career. He decides to head for an off-the-grid game
reserve in Mozambique fighting poachers. When a series of
events uncovers his whereabouts, the CIA recruits him, using
a Presidential pardon for Reece and immunity for the friends
who helped him in his mission of vengeance. From the hunting
of poachers to the hunting of man, Reese travels the globe,
targeting terrorist leaders and unraveling a geopolitical
conspiracy that exposes a traitorous CIA officer and a sinister
assassination plot with worldwide repercussions. Reece discovers
behind all the plots is an ambitious Russian oligarch with
ties to organized crime. Reece also uncovers that a series
of recent terror attacks seem to involve another friend of
his, Mohammed Farooq, who the CIA believes is working with
the number one terrorist in the world, Amin Nawaz.
The
book quote, “Tired of a bureaucracy that tied their
hands with absurd rules of engagement and a system…that
imposed harsher punishments on privates who lost rifles than
on generals who lost wars.” There are military/legal
professionals who make them up, and then they are transferred
to those pressing the trigger. People are put in a difficult
position when the decision is second guessed by those that
were not there. The moral high ground must be maintained and
is the first priority. But there is a need to understand it
is warfare where things are not cut and dry. The final decision
makers need to make the right call, but they also need to
be backed up. I wanted to bring my experiences as a warrior
to these fictional novels
This
second book allows readers to understand the thinking of a
Special Forces warrior and what they do to keep Americans
safe.
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