The Terminal List ended with James Reece on a voyage after having exacted his vengeance on those who had killed his family and his team. True Believer starts off with James Reece still at sea, unaware of the miracle that his tumor, as a result of illegal experiments done on him and his team, is in fact operable. While the beginning of the book is a slow burn, it is in keeping with Reece coming to terms with his death by the tumor, not knowing that it is operable. The sea voyage takes him to the wilderness of Mozambique, Africa, where he reunites with an old acquaintance who offers Reece shelter. Reece finds a new purpose in fending off illegal poachers on the Niassa Game Reserve. It is crystal clear from the descriptive writing of Mr. Carr that he spent considerable amount of time researching the fundamentals of how the game reserve works and the intricacies that come along with it. It is a calming experience being inside Reece’s head as he slowly but gradually finds a reason to hold onto life after his violent tragedy of losing his family. Mr. Carr writes this aspect beautifully, invoking strong emotions within readers as they read through the book. Also Reece - the hero of the story - fluctuates from a stone cold killer to an almost puerile adolescent wondering about how to talk to a woman - and in the midst of an operation reflecting on people he's lost in his life. It seems a ham-fisted attempt to prove "real" Navy SEAL snipers are human.

My favorite difference in book one from the show, the ending. Book is WAY better. Curious how the second two will compare.So how does one carry on and push forward after that kind of tragedy—and does this make Reece a hero or a fanatic? Your mother was, and still is, a librarian, so you grew up around books, and you became the real-life version of the heroes in those books. How did you make the transition to writing? Not exactly. The hero’s journey is more layered but certainly shares similar characteristics across cultures. In writing these novels, I’m aware of these stages and consciously work them into the framework of the modern political thriller. The challenge becomes working on individual novels with their own themes and journeys into an overarching longer term journey that will span an entire series. It’s a construct I love to think about and explore. The police? The police probably told them how to get here. No, boys, there’s not much we can do except pay their tribute and hang on as long as we can. I could move to the U.S. and go work for your father tomorrow, Raife, but what would happen to this place? This farm has been in our family for one hundred and fifty years. I’m not going to abandon it. We employ over a hundred people here. You think those bastards are going to take care of them? We run our own school here, for Christ’s sake. 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.

So what do you say? Do you want to be in on taking down some bad guys? Remember and this is very important, always let James Reece go through the door first, but be right on his six. Not my typical genre’. Am a hooked hard bound series owner to include the special edition show release. My long term goal is an autographed copy of each. I’ve never read anything an author didn’t edit out “redacted”. For me, this is gold. Given my clearance and experience appreciate the gap of information.Replicating that life in the private sector is an exercise in futility. The operator’s search for the sensations of the battlefield on the home front can manifest in unproductive and unhealthy endeavors. A new mission with a constructive purpose is necessary, one that fulfills the quest to be a part of something greater than oneself. The old life will always be a part of us, but we need to move forward. Carr's second effort is a well-crafted thriller with timely reflections on the increasingly complicated world of international terrorism. 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 . . .

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. Following the explosive events of The Terminal List (2018), James Reece is the most wanted domestic terrorist on the United States’ watch list. Once a Navy SEAL commander, Reece previously uncovered a conspiracy that reached the highest levels of the American government, one that he set about exposing—which cost him everything he loved and cared about: his wife, their daughter, his teammates, and his career.Reece still has the headaches that plague him in The Terminal List. ”They felt like a million small shards of glass grinding together inside his brain.” Just an added point of stress for the reader. Can Reece live long enough to pull the pieces together to stop this insanity? Situational awareness, something he learned in the SEALS, will be a key element in staying one step ahead of the diabolical plans of these insidious villains. I want to thank David Brown and Simon & Schuster press for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. 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. It’s been quoted that there are “only two basic stories in the entire world: the hero’s journey, and a stranger walks into town.” What drew you to the hero’ s journey? 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.

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. 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. Guessing, redacted zones give the creative visual team for Prime a wide breath of interpretive options. 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.Now a reluctant tool of the United States government, Reece travels the globe, targeting terrorist leaders, unraveling a geopolitical conspiracy that exposes a traitorous CIA officer, and uncovering a sinister assassination plot with worldwide repercussions. Branded a terrorist for killing corrupt government officials responsible for the murder of his wife and daughter, most wanted ex–Navy SEAL James Reece comes out of hiding to go after an Islamic extremist following a massacre in London. This is seriously good… the suspense is unrelenting, and the tradecraft is so authentic the government will probably ban it – so read it while you can!' Lee Child