During that intense time there, an Iraqi officer working with the Americans disappeared. Jack Carr: It was inspired by something that happened when I was in Iraq in 2006. This second book allows readers to understand the thinking of a Special Forces warrior and what they do to keep Americans safe.Įlise Cooper: How did you get the idea for the story? Reece also uncovers that a series of recent terror attacks seem to involve another friend of his, Mohammed Farooq, who the CIA believes is working with the number one terrorist in the world, Amin Nawaz. Reece discovers behind all the plots is an ambitious Russian oligarch with ties to organized crime.

From the hunting of poachers to the hunting of man, Reese travels the globe, targeting terrorist leaders and unraveling a geopolitical conspiracy that exposes a traitorous CIA officer and a sinister assassination plot with worldwide repercussions. When a series of events uncovers his whereabouts, the CIA recruits him, using a Presidential pardon for Reece and immunity for the friends who helped him in his mission of vengeance. He reflects on how he is now America’s most wanted domestic terrorist because he sought revenge on those in the US government who cost him everything he loved and cared about: his wife, their daughter, his teammates, and his career. He decides to head for an off-the-grid game reserve in Mozambique fighting poachers. While sailing across the Atlantic, Reece undergoes an introspection of his life. The question throughout the first half of the book, what is he going to do with his life, while the last half is where the action ratchets up. Former Navy SEAL James Reece still has his skills, cunningness, and unfortunately his brain tumor. True Believer by Jack Carr begins where the first in the series, The Terminal List, left off.

True believer book jack carr