The 20th and best so farWayne Stinnett came up with a hero 20 books ago - Jesse McDermott was mustered out of the Marine Corps as of 1999。 In realty， FYI， that was seven years ago as books go。 Jesse had been a Marine sniper， an instructor， and someone for whom the values of the Corps were as ingrained as his blood flow。 Emerging into the world， he headed south to the Florida Keys and began civilian life。 Over the course of the books a cast of characters has emerged - and Stinnett has grown drama The 20th and best so farWayne Stinnett came up with a hero 20 books ago - Jesse McDermott was mustered out of the Marine Corps as of 1999。 In realty， FYI， that was seven years ago as books go。 Jesse had been a Marine sniper， an instructor， and someone for whom the values of the Corps were as ingrained as his blood flow。 Emerging into the world， he headed south to the Florida Keys and began civilian life。 Over the course of the books a cast of characters has emerged - and Stinnett has grown dramatically as an author。Jesse is a do-gooder。 He's a wrong-righter。 If you haven't followed him and are thinking of picking him up， start with Fallen - the first in the series （and generally free） - for an introduction。 Or start here instead。 this one's managed to poke into p！aces in Jesse we hadn't seen before。 He's not just a Marine with a cause， he's now a husband， a father of three daughters， and suddenly on the verge of becoming a father to a son。 He experienced echoes of how his grandfather raised him as he cares for an orphaned young boy that he and his new bride - but old love - rescue。Beginner's done a delightful job showing a gruff old warrior discovering joy and fulfillment， while at the same time having him take apart rival gangs that were warring in his old home town。 The only quibble I have is that picking up a Jesse adventure is not merely a guarantee that I'll do nothing else until it's done （unless I start late at night， in which case I might be too tired to finish， but that simply means I won't be getting out of bed in the morning until I finish）， but that I'll also be starving for fresh fish， salt air and the next chapter in his universe。 。。。more