In this, the fourth outing of former Navy Seal, James Reece, it is clearly evident why Jack Carr has become one of the “Kings of the Hill” in the thriller universe. In the relatively short time since his debut novel, 2018’s The Terminal List, Jack Carr has cemented James Reece as one of the most relentless, driven and badass characters in the genre.
Jack Carr has said the theme of The Devil’s Hand is all about the lessons that our enemies have learned, from us, by watching and waiting, since 9-11. Watching how we react on the battlefield, the way we respond to a global pandemic and even how we have become politically and racially divisive, to name a few, has been teaching them how to be patient and adapt to try and take us down. In The Devil’s Hand, which takes place roughly 20 years from that fateful day in September, we see our enemies planning on using those lessons to bring the terror, once again, to America’s shores. Iranian terrorists have gained access to a very deadly biological weapon that they hope to unleash on major cities around the country.
James Reece, who is fulfilling his promise to go to work for the CIA, is summoned to a meeting, with the newly elected President, at Camp David. The President wants to use James Reece, due to his history of retribution and his lethal skill set, to avenge the death of his fiancé, who was killed in the attacks on 9-11. He wants James to hunt down and take out the remaining terrorists who had a hand in the attack. James soon finds out that the terrorists he is hunting are part of the same cell that is planning on releasing the biological weapon on the United States. This is where the action starts, and James Reece is in a race to save not only the country, but take out the bad guys who mean to do us harm. With action scenes that leave you holding your breath, unscrupulous politicians and a well-developed story, this is one wild ride. And I know that, even though Reece is admittedly not an interrogator, there is no way I wouldn’t start blabbering like a baby if he ever tried to get information out of me. Just sayin’.
Jack Carr writes stories that call upon his experience as a Navy Seal. In The Devil’s Hand, we get all of that experience, but we also see the enormous amount of research that he did to write this book. The amount of detail, shows and adds another layer of depth to his writing that gets better and better with each outing. He has really hit his stride, and has shifted into overdrive. Once again, this will be on a lot of reader’s, mine included, list of top books for the year.
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