Wednesday, August 7, 2019

you can't go home again

True Believer by  Jack Carr; 2019; $28.00; 486 pages; Emily Bestler Books, New York, NY; 978-1-5011-8084-2; checked out from Multnomah County Library, Woodstock; 7/30/19-8/3/19

Why did I read this? Because I read the first book and Jack Carr has created a compelling character in James Reece.

James Reece is a wanted man in the United States after taking out the conspiracy of those who killed the members of his SEAL team and his family.  It was a conspiracy that reached to the halls of power in Washington, DC.  With the help of a few loyal friends he manages to flee the US and ends up living on a game preserve in Africa.  He is cleared in the court of public opinion when a reporter who was involved writes a series of articles detailing the corruption.  As Liam Neeson says, Reece has a particular set of skills and the US government would like to utilize those skills against an enemy who is seeking to destabilize governments and return Russia to a world superpower.  Reece is given a full pardon and access to all he needs to accomplish his mission.  He accomplishes what he is asked, but there is an opening for the next book.  

10/10

What is with the title of the review? Even after Reece is pardoned there is not much for him to return to after his family and many of his friends were murdered.  



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