The Terminal List
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- Author：Jack Carr
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Summary
A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his team in this ripped-from-the-headlines political thriller that is “so powerful， so pulse-pounding， so well-written—rarely do you read a debut novel this damn good” （Brad Thor， #1 New York Times bestselling author）。
On his last combat deployment， Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush。 But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming， Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government。
Now， with no family and free from the military’s command structure， Reece applies the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward avenging the deaths of his family and teammates。 With breathless pacing and relentless suspense， Reece ruthlessly targets his enemies in the upper echelons of power without regard for the laws of combat or the rule of law。
With “crackerjack plotting， vivid characters both in and out of uniform， and a relentless pace to a worthy finish” （Stephen Hunter， #1 New York Times bestselling author）， The Terminal List is perfect for fans of Vince Flynn， Brad Thor， and Nelson DeMille。
On his last combat deployment， Lieutenant Commander James Reece’s entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush。 But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming， Reece discovers that this was not an act of war by a foreign enemy but a conspiracy that runs to the highest levels of government。
Now， with no family and free from the military’s command structure， Reece applies the lessons that he’s learned in over a decade of constant warfare toward avenging the deaths of his family and teammates。 With breathless pacing and relentless suspense， Reece ruthlessly targets his enemies in the upper echelons of power without regard for the laws of combat or the rule of law。
With “crackerjack plotting， vivid characters both in and out of uniform， and a relentless pace to a worthy finish” （Stephen Hunter， #1 New York Times bestselling author）， The Terminal List is perfect for fans of Vince Flynn， Brad Thor， and Nelson DeMille。
Reviews
Ray
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High marks for action， lower marks for credibility。 Lots of revenge killings， stereotyping。
Twobchelm
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Action packed story on revenge and bringing out all the corruption in the government。 A few parts were very familiar and does put doubt in your mind， even though fiction but questionable ！
Keith
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I was looking for a quick “beach read” that moved along quickly and didn’t require a huge amount of intellect to digest。 Mission accomplished there。 But， ultimately， the tired story line and the thinly veiled disdain for Democrats and Muslims made this a two-star read。
Patrick O'Hannigan
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This novel of revenge is not as epic in scope as The Count of Monte Cristo or as polished as Valdez is Coming， but it moves right along。 One of several murders in the book seemed unnecessarily gruesome to me。 Nevertheless， both major and minor characters in the story are interesting。 Over and above that， as a cautionary tale about federal overreach and the erosion of civil liberties made possible by nefarious public-private partnerships， Carr's debut novel seems especially timely。 This novel of revenge is not as epic in scope as The Count of Monte Cristo or as polished as Valdez is Coming， but it moves right along。 One of several murders in the book seemed unnecessarily gruesome to me。 Nevertheless， both major and minor characters in the story are interesting。 Over and above that， as a cautionary tale about federal overreach and the erosion of civil liberties made possible by nefarious public-private partnerships， Carr's debut novel seems especially timely。 。。。more
mikael stuart beno
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Very well done！The style of writing and knowledge of military matters is outstanding。 Fast paced action throughout。。。with great commentary on leadership vs bureaucracy。
Claire O'Brien
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very enjoyable， an interesting insight。 Great reccomendation from。MOB
Geoff
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2 because it could have been so much better if the protagonist was fallible。 At NO TIME was he ever in danger of being caught， captured or killed。
Tammy
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This one is purely a REVENGE ！ Yeah， James Reece unleash his anger on every baddies that **ck with his family and friends。 It is very satisfying since this is not possible in reality。 Action packed with some twist， The Terminal List is one entertaining read。
Alan Giles
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Jack Carr knocks it out of the park with this book。
M211156ob
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Best book I have read in a while 。4 books in series。all written by a former seal。
Joel
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An admired Seal team leader is set up and his team and many other associated military personnel loose their lives all to further set up an effort to prove the efficacy of a new PTSD treatment。 Lt。 James Reece not only looses his team， but also his pregnant wife and young daughter。 When he finds out what happened he sets off to extract revenge from those military， political and business leaders behind the plot。 His expertise as an operator makes him a devastating assassin and his plan for revenge An admired Seal team leader is set up and his team and many other associated military personnel loose their lives all to further set up an effort to prove the efficacy of a new PTSD treatment。 Lt。 James Reece not only looses his team， but also his pregnant wife and young daughter。 When he finds out what happened he sets off to extract revenge from those military， political and business leaders behind the plot。 His expertise as an operator makes him a devastating assassin and his plan for revenge cannot be stopped。 This is an excellent book if you like action and Reece is another excellent protagonist。 I will be reading the next installment of this series soon。 。。。more
Ryan
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After coming across Carr on a podcast I picked up the Terminal List and was instantly hooked。 Not wanting to put it down eager to read James Reece's next move。 I will be promptly binging the next books in the series including the newly published the Devil's Hand。 I have become a fan of Carr and really enjoy the way he reaches out to his readers through his website posts， videos， podcast etc。 Carr's new books will be in the list of those I look forward to the most from now on。 After coming across Carr on a podcast I picked up the Terminal List and was instantly hooked。 Not wanting to put it down eager to read James Reece's next move。 I will be promptly binging the next books in the series including the newly published the Devil's Hand。 I have become a fan of Carr and really enjoy the way he reaches out to his readers through his website posts， videos， podcast etc。 Carr's new books will be in the list of those I look forward to the most from now on。 。。。more
Paul LaFleur
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couldn't stop listening to the audiobook couldn't stop listening to the audiobook 。。。more
Kevin W
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Spoilers ahead， but honestly， you probably shouldn't be looking to read this book anyway。 This book is colossally toxic， problematic on almost every social front， and terribly written to boot。 The dog whistles are heard almost every paragraph， making the book a giant raging dog foghorn of terribly problematic ideas and bad writing。The Terminal List begins inauspiciously with a note from the author discussing the importance of defending the （American） constitution along with saying it's a story a Spoilers ahead， but honestly， you probably shouldn't be looking to read this book anyway。 This book is colossally toxic， problematic on almost every social front， and terribly written to boot。 The dog whistles are heard almost every paragraph， making the book a giant raging dog foghorn of terribly problematic ideas and bad writing。The Terminal List begins inauspiciously with a note from the author discussing the importance of defending the （American） constitution along with saying it's a story about revenge。 While that may be one way to frame it， a more accurate description is probably a gun-loving white man's absurd fantasies of being the alpha specimen through brutality and violence against pretty much anything that isn't a gun-loving white man （where "man" is defined via narrow patriarchy， so to qualify， there are a few additional hoops to jump through， discussed later）。The writing is almost a parody of the genre。 The line "This wasn't checkers， and it wasn't chess。 This was three dimensional poker [。。。]" is a terrific example of writing that tries to sound like it's tough and cool， but its actual meaning is completely dull and hilariously ordinary and unnecessary。 Poker is already played in three dimensions。 That's not new or different。 That's not more intense than any other poker game。 Three dimensional poker is literally just poker。 I think of this line and it makes me laugh every time。 I give one star for the stupid giggle I get thinking about it。 "This was three dimensional poker，" the phrase I now use to describe every extremely ordinary situation that I'm in。 As mentioned， virtually every paragraph has some hint of smug toxicity that defines the protagonist （and narrator） as being explicitly in favour of a white supremacist colonial patriarchal society。 There are so many issues， it's difficult to figure out how to put information in order in this review。We could start from the opening chapter， in which we learn about our protagonist， a deadly military-trained warrior with access to significant fire power taking careful preparation to murder someone， and the someone， his current target， who， notably， has never handled a gun， dresses in fancy clothes， and doesn't know how to appreciate the degree that the waitress he's trying to seduce has earned （after all， only the narrator truly knows how to treat the objects he describes as women）。 Later， we learn that our protagonist is also supposedly well-read in the art of war and combat， having read works by authors including Sun Tzu and Machiavelli， because there are limited titles in the genre that have much respect， I guess。 The information isn't terribly useful to our protagonist either way， as he guns down his foes with relative ease， or occasionally， cleaves them with a tomahawk。We could begin somewhere in the middle of the story with the protagonist （who is described as being an apex predator at the top of his military training） discovering with shock and horror a conspiracy of sorts that the American government willingly transforms people into agents of death with no awareness whatsoever that that's literally the military。 Later on in the novel， the protagonist will reflect on his methods and consider how similar he finds them to the techniques used by the insurgents he routinely slaughtered overseas。 This is only after waterboarding a man and reflecting that this was a technique from the "wild west days" after 9/11 when "America still had the will to win。" I mention that phrase more than once。 It sticks out as particularly egregious。 The cognitive dissonance required to potentially enjoy this title is mind-boggling。 We could begin with the fact that every time a non-white character is introduced， racism follows。 Whether that's "Chinese smoke culture"， or "entitlement problems" in the Black community， the stereotypes about Mexico， or the rampant Islamophobia that oozes off the pages， it happens every time。 There are no exceptions。 Sometimes it's more explicit than others。 One example would be that the author takes care to mention specific songs and artists when music is heard， with the exception being when "loud hip hop" music plays。 The description of his extremely wealthy Mexican friend who is so grateful for the United States and American policies that treat him so well。 He also uses this Mexican friend character to condone his rampage into Mexico。 While taking a bunch of gang members into the next life through the use of yet another overly-described gun， he comes upon the last member， who has surrendered and is kneeling， his hands behind his head。 The wealthy Mexican friend asks "Should we question him？" to which our protagonist， after a very brief pause， says nothing and shoots the gang member in the brain。 The Mexican friend's response？ Why， to shrug of course。 The protagonist is always right， and his token diversity friends approve！ Sometimes the narration also specifically makes use of a non-white character to parrot white supremacist ideas （such as the "entitlement culture" noted above）。We could talk about how every time the protagonist engages with any of the female characters （the "good" ones are all described as being physically attractive - one of them even being described as something to the effect of "how a journalist should look" - the "bad" one being described as being unattractive and not well liked）， there is a distinct patriarchal derisiveness that degrades women throughout。 The scene in the strip club was especially cringe-worthy。 I don't recall the exact phrases， but you can be sure there was plenty of judgement。On the note of how "good" and "bad" are defined in the book， it becomes almost a comical pattern。 The "good" characters are: good-looking， in debt to the protagonist， admire the protagonist， support everything the protagonist does， rich， but not so rich that they own too many oil wells or something， keep the wives that they definitely do not cheat on at home （or， if they're women， they're single and find the protagonist attractive in addition to thinking they are right about everything）， love the American constitution， use or like the use of guns， and are or were probably part of the military or had family in the military who also somehow owe the protagonist or the protagonist's family （even the journalist has spent some time reporting on military affairs， including， uh， Benghazi， very specifically）。"Bad" is basically the opposite， and to a degree that would appear as part of a Roald Dahl villain， but devoid of any charm and humour。 As soon as someone is described as being unattractive， having bad breath， are unfaithful in a monogamous relationship， or opposed to individual gun-owner's freedom to shoot people they don't like， it's likely that they're going to be shot to death or blown up with extreme prejudice a few pages later。 Maybe a few chapters later， due to the pacing。 "Bad" also includes anything that doesn't support military actions （including， but not limited to using torture， as in "the wild west days after 9/11 when America still had the will the win，" shooting people in Mosques， or supporting "California's crazy gun laws"）。 In this book， "Bad" characters are often described as liberal， several of the villains being thinly-veiled counterparts of real-life Democrat politicians。 "Bad" also means Muslim in this book， despite some flimsy attempts to say otherwise （I think there was a paragraph or two where the narrator describes that the protagonist had met some Muslim people that weren't bad previously - the Islamophobia never rests）。 "Bad" also means baldly evil to a cartoonish degree and part of a poorly conceived and described conspiracy。 This book has no mystery in it whatsoever。 Everything is revealed up front， and it's only a matter of time until the protagonist murders everyone and then sails off to apparently keep murdering people in the sequels （which， having given this series opener more than a fair chance by reading the book in its entirety， I have no intention of ever reading）。It follows suit that， when the author attempts to give some antagonists "depth" he basically mashes up his broad strokes of "good" and "bad" to create a man who is extremely rich and fundraises for the bad government people， but he also loves his wife and feels a bit bad that military men died maybe！ Therefore， he gets to wear a suicide vest and blow up himself and another human target while the protagonist sits with the man's wife and baby and makes the call on the phone that confirms the husband and father is in place to commit the deed and then sets off the detonator。 How do we know the protagonist is the good guy？ Well， the wife notes that there might have been a "hint of sadness" in his eyes as he leaves her with her baby， having just detonated her husband and confirmed the deed in front of her。The plot is incredibly weak。 The protagonist has his military unit wiped out in a surprise counter-ambush， the only other survivor of that attack murdered by agents from an extremely poorly organized conspiracy， and also his family gets murdered for some reason。 This isn't done with any emotional weight， and it's not even really given any significance - it's just the excuse the white male gun-nut is going to use to go on a rampage for the rest of the book。 A man with an itchy trigger finger waiting to use it on the "liberals" at home。 Within hours of discovering his wife （surprise， she was also pregnant） and child murdered， he's out flirting with a young journalist， having already decided on his murderous course of action。 He also tells her how to keep things confidential， because as both a woman and a journalist， she doesn't have his masculine and military expertise to keep communications covert。The villains he seeks to dispatch are only a select few， despite the global reach of their campaign。 They've managed to involve a lot of people with plenty of paper trails in the international creation and use of a drug designed to limit post-traumatic stress disorder。 An unusual side-effect of the drug， which was injected into the protagonist and his squad without their knowledge， is potentially fatal brain tumours。 They also incorporate a Muslim taxi driver who was radicalized through an Imam who was pretending to be peaceful at a California Mosque and is described as "moderate" （though he turns to cartoon villain exceptionally quickly， as he informs the protagonist that his wife and child are burning in hell - the Islamophobia never leaving the narration for a moment） in their stupid plans。 Rather than taking the course of testing the drug and， having failed to to that， deciding not to be accountable for the harm done （actually， the idea of corporations and government officials not being accountable is probably the most realistic aspect of the book）， the American military deals with their problems the same way the protagonist does: with guns and drugs and explosions。After all the villains have been introduced， it's up to the protagonist to catch up to both the narrator and the reader in taking action to figure out what the reader already knows and resolve the conflict with precision violence and descriptions of guns and military equipment that are more extensive than the descriptions of characters or their inner thoughts and motivations。If I were to mention every egregious piece of writing in the book， I'd just be re-writing the book。 I get that this is part of a genre not known for its literary merits， but this one shouldn't have made it past the editor's desk。Considering its publication in 2017， I suppose a publisher might have said， "This will sell！" given the （North） American social landscape。 That's the only justification I can give to a publisher allowing this to go forward。 It was all about a few bucks， ironically， not unlike the motivation for the villains in The Terminal List。 The real crime of the story is that it was published at all。 "How and why was a book that relies on stereotypes and desperately tries to appeal to a white supremacist racist colonial patriarchal society allowed to be published？" someone may ask。 Oh wait， this is being made into a TV series， too？ Gosh。 It's a real mystery。Feels like I'm playing three dimensional poker。Good luck， everyone！ 。。。more
Donald
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Action packed with a lot of dramatic moments。 Pretty transparent as far as the plot， the authors POV about world and American politics but on point for those with similar opinions。 Jack Carr has some serious potential to expand his protagonist into a major character for this genre。
Deep Ranjan
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The Terminal List by Mr。Jack Carr is an emotionally incendiary action adventure revenge tale which serves as a guidebook for aspiring authors on how a tactically sound，shrewdly detailed and smartly plotted thriller should be written。When Lt。 Cmdr。 James Reece of US Navy SEAL leads his men into an ambush in Afghanistan， 36 SEALs， 28 Rangers， and four aircrew members in his unit are killed。 After Reece figures out that it was a trap perpetrated by high-level American government officials， he vows The Terminal List by Mr。Jack Carr is an emotionally incendiary action adventure revenge tale which serves as a guidebook for aspiring authors on how a tactically sound，shrewdly detailed and smartly plotted thriller should be written。When Lt。 Cmdr。 James Reece of US Navy SEAL leads his men into an ambush in Afghanistan， 36 SEALs， 28 Rangers， and four aircrew members in his unit are killed。 After Reece figures out that it was a trap perpetrated by high-level American government officials， he vows to kill everyone involved。 He doubles his resolve after the murder of his wife and three-year-old daughter at their home。Reece has a list of who must die and he checks the names off one by one。The author has created a highly capable protagonist who is a decorated Commander of SEAL Team 7 without painting him as the Superman。He is ruthless，artful and lethal but vulnerable and humane as well。His rich backstory and emotionally motivated actions compell the reader to constantly root for him。Mr。Carr's extensive knowledge of warfare and nuanced storytelling is evident in his debut revenge thriller。The narrative breezes smoothly without getting bogged down by the author's detailed and extensively reasearched settings and military information。The author sets the bar high for aspiring authors to write intelligent and meticulously crafted work of fiction。Mr。Carr is indeed a student of war。Each kill in The Terminal List is executed in an ingenious and terrifying way。From a sniper shot and C4 detonation to chopping off a head and leaving a butchered perpetrator alive to feed off crocodiles，Mr。Carr writes exhilarating action sequences having realistic tactics and accurate weapon descriptions。Although I hope to see more kinetic gunfights and fisticuffs in the future installments。The Terminal List by Mr。Jack Carr is an emotionally incendiary action adventure revenge tale which serves as a guidebook for aspiring authors on how a tactically sound，shrewdly detailed and smartly plotted thriller should be written。DEEP 。。。more
Alan Mar
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Good read， i like the writing style and action。 But maybe give Mr。 Reece tougher antagonists
Cheryl
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I'm a Jack Reacher fan。This is an enjoyable book， cant put my finger on why it's not a great book for me - too far fetched， didnt feel his emotions - not sure。 I'm a Jack Reacher fan。This is an enjoyable book， cant put my finger on why it's not a great book for me - too far fetched， didnt feel his emotions - not sure。 。。。more
Thomas Achord
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I watched a gun review with a navy SEAL who mentioned， deceptively humbly as SEALs often are， that he also wrote books。 I have read quite a few military books， fiction and nonfiction。 I figured this would be much of the same， but it has exceeded my expectations by far。
Daniel Rodriguez
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Thrilling It was good to see retribution carried out with such precision and follow through。 No quarters given to the guilty。
Chris Cordray
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Really enjoyed this one。 A very promising start to a series in the vein of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan， John Wick， and Jack Reacher。 Looking forward to the next one。 Really enjoyed this one。 A very promising start to a series in the vein of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan， John Wick， and Jack Reacher。 Looking forward to the next one。 。。。more
Debbie
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ExceptionalThe team of a Navy Seal commander is ambushed while on a questionable mission。 Then his family is murdered。 Finding out that this is all because of a scheme for money and power， James Reece vows to avenge the deaths of his teammates and family。 He has been trained to kill and he’s very good at it。
James
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Carr is as good as any of the greats。 Flynn， Taylor， Thor， Maloney， Cameron。 A perfect first novel written by a Navy SEAL about Navy SEALs。
Tom Quinn
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The characters are insanely 1 dimensional。 The full plot is basically revealed from the start and the books。 Like cliff note of a Mitch Rapp book
Jill Reid
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Good book but will be a GREAT show / movie
Melissa
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With an intensifying pace， Navy SEAL veteran Jack Carr peruses justice for his dead comrades。
J L NICOL
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Death is ComingBrilliant story which kept me turning the pages just to find out what happened next。 His hero fairly went through the mill what with his SEAL team buddies and then his wife and child， it was a rollercoaster of a book and the baddies got there comeuppance。Looking forward to the next book in the series。
Mark Easter
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30% into the book， I knew this was going to be one of those books you cannot put down。 Reece and Katie are already a readers "persons of interest"。 And these government characters， they are the type that would make a sane person consider becoming a Freeman （if you know what I mean）。 Greed， corruption， self-absorption， winning at any cost。 This book strikes close to home。 It is also quite close to 4 stars for me。 I am eager to see how book 2 goes。 30% into the book， I knew this was going to be one of those books you cannot put down。 Reece and Katie are already a readers "persons of interest"。 And these government characters， they are the type that would make a sane person consider becoming a Freeman （if you know what I mean）。 Greed， corruption， self-absorption， winning at any cost。 This book strikes close to home。 It is also quite close to 4 stars for me。 I am eager to see how book 2 goes。 。。。more
Lance O'connor
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Enjoyable readingThe story is engaging。 With a few unexpected twists it makes for an enjoyable break from reality。 Glad to add a new author to my list。
Rebecca
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Enthralling and fast paced book。 The weapons tech stuff went over my head completely so I glossed over those passages without taking them in。 Otherwise can't wait for the movie iteration of this and the next book to see what happens to Reece！ Enthralling and fast paced book。 The weapons tech stuff went over my head completely so I glossed over those passages without taking them in。 Otherwise can't wait for the movie iteration of this and the next book to see what happens to Reece！ 。。。more
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