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We the Enemy
Pogo said it "We have met the enemy, and he is us."
Revolving-door courts spit felons back onto streets uncaught, unreformed. Madmen, madchildren, and criminals kill us with terrifying firepower.
In We the Enemy, the very nature of criminal justice and self defense is changing in the Pacific Northwest—criminals compelled to tell the truth in court, guns converted to nonlethal weapons.
But there’s fierce opposition, and the president, in danger of losing reelection, aims to win votes by taking down the man behind it all, Noah Stone. His weapon is Jake Black, an ex Secret Service agent.
Now a cold-blooded gun for hire, Jake lives an emotionless existence after his wife and little girl were killed. A fog of numbness in his mind smothers everything—especially the grief he cannot bear. Scoring a million dollars for taking care of what he sees as a con man is no problem.
But the closer he gets to his target, the more he’s drawn to Stone. When a treacherous attack threatens to destroy the good Stone seems to be doing, Jake is the one man who can keep Stone’s mission alive, and he faces the question of his life—who is the real enemy, Noah Stone or Jake Black?
A speculative thriller. Guaranteed provocative.
Revolving-door courts spit felons back onto streets uncaught, unreformed. Madmen, madchildren, and criminals kill us with terrifying firepower.
In We the Enemy, the very nature of criminal justice and self defense is changing in the Pacific Northwest—criminals compelled to tell the truth in court, guns converted to nonlethal weapons.
But there’s fierce opposition, and the president, in danger of losing reelection, aims to win votes by taking down the man behind it all, Noah Stone. His weapon is Jake Black, an ex Secret Service agent.
Now a cold-blooded gun for hire, Jake lives an emotionless existence after his wife and little girl were killed. A fog of numbness in his mind smothers everything—especially the grief he cannot bear. Scoring a million dollars for taking care of what he sees as a con man is no problem.
But the closer he gets to his target, the more he’s drawn to Stone. When a treacherous attack threatens to destroy the good Stone seems to be doing, Jake is the one man who can keep Stone’s mission alive, and he faces the question of his life—who is the real enemy, Noah Stone or Jake Black?
A speculative thriller. Guaranteed provocative.
288 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 8, 2011
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June 2, 2011
Ray warns that this is provocative and it's for good reason. It's raw. and it's bleak. It reminds me of film noir. I had to set it aside after two and a half chapters. When I picked it up again, I still could not finish it. Maybe I'll look at it again some time.
May 3, 2011
Ray's book follows the lives of several people in a grim and violent future, all of whom have a choice: to accept the status quo or push forward for change. Multiple points of view weave together and culminate in a satisfying resolution.
February 5, 2013
I loved the premise -- what does a world without guns look like? Answer: Oregon.
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