James Reece is back in Only the Dead and this big hairy American killing machine is running riot, single handedly sending beaucoup Russians to an early grave while unraveling a global conspiracy and preventing nuclear war. All in a day’s work for the preeminent, badass US assassin. Jack Carr unleashes Reece, sending him into the breach once again to do what he does best. Namely shoot a bunch of evildoers in the face.
After a spell in a supermax prison, James Reece resumes the quest of his late father to unmask a potent cabal set to remake the world order. With no time to waste, Reece teams up with the few individuals he can trust to dig into files left to him by his father, leading them through a maze of hidden financial, political and international dealings that point to a black swan event in the near future. With powerful players pulling the strings, a nuclear war with far reaching consequences – and fiscal benefits to a select few – seems inevitable. But with Reece on the warpath, motivated by finally bringing an end to the madness so he can keep his loved ones safe, maybe the only thing that is actually inevitable is death coming to those who seek to profit from death and destruction.
Only the Dead pushes Reece to his breaking point to see how he will respond. He’s in a dark place, physically diminished from months in solitary and forced to deal with negative voices in his head that would drive any sane person mad. But Reece is not just any normal person. He’s extraordinary. And once again he’s able to rise to the challenge. Fueled by the legacy of his father, the love he has for his friends and family, and the responsibility he shoulders to protect America, he will stop at nothing to dole out fatal punishment to those he deems worthy of such final judgment. And oh boy is he good at doing that! Using knives, razors, guns, towels, rocks and even water to send his adversaries to meet their maker. Reece is the Picasso of death and it’s a true honor to watch an artist at work. It’s a thing of exquisite beauty to witness a man wholeheartedly enjoy his profession.
Now that this chapter about Reece’s father’s past is seemingly concluded, it will be exciting to see what’s in store next for our hero. Will he finally make an honest woman of Katie Buranek? Will he and Raife open the bookstore/whiskey bar/archery range they’ve talked about? Will he take a few days to relax and maybe take a nap or two? Will he kill a bunch of people in gruesomely graphic detail and save the world from annihilation…again? I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what Jack Carr has in store for us next year. But one thing is for certain, whatever comes next is guaranteed to be exhilarating and engaging.
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