The attack, which fails, and the kidnapping of a friend’s sister draw Reece back into action. The planned ambush catches the attention of a sociopathic Russian spymaster, who wants to hunt Reece for sport and warns Reece of the ambush. Meanwhile, a treasonous CIA officer from Reece’s past joins forces with a Russian mafia kingpin to assassinate him. Paul Davis’ On Crime column covers true crime, crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers.Former Navy SEAL James Reece takes refuge in the mountains of Montana, where he recuperates from brain surgery, in the pseudonymous Carr’s impressive third Terminal List thriller (after 2019’s True Believer).“Though I’ve passed the torch to the next generation, my time in uniform will always be a part of me those memories, lessons, and reflections are now finding their way into the pages of my novels.”

I am now an author,” Jack Carr writes in the preface of “Savage Son.” “My time in combat was but one chapter in my life. He knew that he was destined to serve in the military and then he would write thrillers. He was also reading Nelson DeMille, David Morell, Tom Clancy, Ian Fleming and other thriller writers. He said he grew up with his grandfather as his hero and he knew he wanted to serve in the military, but he wasn’t sure in what capacity he would serve until he read about the Navy’s frogmen. His grandfather was a Corsair pilot who was killed in World War II.

He also said he wanted to be a Navy SEAL since he was 7 years old. His mother was a librarian, so he grew up with books and reading. Jack Carr said he has wanted to be a thriller writer since he was a child. “‘Savage Son’ explores the dark side of man via the dynamic of hunter and hunted through the eyes of Navy SEAL sniper James Reece.” Like all of us, James Reece is going to get knocked down, and just like in real life, his character is revealed through how he gets back up and keeps moving forward. ‘Savage Son’ pays tribute to the classic short story ‘The Most Dangerous Game,’ by Richard Connell.

“‘True Believer’ is a novel of violent redemption with a protagonist learning to live again as he searches for purpose. Deeper still, it is the story of a man who brings the wars from Iraq and Afghanistan to the front doors of those who have been sending young men and women to their deaths for close to 20 years. A deeper read will reveal that it’s about the transformation of loyal soldier to insurgent as James Reece brings the tactics and techniques of the enemy to home soil. “At its base, ‘The Terminal List’ is a story of revenge without constraint.

He is a student of war and of the hunt,” Mr. He has the training and experience to do the things he does in the novels. He is a likable guy you’d want to have a beer with but who can also flip a switch to get the job done.

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