Jack Carr (1) (1975–)

Revenge Conspiracy Thriller Masterpiece

When liberal politicians (of both the civilian and military variety) purposely send a seal team into an ambush resulting in dozens of American servicemens' deaths, and then have the sole survivor's family murdered it's time for some serious payback. Obviously these backstabbing weasels have just pissed off the wrong man. Page turning goodness ensues. It would almost seem over the top if so much political BS hadn't happened during the Obama reign of terror (remember Benghazi or the Seal Team helicopter shoot down? How about the death of the Supreme Court Chief Justice?). The conspiracy in this book pales in comparison. Anyway, I haven't enjoyed a revenge thriller this much since reading Term Limits by Vince Flynn. Other revenge thrillers I have read and enjoyed include: The First Rule by Robert Crais, The Chinaman by Stephen Leather, Without Remorse by Tom Clancy and Fade by Kyle Mills. I'll be looking for more books from Jack Carr in the future.… (mehr)

This is the usual case of the truth of the saying, familiarity breeds contempt, where the author's quirks are beginning to become tiresome. What is with the name-dropping on clothing and accessories, even when in disguise! This guy is definitely a gun and equipment snob to the nth degree. When did everybody fall in love with acronyms even when they are not really necessary? His getting out of prison from the murder charge from the end of the last book, seems a bit truncated and glossed over: an anti-climax. The 'great', top-secret, discovery left by his father to Reece in a safe-deposit box and for which the Russian faction wants him dead, seems like wishy-washy conjecture to me, hardly earth-shattering: another anti-climax! Carr's strength is putting together exciting, page-turning action sequences. He should probably stay with this as much as possible.… (mehr)