Searched for a topic on this author and his book and found none. Jack Carr is an ex-Navy SEAL who published his first novel, “The Terminal List” in 2018. It’s about a SEAL team officer who finds himself in a conspiracy that lead to the deaths of his Team and his wife and daughter. Pure revenge plot.

His second book is out in hardcover, “True Believer.” It continues the story of SEAL, John Reece. I’m about a third of the way through it and I think it’s much better than the first.

Daniel Silva has been my go-to author for military/spy thrillers since Vince Flynn passed. Carr may well be in that same realm.

TMats,
Daniel Silva and Vince Flynn fan here - if you like " modern westerns " I would reccomend C J Box's Joe Pickett series . Excellent plotting and characters .
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TMats,
Daniel Silva and Vince Flynn fan here - if you like " modern westerns " I would reccomend C J Box's Joe Pickett series . Excellent plotting and characters .
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Thanks, friend; you can see that I live in Wyoming, right?

The Terminal List is a great book. If True Believer is even better I really need to go find a copy of it.

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The Terminal List is a great book. If True Believer is even better I really need to go find a copy of it.

SIG pistols prominently featured and Bruce Gray gets a mention too

TMats
I did not notice it mate but now I get it - have you read " I Pilgrim " by Terry Hayes ? I have read it 3 times - scary as hell and seems feasible . Also a great read the John Sandford series about Lucas Davenport and that F-NNN Flowers and of course the Jack Reacher series .
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Yes, I have read “I Am Pilgrim,” it’s been awhile. Haven’t read Sanford, I read quite a lot of non-fiction. Don’t know what you mean by “that F-NNN Flowers.” I’ve read quite a few of the Reacher books. I find Child kind of uneven as a writer. I’ll read one that I think is great and the next is mediocre. I will say that I believe Brad Thor has been steadily improving in his writing, i know I’m two or three books behind on him too. We try

Looks like it's a series (James Reece). Savage Son being book 3 with an April 14 2020 release.

 
Just picked up The Terminal List from the Library of Congress, along with two other holds. It is the second book up on my reading plans, after the latest Ace Atkins/Spenser novel. I had never heard of Jack Carr, held the book based on this thread.
 
If you liked Robert Parker's Spenser character, I highly recommend the series continuation by Ace Atkins. He is the only author picked to replace a deceased author that has really nailed the original characters.

TMats

John Sanford spun off a character from his "Prey" series of novels to follow "Virgil Flowers".

Both are great series.

Virgil is referred to as "that fuckin' Flowers" by other characters in the series.

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Daniel Silva has been my go-to author for military/spy thrillers since Vince Flynn passed. Carr may well be in that same realm.

I just finished The Terminal List, and enjoyed every page. He is an excellent author and I have his next two books already on hold at our local library system. Silva is also a favorite of mine, perhaps my most favorite. I think Carr and Silva may be in the same realm as far as telling a good story, but Silva has much more intricate plots, with less page-after-page action. Somehow Allon appeals to me more. He's only 5'7", weighing 150 lbs, but is equally as dangerous as Reese with or without a weapon. Plus, there's the backstory of Allon and his variety of supporting players.
 
I am definitely looking forward to Carr's next two novels.

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Daniel Silva has been my go-to author for military/spy thrillers since Vince Flynn passed. Carr may well be in that same realm.

I just finished The Terminal List, and enjoyed every page. He is an excellent author and I have his next two books already on hold at our local library system. Silva is also a favorite of mine, perhaps my most favorite. I think Carr and Silva may be in the same realm as far as telling a good story, but Silva has much more intricate plots, with less page-after-page action. Somehow Allon appeals to me more. He's only 5'7", weighing 150 lbs, but is equally as dangerous as Reese with or without a weapon. Plus, there's the backstory of Allon and his variety of supporting players.
 
I am definitely looking forward to Carr's next two novels.

You ripped right through that first book, didn’t you. I’m still reading “True Believer,” but I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. I do believe it’s even better than the first.

Thanks for the heads up - I've been on a fairly long run of non-fiction and was looking for something when I finish my current read - "Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy"...Which is really good, by the way.

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Thanks for the heads up - I've been on a fairly long run of non-fiction and was looking for something when I finish my current read - "Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy"...Which is really good, by the way.

Actually, I’ve read that book, and agree, it IS really good.

I’m bringing this thread back as Carr has recently released the 3rd book Savage Son. Carr continues to evolve the James Reese character and dives into some of the darker side of man.

Carr’s attention to detail in all of his books is impressive. When listening to him speak on various podcasts the one thing he always mentions is his attention to detail on gear is driven by him being gear focused in the past. That and not wanting time get ribbed by his former teammates for being inaccurate about the gear and movement he describes in the books.

Savage Son was a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I did feel as though the ending chapters when Reese finished his mission felt slightly rushed and he basically fast forward a few months but I also understand why he did so. Either way if you haven’t I recommend picking it up and giving it a go.

Personally I can’t wait for the 4th book to drop next summer.

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I’m bringing this thread back as Carr has recently released the 3rd book Savage Son.

I've read the first two, and enjoyed them thoroughly. I am on the waiting/hold list for Savage Son at my local library. Now #2 on the list, so it shouldn't be long.

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The Terminal List is a great book. If True Believer is even better I really need to go find a copy of it.

SIG pistols prominently featured and Bruce Gray gets a mention too

That's the only one I've read to date, enjoyable, will have to pick up this latest one.

He's been on Rogan a few times, most recently last month, he's got some other stuff in the works.

I read “Savage Son” a few weeks ago. I didn’t like it quite a well as the first two books. That said, I wouldn’t discourage anyone from continuing the series; Carr is still as good or better than most in the genre. I don’t discount the fact that others will have differing opinions as well, some may like this one best of the three.
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Finished The Terminal List - it was good. I have True Believer lined up ready to go.

I got all three books off Amazon about a month ago when you could still find The Terminal List in stock. Half way through The Terminal List and the pages started to get cut off had to send I back now just waiting for them to print more copies of it. Guess I could always get a digital copy but I prefer a hard copy.