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In the Blood

In the Blood

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#1 New York Times bestselling author

​​“Take my word for it， James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er。 Get ready！” —Chris Pratt， star of The Terminal List， coming to Amazon Prime

The “explosive and riveting” （Kevin Maurer， coauthor of No Easy Day） New York Times bestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global journey of vengeance。

A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel。 Two minutes later， her plane is blown out of the sky。

Over 6，000 miles away， former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news。 One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq—a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations…a woman Reece thought he would never see again。

Reece enlists friends new and old across the globe to track down her killer， unaware that he may be walking into a deadly trap。

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Reviews

Kay ，

Got the audiobook today and I'm super excited to start！ Got the audiobook today and I'm super excited to start！ 。。。more

SAM ，

Great sequel！ What a ride。

Gail Parzygnat ，

Reece is backSo glad to have James Reece back in action。 This is back on par with the first three in the series。 Unlike book 4， the Reece storyline is back in rare form with all intensity and action。 With the exception of Oleg， the filler was kept short and intentional to build the storyline AND the storyline picked up where we were left after Savage Son。 Can't wait for the next one and the movie， of course！ Reece is backSo glad to have James Reece back in action。 This is back on par with the first three in the series。 Unlike book 4， the Reece storyline is back in rare form with all intensity and action。 With the exception of Oleg， the filler was kept short and intentional to build the storyline AND the storyline picked up where we were left after Savage Son。 Can't wait for the next one and the movie， of course！ 。。。more

Seth Boner ，

So good。 Jack Carr does it again。 Get this book and the previous 4 before it。 Plus that ending。。。 WOW！

Kristine ，

Wow。 Just wow。 That ending……___________________________________________Okay， I took a day to let everything sink in and I'm still blown away。 As usual， this book grabs you from the beginning。。。actually from the prologue （which at least is consistent because each Prologue so far has given me goose bumps with its prescience）。 We know going in that there is going to be a show down。 The conflict between our Protagonist and the bad guy Kattan has been set up in the prior books。 But HOW we get to that Wow。 Just wow。 That ending……___________________________________________Okay， I took a day to let everything sink in and I'm still blown away。 As usual， this book grabs you from the beginning。。。actually from the prologue （which at least is consistent because each Prologue so far has given me goose bumps with its prescience）。 We know going in that there is going to be a show down。 The conflict between our Protagonist and the bad guy Kattan has been set up in the prior books。 But HOW we get to that show down is an amazing ride。 As usual， there is a lot going on and I will admit that this book took paths in directions that really， really surprised me。 Yet， somehow， it worked。 Carr definitely gives the reader descriptive information， and then softens it by having a character freely admit that they have no idea what is being said - Katie with the 1911 info and Reece with the Cyber Warfare info。 That makes me feel better as a reader if I also have no idea what they're talking about :）Ray Porter does another fantastic job as the narrator。 I alternated between reading and listening and I have to admit， I REALLY enjoyed hearing his South African， Russian and French accents。 His breath of talent is truly amazing。 There were times I just wanted to listen so I could hear they way he portrayed a certain scene。 Odd， I know。 But， what can I say？ As usual， the thing that is becoming the norm with Mr。 Carr's books is the fact that they are over too quickly。 It is the biggest compliment to say that an almost 500 page book feels like it is done in a flash， and it did。 As usual， the stage is set for another mystery with the bread crumbs being laid for the last three books。 What did Thomas Reece leave for his son？ Can't wait to find out。And that ending。。。。Now the wait begins for book 6。。。。。。。。。 。。。more

Ryan Hillis ，

A great thriller。 A great cliff hanger。

Ketil Bratseth ，

Awesome！ This book is action packed with an interesting story， but it is the deeper questions in the book that makes it really stand out。 This is a very good and thoughtful thriller！ I will also recommend listening to the authors podcast。 There you will find good thoughts about transitioning in life and how to face life。

A ，

Jack Carr’s newest installment of the James Reece series is amazing。 The action is accurate and top notch because of Jack Carr’s experience。 The story is on point ，maybe the best yet， and is so immersive。 I found myself on the edge of my seat a lot。 I had to wake up at 0400 and go to bed late just so that I would be able to sleep and do things during the day without being distracted about what would happen next。 There were so many times where I would ask my self "Did that just happen？" then read Jack Carr’s newest installment of the James Reece series is amazing。 The action is accurate and top notch because of Jack Carr’s experience。 The story is on point ，maybe the best yet， and is so immersive。 I found myself on the edge of my seat a lot。 I had to wake up at 0400 and go to bed late just so that I would be able to sleep and do things during the day without being distracted about what would happen next。 There were so many times where I would ask my self "Did that just happen？" then read the page all over again。 In The Blood gets five whole American stars。 Whenever Jack Carr has a new bad reviews episode I will imagine the review going like this: "There was too much action in this book。 Every page is filled with James Reece doing the Lord’s work。 The story was to deep and immersive。 I could never get anything done because all I thought about was James Reece。 In The Blood had three books worth of story and action。 Why can’t Carr just hold back and have some moderation？ The story is fully complete and leaves you at a cliff hanger at the same time。 I would give it a half star if I could so I guess I will have to settle for one star。" 。。。more

Justin ，

Let me start by saying "Thank you Goodreads for sending me the advance copy！ I failed you in the past by receiving an advance copy and not reading it for two years， which completely obliterates the point of sending me the advance copy to begin with。 So thank you for giving me another shot！"I've read all of Clancy's Jack Ryan/Jr。 I've read all of Thor's Harvath series， some of Flynn's Mitch Rapp， all of Lee Child's Jack Reacher （another genre of sorts， I know）， all of Brad Taylor's Pike Logan ser Let me start by saying "Thank you Goodreads for sending me the advance copy！ I failed you in the past by receiving an advance copy and not reading it for two years， which completely obliterates the point of sending me the advance copy to begin with。 So thank you for giving me another shot！"I've read all of Clancy's Jack Ryan/Jr。 I've read all of Thor's Harvath series， some of Flynn's Mitch Rapp， all of Lee Child's Jack Reacher （another genre of sorts， I know）， all of Brad Taylor's Pike Logan series， and bits and pieces of many other similar books by other popular authors， and I can tell you this。。。Carr deserves to be in the conversation for the top of the list in the counter-terrorism genre。 He writes similar to Mark Greaney， with the details and the aspects that are clearly from real experiences， but has the quick pace of a Flynn or Thor。 Now， to the James Reece story， and book #5。。。 "In the Blood" is about Mr。 Reece trying to close out a cruel chapter in his life。 He gets an opportunity to find out about technology （which I'm still TBD on whether I believe any of this is even remotely true， but I have no idea， so I don't care and just will say that I think a portion of it is） that our country has that he can exploit to do America's bidding， so to speak。 In this particular instance， it is to find a killer from a previous story and put an end to him。Reece thinks this will end this chapter in his life and allow him to walk free into the mountain ranges of Montana with his girlfriend， Katie， and just start living life instead of taking it。 I don't want to spoil it for anyone， but the plot is put together quite well and the ending makes you mad that the next story isn't coming out for another year。Carr， keep it up！ These stories are amazing and I truly enjoy being a reader of them。 I love how， so far at least， they're all chained together so well and one picks up right where the last stopped。If you're on the fence about this series， I sincerely think you should start with The Terminal List and read the whole thing， ESPECIALLY if you're into this genre。 。。。more

Rich ，

Ok full disclosure I won this book in a goodreads giveaway， which was good AND bad。 The bad is somewhat silly in that when I am having a poor stretch of dogshit books I like to have one of Carr's books in reserve because they always KICK ASS。 The good is I got to read two Carr books in a couple week stretch。 This book is a continuation of the James Reece series/saga and it does not disappoint。 From the opening action set piece involving the downing of a civilian aircraft to kill one person， to t Ok full disclosure I won this book in a goodreads giveaway， which was good AND bad。 The bad is somewhat silly in that when I am having a poor stretch of dogshit books I like to have one of Carr's books in reserve because they always KICK ASS。 The good is I got to read two Carr books in a couple week stretch。 This book is a continuation of the James Reece series/saga and it does not disappoint。 From the opening action set piece involving the downing of a civilian aircraft to kill one person， to the climax this book grabs you by the throat and does not let go。 The action in this book is relentless as Reece tracks a sniper he has vowed to kill for assassinating a close friend。 Unbeknownst to Reece dark forces （are there any other kind？！） are at work to kill Reece and keep old secrets buried。 During the course of hunting down this sniper Reece encounters an all powerful quantum computer by the name of Alice。 This is a very intriguing parallel story line。 At once fascinating and deeply disturbing since Alice has the ability to use any modern technological device from a refrigerator to a car computer to not only track someone but also listen in on their conversations。 Because Alice is a quantum computer no amount of data is an impediment。 As usual the reader follows Reece on his manhunt around the globe from Africa to various parts of Europe。 Along the way once again Carr does a masterful job of selecting unique weapons for Reece to utilize and he describes them perfectly throughout the book。 As a certified "gun guy" this aspect of Carr's writing is refreshing because he does not screw it up and knows what he is writing about。 Also， the reader can expect more mayhem committed by the blade， which is a totally bad ass Carr writing element。 This book is my favorite in the series。 Carr's writing is vivid and his set pieces are 100% certified BAD ASS。 Grab a copy， pick a beverage， recline your seat and get ready to take a wild ride into the take no prisoners world of James Reece。 。。。more

Bill ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Vengeance， revenge， and retribution were words that came to mind as I read Jack Carr’s latest thriller， In the Blood。 James Reece， former SEAL and sniper， has built up a major level of rage against the killer of his best friend Freddy Strain during an earlier military operation。 Flash forward to an Israeli Mossad agent aboard a commercial jet plane hit by missiles while departing Burkina Faso in Africa。 She had previously saved Reece’s life while both were assigned to the U。S。 military in Iraq。 Vengeance， revenge， and retribution were words that came to mind as I read Jack Carr’s latest thriller， In the Blood。 James Reece， former SEAL and sniper， has built up a major level of rage against the killer of his best friend Freddy Strain during an earlier military operation。 Flash forward to an Israeli Mossad agent aboard a commercial jet plane hit by missiles while departing Burkina Faso in Africa。 She had previously saved Reece’s life while both were assigned to the U。S。 military in Iraq。 Hearing the devastating news， Reece jets off from his ranch in Montana to Washington DC to meet with his CIA boss to receive approval to chase down the sniper and terrorist bomber who intelligence sources have visual evidence is the same person。The action never lets up; even in the Epilogue。 The trail of bodies， friend and foe， is long， high， and bloody。 But single-minded Reece follows clue after clue across Africa and Europe to a showdown of snipers in the mountains of Montenegro。 The extended showdown reminds me of an early Stephen Hunter novel where James Lee Swagger and his nemesis face off in a duel of master snipers。 Exciting through to the last shot and gasp of breath。All throughout the book Reece is perplexed at the attempts on his life and cannot find a reason for them。 Until the dying declaration of one assassin that Russia hired him and others to track him down and eliminate him as Reece’s CIA father hid a Cold War letter that will cause political chaos in the Kremlin—or that’s what they think。 The book ends before we find out。 Reece’s new friend， “Alice，” sees to his well being when he is in life or death situations and is a welcome backup at critical times。 The book is a must read for thriller fans and leaves readers already excited about the next book based on the cliffhanger ending。。 。。。more

Gordon Ho ，

I received an ARC of Jack Carr’s “In The Blood”。 James Reece is on a mission to find out who is behind the downing of an airplane containing 120+ passengers along with a Mossad operative connected to him when he was in Iraq。 5 / 5 stars。 Reece’s thrilling story continues around the world with gritty and intense action。 A must read for those who loved The Terminal List series。

Les Jensen ，

I received an early release copy of In The Blood from Goodreads and it was a seriously intense story cover to cover。 Jack Carr has created an excellent saga of James Reece that continues to keep you on your toes and leave you wanting more。

Bryan ，

As a winner of the goodreads advanced copy give away， I feel obligated to write this review。 So from a normal guy who doesn’t write many reviews here goes: This might be my second favorite entry of the Terminal List series。 For reference， “Savage Son” is the best， in my opinion。 However， by the author’s own admission， “Savage Son” is also the story he has wanted to write since he was a young adult， so it should come as no surprise it is the strongest in the series （again， at least in my opinion） As a winner of the goodreads advanced copy give away， I feel obligated to write this review。 So from a normal guy who doesn’t write many reviews here goes: This might be my second favorite entry of the Terminal List series。 For reference， “Savage Son” is the best， in my opinion。 However， by the author’s own admission， “Savage Son” is also the story he has wanted to write since he was a young adult， so it should come as no surprise it is the strongest in the series （again， at least in my opinion）。 Book five cuts much of the heavy handed political statements present in “The Devil’s Hand”， although the overtones and sentiments are still very much present， as one would （and should） expect in a political military action thriller written by a former Navy SEAL。 However， it’s much less “in your face” than it was in book four。 Instead， the narrative returns to being heavily focused on the action and the storytelling。 While it does get a little complicated as characters try to outwit each other， it is also a welcome return， and this installment provides a little bit of a deeper dive into the spy side of James Reece’s world。 As with the previous entries in the series， the information in the book appears to be very well researched by Jack Carr， with many of the events feeling fairly plausible and mostly grounded in reality。 Well， all but one thing， but there will be no big spoilers here （other than this “thing” involves cyber security and quantum engineering and almost feels too sci-fi in nature and not at all at home in the Terminal List universe）。 But then again， maybe Jack Carr knows something I don’t， as the White House has just pledged a budget increase for both cyber security and quantum engineering （as of May 2022）。 The description of the action scenes is， as always， extremely detailed and paints a beautiful and complete picture in your mind as you read， and of course Carr “nerds out” on many of his vehicle and gear descriptions， which although appreciated by myself， might as well be written in another language if you don’t know what he is talking about。 Overall， the story delivers for anyone who is a fan of the series or the genre in general， and appears to wrap up the James Reece storyline…until it doesn’t…（this is a series after all）。 I loved it and as I stated this might be my second favorite book in the series。 4。5/5， would definitely recommend。*From myself: Book 5 of Terminal List series follows protagonist James Reece as he tracks a world class sniper， in an attempt to avenge the death of his best friend and former SEAL teammate。 But the sniper is a hunter as well， and has his own plans for Reece。 Their attempts to outsmart each other take them around the world as they draw ever closer to one another。 Along the way， Reece will use every contact and resource he has to track his enemy and try to stay one step ahead of a foe who is doing the same。 *From the publisher: “A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel。 Two minutes later， her plane is blown out of the sky。Over six thousand miles away， former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news。 One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq- a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations。。。 a woman Reece thought he would never see again。As Reece tracks down her killer， he may be walking into a deadly trap。。。。Ripped from world events， the twists and turns of In the Blood confirm that “James Reece is one rowdy mother****er" （Chris Pratt， star of The Terminal List， coming to Amazon Prime）。” 。。。more

Kathy Stocker ，

Another Jack Carr masterpiece！！ I was able to read the Advance Reader's Edition and I already can't wait for the next installment。 Jack Carr is able to grab you from the first page and keeps you on the edge of your seat until that last page。 He has an innate ability to weave modern-day， real-life issues with nerve-wracking， theatrical flair。Of all the things I enjoy about the James Reece series， the thing I like most is that in his fictional world， the elite and powerful are actually held to acc Another Jack Carr masterpiece！！ I was able to read the Advance Reader's Edition and I already can't wait for the next installment。 Jack Carr is able to grab you from the first page and keeps you on the edge of your seat until that last page。 He has an innate ability to weave modern-day， real-life issues with nerve-wracking， theatrical flair。Of all the things I enjoy about the James Reece series， the thing I like most is that in his fictional world， the elite and powerful are actually held to account。 In our world， the real world， this is often not the case， which is why I find these books so cathartic。 Book 6 can't come soon enough， but at least we have the Terminal List TV series to look forward to in July！ 。。。more

Mary Ann Ruganis ，

I didn't hate it， didn't love it。 It was probably a little too much of an action story for my taste I didn't hate it， didn't love it。 It was probably a little too much of an action story for my taste 。。。more

Ron ，

Jack Carr gets better and better every time。 His ability to build the story and bring the action right into your lap is phenomenal。 I am not the type of person to give details of the story in a review because I don’t want to spoil anything for the next reader。 I don’t even read the synopsis of a book before I read it if I am familiar with the author。 So let me just say this is action packed with James Reece doing what he does best。 He is a character I root for as much as I have ever rooted for a Jack Carr gets better and better every time。 His ability to build the story and bring the action right into your lap is phenomenal。 I am not the type of person to give details of the story in a review because I don’t want to spoil anything for the next reader。 I don’t even read the synopsis of a book before I read it if I am familiar with the author。 So let me just say this is action packed with James Reece doing what he does best。 He is a character I root for as much as I have ever rooted for a character。 Great writing， great storytelling and great characters。 I highly recommend this book。 。。。more

Bryan ，

I was fortunate and won an advanced copy of In the Blood from Goodreads; I finished it last night and wanted to start it again immediately。 Jack Carr has outdone himself with In the Blood， building on his success with his first 4 novels in the Terminal List series。 The pacing is exquisite， the detail is perfect， and the action continues to pull you in。 Jack has shown he is the master of the political thriller genre， drawing on his years as a Navy Seal sniper and his interest in military history I was fortunate and won an advanced copy of In the Blood from Goodreads; I finished it last night and wanted to start it again immediately。 Jack Carr has outdone himself with In the Blood， building on his success with his first 4 novels in the Terminal List series。 The pacing is exquisite， the detail is perfect， and the action continues to pull you in。 Jack has shown he is the master of the political thriller genre， drawing on his years as a Navy Seal sniper and his interest in military history to provide details in his books which brings them to life。If you haven't started the Terminal List series， do so now， and make sure to order your copy of In the Blood！ 。。。more

Steven Netter ，

READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksMake sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksMake sure to check out the full review 。。。more

Josh Hitch ，

Lucky enough to win an ARC from Goodreads。 Have enjoyed these books since Carr's perfect debut， The Terminal List。 I have thought that the series kind of went down a little since then though this one is better then the last。 The story is of James Reece still going after the sniper that took out his friend。 Only that sniper has contracts on Reece so he is luring Reece in for a showdown。 That is if someone else doesnt get him first。 Seems a lot of people want Reece dead， though he seems hard to ki Lucky enough to win an ARC from Goodreads。 Have enjoyed these books since Carr's perfect debut， The Terminal List。 I have thought that the series kind of went down a little since then though this one is better then the last。 The story is of James Reece still going after the sniper that took out his friend。 Only that sniper has contracts on Reece so he is luring Reece in for a showdown。 That is if someone else doesnt get him first。 Seems a lot of people want Reece dead， though he seems hard to kill。The action scenes are well written and the Reece character is great。 However there are info dumps that hurt the overall flow of the narrarive。 Those along with the ever growing list of product placements that are awkwardly thrown in just makes me cringe for some reason。 However those are minor complaints and do little to alter my view that this is a well written thriller。Highly recommended and looking forward to next year for book 6。 。。。more

Todd Wilkins ，

READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksIn the Blood is the best book in the series since The Terminal List。 With a plotline focused on revenge and retribution， James Reece is on the hunt and hell bent on fulfilling the promises he’s made。 With hints of a techno thriller thrown in， Jack Carr sets up a final twist so shocking that I’m already plotting on how I can get my hands on an early copy of the next one。After a successful assassination in Burkina Faso， a Mossad agent and the rest of the READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksIn the Blood is the best book in the series since The Terminal List。 With a plotline focused on revenge and retribution， James Reece is on the hunt and hell bent on fulfilling the promises he’s made。 With hints of a techno thriller thrown in， Jack Carr sets up a final twist so shocking that I’m already plotting on how I can get my hands on an early copy of the next one。After a successful assassination in Burkina Faso， a Mossad agent and the rest of the passengers on the commercial flight are shot down by a small band of mercenaries。 In the comfort of his Montana home， James Reece watches the victims’ names as faces cross his television screen。 When he recognizes a face from his days in the sandbox， memories of a particular Mossad agent attached to the CIA fill his head。 Her connection between the two countries and direct ties to Reece will send the former Navy Seal on a global manhunt for those responsible。 What makes this book so good， in my personal opinion， is the combination of simplicity and mystery。 It is simple in that James Reece is not the type of man who leaves a promise unfulfilled。 When his word is given， it’s a matter of “if， not when” the task will be completed。 He has vowed to avenge his friend Freddy’s death at the hands of a Syrian sniper and long time fans of the series have a good idea of the violence and action that will come of that。 Make sure to check out the full review 。。。more

Jeramie Edwards ，

The worst part about every Jack Carr book is reaching the end， he crafts worlds with such care and skill I could live in them！ In the blood is the 5th installment in the James Reece saga and I do believe it is his best yet， Jack said recently this was his most action packed book to date and I believe that’s a correct assessment， it’s got multiple scenes akin to the Mexico scene from the terminal list or the highway scene from the devils hand and more！ This one picks up where the devils hand left The worst part about every Jack Carr book is reaching the end， he crafts worlds with such care and skill I could live in them！ In the blood is the 5th installment in the James Reece saga and I do believe it is his best yet， Jack said recently this was his most action packed book to date and I believe that’s a correct assessment， it’s got multiple scenes akin to the Mexico scene from the terminal list or the highway scene from the devils hand and more！ This one picks up where the devils hand left off by a few months or so and sees Reece hunting down Nizar Kattan the sniper who killed his friend Freddy Strain。 This one’s a globetrotting， pulse pounding thriller that will leave you feeling like you need nerve medicine， I know it did me！ I tried my best to slow burn it but couldn’t put it down！ This one is DEFINITELY a must read for thriller fans action packed and with a ending that will leave readers STUNNED！！！ 。。。more

Jay ，

I received an advance copy of this book so that I can do a review of it for Mystery Scene magazine。 I will update this review with a link to that review when it goes online。But suffice to say， I just freaking loved this book！

Thrillers R Us ，

Recently returning to the public's attention， the Joe Francis pseudo reality schlock series of the early millennium that had （young） women shed protective layers of clothing for fame， notoriety， and going wild， newly reacquired fame and notoriety。 What is probably more noteworthy than the lecherous supplicant fodder is what was often overlooked in the boom days of the early internet: once things are posted/shared it's nigh impossible to erase。 The lure of （ad） money has driven everything towards Recently returning to the public's attention， the Joe Francis pseudo reality schlock series of the early millennium that had （young） women shed protective layers of clothing for fame， notoriety， and going wild， newly reacquired fame and notoriety。 What is probably more noteworthy than the lecherous supplicant fodder is what was often overlooked in the boom days of the early internet: once things are posted/shared it's nigh impossible to erase。 The lure of （ad） money has driven everything towards a data centric world。 Data is king。 Information is power。 Thus， those controlling data and information and making use of it， albeit in the name of the often hollow 'national security'， are chipping away at individual rights （re: information & data） and are garnering ever more power。 Stated in THE TERMINAL LIST， 'this erosion of rights， however incremental， is the slow death of freedom。 As a free people， keeping federal power in check is something that should be of concern to us all。' IN THE BLOOD showcases how concerning it already is， where it's headed， and how easily it can jump from facilitating Cowboy Justice on evil doers to America's living rooms。 As Sanderson told Sal in PLATOON， this is important。 This is important。Data driven and technology assisted， the notion that POTUS is the most powerful person on the planet may be over。 Now， the most powerful entities in the world are those who control the data。 The person who has access to that data is the most powerful person humanity has ever known。 The tech boom and the rise of the Internet of the late 90s and early 2000s enabled and propagated the current sit。 The insanity hasn't stopped and Moore's Law has been obliterated， allowing the Internet to reach deep space type levels way beyond the stratosphere; the dark dark web。 But IN THE BLOOD's 'Alice' has the potential to take GIRLS GONE WILD to a whole new level of crazy。 As it appears， SkyNet has found a home on Lackland AFB in San Antone。 In Charles Barkley's world， big data is not the biggest problem in SATX。 Tempered with thematics like IOT （Internet of Things）， Faraday pouches， the diff between misinformation and disinformation， Artificial intelligence， and fake news， all the futuristic stuff is packaged into a 'her' with bigger brains than OS1 Samantha of Joaquin Phoenix's HER， and more sensitivity than EVE OF DESTRUCTION。 No rabbit holes， no deep state， no looking glass， Alice， like JADE， will rock your world。 Forget invasion of privacy and Fourth Amendment issues， she's the country's first line of cyber offense， funded by the quite real National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018。 So real， IN THE BLOOD is a thriller that'll make you suspicious about anything plugged in， from the TV to the toaster。Smoothly transitioning from controlling information to dominance in cyberspace， IN THE BLOOD makes a strong case for information warfare over conventional force vs asymmetric aggression。 Rolling easily into Quantum computing， atomic entanglement and superposition， and military intelligence computing supremacy， the story impresses that society's a fragile thing， being accustomed to relative peace， prosperity and affluence。 It can be gone in a heartbeat， for America's enemies are patient。 She is doing everything to self-defeat via Social media， political divisiveness， and foreign oil dependence--all self inflicted wounds。 That said， processing all this about one possible future that may or may not already be here will keep you awake well into the night， thinking and reading and thinking。Believe it or not， all consideration of AI and advances in technology and invasion of privacy only set the backdrop for IN THE BLOOD。 A connected world plus a lot of tech all but begs to set things on the dark continent， where everything seemingly still operates like in the 1960s-70s。 After all， this is a sniper-centric novel of violent resolutions， and Africa is where it all starts。 This means Reece is back; he is where he belongs， behind the glass。 James Reece， a former Navy SEAL， knuckledragger， expert in the art of death， close up and ranged， and fluent in sarcasm， is torn from his spot of paradise， Montana， by an act of cowardly terrorism that he quickly discovers was perpetrated to draw him out。 [No worries， this is spoiler free and can be gleaned from the book jacket， Amazon description， or the previously teased short Prologue。] After getting the okay to act as the President's Vergeltungswaffe， Reece stops off across the Potomac and guides a tour of Arlington National Cemetery， especially Sections 60， 59， 46， 1， and 64。 Pondering how many war dead were caused by politicos who failed to understand the nature of the conflict to which they sent America's young is a necessity， a rite of passage。 Moreover， how many citizens don't appreciate the 639 acres of representative white marble markers thus assuming safety and security are entitlements？Sniping is a thinking man's game。 IN THE BLOOD is a thinking man's thriller， but it doesn't dodge the obligation to entertain， excite， and thrill。 Blasting his way through Africa， Europe， and Israel with nods to the Wagner Group， Schengen Area， and the Church hearings， Reece allows refamiliarization with tac reloads， the classic L-shaped ambush， ghost loading， security rounds， combat clearance， SDRs， and building the house。 Constructing action and denouement that incorporates JURASSIC PARK （'93） dromaeosaurid theropod technique and Magua tactics， IN THE BLOOD leaves nothing to the imagination， except for the choice of 'blade or bullet'？ IN THE BLOOD is visceral， gritty， and disturbing--this book will seriously f**k you up。 Taking it to the next level， it's the most thought provoking and troubling thriller of the year thus far。Thank you to Atria Mystery Bus， Emily Bestler Books， and Jack Carr for the ARC copy。 ===============================================Dec 2021 Preview ReviewThe suspense is back。 The Gear is back。 And most of all， the Reece is back。Delivered via the PB version of THE DEVIL'S HAND， the Prologue of IN THE BLOOD makes a bold Shang Tsung pronouncement; a taste of things to come。 With the poised aplomb of a volunteer Salvation Army ladle-maestro， Jack Carr doles out 13 pages that'll not only whet your appetite but will leave you licking the plate and begging for more。Jam-packed with Mossad， French Foreign Legion， African conflict， ME terror groups， Israeli security （and vengeance） ops， and geopolitical nuggets， the prologue gently adds a new dimension to the tapestry that is James Reece's world and sets up a new set of characters who against their better judgment are bent on crossing paths with the Trident bearer。Sitting pretty in the prologue， nothing mentioned could be considered spoiler material except for those who go the purist route: no reading samples， no reviews， no book jacket summaries and blurbs。 It all starts with 129 souls facing the wrath of multiple "Stalin's Organs" and setting off a Pan Am Flight 103 chain of events that will （maybe） include a Neo-Blofeld in a wheelchair （FOR YOUR EYES ONLY era）， re-enactment of Operation Wrath of God， and with the not-so-subtle BLOOD DIAMOND shout-out of 'TIA'， a murderous chase across the Dark Continent。 No matter what， it'll be bloody and it'll be good。 Get a taste from THE DEVIL'S HAND （pb）， hands down the best Thriller of 2021， and see if you can tell what's IN THE BLOOD on May 17， 2022。 。。。more

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