After the year-long hiatus that all Jack Carr fans dread, James Reece is back in Only the Dead, and he’s got some explaining to do. If you don’t remember where In the Blood left off, Carr reminds you rapidly of why things aren’t going so well for Reece.
Reece finds himself in a federal penitentiary where he’s surrounded by nothing except cold dark concrete and his own mind. The mind is a seriously dark place to get lost in unless you know how to combat and turn the lonely and miserable emotions into something that can be used for good. Reece battles through memories and harsh conditions to seek resolve for his current situation. Hoping that he will one day see the outside again, Reece receives a visit and news that help alleviate the dire consequences in which he currently resides.
On the outside there is a group of people that are on the precipice of creating one of the most catastrophic events the world could imagine while trying to draw the United States into World War III. The ‘Collective’ is about to put into motion a very deadly and heinous act that might have connections to Tom Reece. You may also recall that Reece had found a letter from his father involving a security deposit box and a key that might hold some of the world’s most damning information. As Reece tries to navigate the threat to his life and his friends and family, Thomas Reece’s words ring over and over in his head to “trust no one.”
Fighting his way through the opposition, Reece must methodically and precisely plan his next steps to prevent falling victim to a hit or falling short of his goals. His dedication to finding the truth never waivers and is paramount in ensuring that the string is pulled to find the people behind the curtain of the ‘Collective’. The fate of millions of people is on the line as Reece tries to figure out how the murder of a congressman decades ago is related to the haunted words from his father and the impending doom from Russian officials.
The fate of the free world relies on James Reece and the generations of warrior mentality that the Reece bloodline has built. James Reece has become more than just a door kicker through Carr’s creative and imaginative writing as he builds a violent and menacing tale that James Reece doesn’t back down from. Harnessing untold potential from a checkered past and countless lessons learned from his father, Reece continues to find ways to beat the odds and challenge the establishment. The adversaries are worthy foes, but their stature and relational status create some extreme controversy that only add to the gravity of Carr’s storyline.
Carr finds new and inventive ways to blend nuggets from books past and headline grabbing news into the fictional Reece world, while also adding in some of the sorrowful headlines from decades past. James Reece is in great hands as Carr has become the standard for bestsellers and Only the Dead will absolutely add to his success.
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