7/25/2023 0 Comments Streets of rogue true believerYou’ve gone over every contingency you can think of. You’ve topped off magazines replaced batteries in NODs, weapons mounted lights, and lasers gassed up vehicles studied the target’s pattern of life, the target area, and the routes to and from the objective. Returning to spouses, children, diapers, soccer practices, and leaky roofs can sometimes pale in comparison to the adrenaline and focus of planning and executing an operation to capture or kill a high-value individual downrange. For those who have lived their lives in a constant state of hypervigilance, as our DNA dictates is necessary to survive and prevail at the tip of the spear, identifying a new mission in a postmilitary life can be a daunting task the team is family, the team is purpose, the team is home. These factors combine with sleep-aid dependency, excessive alcohol use, and marital problems to form a caustic cocktail from which it is difficult to recover. The issues surrounding transitioning veterans are numerous and complex: constant deployments since 9/11, vampire hours overseas-operating at night, grabbing a few precious hours of sleep during daylight-survivor’s guilt born of dead friends and teammates, life-altering physical wounds, traumatic brain injury, and post-traumatic stress. Can they find purpose in their lives? Can they identify their next mission, and can it be productive, positive, and inspiring to those around them? These are not unlike the questions facing veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as they prepare to leave military service. Can this man, who transformed into the very insurgent he’d been fighting, find peace and purpose, and learn to live again? True Believer explores the psyche of a man who has killed for his country and broken society’s most sacred bond in a quest for vengeance. Overall a well put together thriller from someone who has really been there. That took some vivid imagination and I hope he wasn't based on anyone you know. The Landry character could not be much worse of a human. I hope we see that happen in real life someday. Also liked that you put Gen Peteraus as the president. The description of Mo was a perfect fit for how I remembered some very brave Iraqi warrirs. Those were some impressive guys who really helped us survive Baghdad and navigate a complex region in turmoil. I liked how Mo was back in Reece's life after a decade and I've often wondered about how my interpreters faired after the 2003 Iraq invasion. Let's hope and pray that we keep from rushing into anything over there again. I have struggled with that label but I think now after all the dust settled its the right thing to call it. Thanks for a fun and info packed read and for throwing some perspective on the Iraq war fiasco. Now a reluctant tool of the United States government, Reece travels the globe, targeting terrorist leaders, unraveling a geopolitical conspiracy that exposes a traitorous CIA officer, and uncovering a sinister assassination plot with worldwide repercussions.Ī high-intensity roller-coaster race against time, True Believer is “one of this year’s hottest thrillers, and a perfect fit for fans of Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, and Daniel Silva” ( The Real Book Spy). When a series of events uncovers his whereabouts, the CIA recruits him, using a Presidential pardon for Reece and immunity for the friends who helped him in his mission of vengeance. The United States government has an asset who can turn the Iraqi against his masters: James Reece, the most-wanted domestic terrorist alive.Īfter avenging the deaths of his family and team members, Reece emerges deep in the wilds of Mozambique, protected by the family of his estranged best friend and former SEAL Team member. The attacks are being coordinated by a shadowy former Iraqi commando who has disappeared into Europe’s underground. When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr’s follow-up to The Terminal List, former Navy SEAL James Reece’s skill, cunning, and heroism put the US government back in his debt and set him on another path of revenge. “Jack Carr and his alter-ego protagonist, James Reece, continue to blow me away.” -Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mission Critical Get ready!” -Chris Pratt, star of the #1 Amazon Prime series The Terminal List “Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er.
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