The Terminal List

The Terminal List by Jack Carr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jack Carr writes the series; Ray Porter narrates all. In sequence: The Terminal List 12 hours, True Believer 16, Savage Son 13, and The Devil’s Hand 15 hours. Released by Simon & Schuster in 2018, ’19, ’20, ’21, respectively.

Plot. Lieutenant Commander James Reece is the lead character through the series. The saga begins when Reece returns home from an overseas deployment to find his pregnant wife and young daughter slaughtered. He’s also the victim of a politically sanctioned drug experiment, his entire Seal team killed. Those involved reach the highest levels of government, and Reece vows revenge. Further stories are equally riveting, ranging from bioweapons to assassinations, geography worldwide from Camp David, the Florida Keys, a Montana ranch, the depths of Africa, the Middle East, and beyond.

To get the most of the series, read in sequence. The ending of book four makes it clear that there are more stories to come. Commander Reece isn’t finished. Gun aficionados will be thrilled with the descriptions of a myriad of weapons. The people are fictional, as is most of the story. Some of what you will read, however, is true.

Violent, lots of blood/brains splattering walls, double-taps. No sex, no objectionable language. Narration is fine, no issues. Bumped the speed up to 1.4, but it’s not criticism.

Recommended for the espionage/gun nuts out there.