This is the third book by Jack Carr starring protagonist James Reece. After The Terminal List, which was nominated for many awards, both in print and audio, Carr knocked it out of the park with his follow up novel, True Believer.
Now comes Savage Son - first, I would highly recommend reading the first two books of the series if you haven't yet. It truly sets up for this third book. Savage Son is a brilliant piece of writing. The plot is nonstop and riveting, with Reece developing more and more with each book. Carr's writing continues to get better and better - creating vivid scenes, his in-depth knowledge of weaponry, knives, and combat. It's obvious how well his books are researched. The fiber of details from these locations is woven so well into each scene, if truly feels as if you're standing there. I won't go too deep into the plot, as you can read many reviews which talk about it. My main focus is how good of a novel this is overall.
A lot of authors get solidified in history from one or two books which seem to encapsulate their career. For authors like Vince Flynn, it was Transfer of Power and Consent to Kill. For Tom Clancy, it was The Hunt for Red October and Without Remorse. Stephen Hunter, it was Point of Impact. I think that this novel, Savage Son, will go down as one of Jack Carr's greatest novels, and I truly believe that this, without a doubt, will propel Carr to the hallways of thriller fame and emblazon him into the thriller Mount Rushmore.
With the details of Clancy, guns of Hunter, writing and characters of Flynn, depth and realism of Morrell, field knowledge and research of Thor, and poetical writing style of Silva, it's easy to say that Jack Carr has written one of the finest novels of the modern era.
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