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Nate Hendrix Survival Thriller #2
Trigger Effect
It was supposed to be a straightforward mission...
Get the intel then get out.
After spending several carefree months sailing around the Caribbean, former CIA officer Nate Hendrix heads to Colombia after an old friend requests his help with a simple hand-off of critical evidence regarding a cartel trafficking ring that has ties to a US pharmaceutical corporation.
Within hours of arriving in Bogota, the mission goes from retrieval to extraction when Nate is targeted by assassins after discovering the cartel’s operations extend all the way to a key player in Washington.
With a price on his head, he must rely on the help of a native smuggler to get him and a rag-tag band of survivors through the jungle to the extraction point on the Caribbean coast while eluding a team of sicarios and bounty hunters bent on collecting the reward at any cost.
This high-octane thriller takes place in the months following the events of the bestselling survival thriller, Escape & Evade.
Get the intel then get out.
After spending several carefree months sailing around the Caribbean, former CIA officer Nate Hendrix heads to Colombia after an old friend requests his help with a simple hand-off of critical evidence regarding a cartel trafficking ring that has ties to a US pharmaceutical corporation.
Within hours of arriving in Bogota, the mission goes from retrieval to extraction when Nate is targeted by assassins after discovering the cartel’s operations extend all the way to a key player in Washington.
With a price on his head, he must rely on the help of a native smuggler to get him and a rag-tag band of survivors through the jungle to the extraction point on the Caribbean coast while eluding a team of sicarios and bounty hunters bent on collecting the reward at any cost.
This high-octane thriller takes place in the months following the events of the bestselling survival thriller, Escape & Evade.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2023
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December 30, 2024
This is a good story revolving around Nate, an ex-CIA agent who is now enjoying life on his own sailboat with his girlfriend in Costa Rica. Nate is a good guy with great survival skills. He's called on by his former boss to do a simple job of picking up important documents from a journalist in Columbia and then sending them to the former boss. As you might guess, things don't go as planned and that's when the real adventure begins. There are evil gangs and trafficking, along with an even more sinister activity. It's an exciting ride and the book was good. There is a small amount of profanity, but it is sparingly used.
August 14, 2023
I received an ARC and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This story begins with Nate and Beth enjoying a visit to a dog sanctuary. Nate has left the CIA after he was on their hit list for the past 5 years. All he is doing now is just sailing with Beth and stopping at sites along the way. This idle life is interrupted after he receives a call from his former mentor. Nate is asked to go to Columbia and retrieve a data file from a journalist. This is supposed to be a simple trip, but not turn out that way. When he goes to the meet site, he becomes aware that someone has been shot in the location where he is to receive the data.
To discover who was shot, what actions Nate took and what exactly the data related to, then you will need to read this book. The events that happened after the shooting will keep you glued to the story and if you are like me, then you won't want to put it down.
This story begins with Nate and Beth enjoying a visit to a dog sanctuary. Nate has left the CIA after he was on their hit list for the past 5 years. All he is doing now is just sailing with Beth and stopping at sites along the way. This idle life is interrupted after he receives a call from his former mentor. Nate is asked to go to Columbia and retrieve a data file from a journalist. This is supposed to be a simple trip, but not turn out that way. When he goes to the meet site, he becomes aware that someone has been shot in the location where he is to receive the data.
To discover who was shot, what actions Nate took and what exactly the data related to, then you will need to read this book. The events that happened after the shooting will keep you glued to the story and if you are like me, then you won't want to put it down.
August 10, 2023
Nate retired from the CIA when a call came saying.Marissa a journalist they knew would only talk to him. A quick trip to Columbia to meet her.and get the intel and get out.. Seeing her exiting her car, memories of the past, when gunfire happened. Now knowing a police officer, the cartel, a rendezvous that was now a bust, and he is now a fugitive in a foreign land. Follow him thru the jungles, with a price on his head. It is quick pace with a lot of actions as though you are with him. A great adventure in this series.
Give arc for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
Give arc for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
December 16, 2024
Nobody does military/survival thrillers better than Sawyer
Trigger Effect is the 2nd book in the Hate Hendrix survival thriller series and is tight, well plotted, with characters we come to care about and believable dialog with just the right blend of serious dialogue and snarky comments. Nobody does this genre better than Sawyer. If you want fast action and great quality writing, just give Trigger Effect, you won't regret it! 5/5 stars, recommended for nearly every audience!
Trigger Effect is the 2nd book in the Hate Hendrix survival thriller series and is tight, well plotted, with characters we come to care about and believable dialog with just the right blend of serious dialogue and snarky comments. Nobody does this genre better than Sawyer. If you want fast action and great quality writing, just give Trigger Effect, you won't regret it! 5/5 stars, recommended for nearly every audience!
August 5, 2025
I haven't read these in order. My favorite is the next one in this series called Vendetta.
Story does have great main and secondary characters, a lot of descriptive violence, suspenseful moments, really bad villains, at times it dragged. The ending was thrilling!
No cliffhanger, HEA, crude words used and clean. I can't improve on the blurb, just giving you extra tidbits to decide whether to purchase. I do recommend this series. (ljb)
Story does have great main and secondary characters, a lot of descriptive violence, suspenseful moments, really bad villains, at times it dragged. The ending was thrilling!
No cliffhanger, HEA, crude words used and clean. I can't improve on the blurb, just giving you extra tidbits to decide whether to purchase. I do recommend this series. (ljb)
December 2, 2025
Great Reading !!! With a Special Ending !!!
I read this book as an "in-betweener" (with the series I was reading, I had to order the next installment). Nate Hendrix reminded me of Adrian Hell from a different series !! Quick to decide what to do and without remorse in "evening the score" !!
I still have time before my next order arrives, think I might 'search out" the next Nate Hendrix offering !!
I gladly recommend this book !!!
I read this book as an "in-betweener" (with the series I was reading, I had to order the next installment). Nate Hendrix reminded me of Adrian Hell from a different series !! Quick to decide what to do and without remorse in "evening the score" !!
I still have time before my next order arrives, think I might 'search out" the next Nate Hendrix offering !!
I gladly recommend this book !!!
August 22, 2023
Nate Hendrix is sailing around the world with his lover, when he gets a call from his old boss at the CIA. He's needed to retrieve a journalist from Colombia, who just happens to be his old girlfriend.
He witnesses a murder, and wastes some wimps almost as soon as he hits town, and needs to get smuggled out of the country.
Very exciting. Almost like something out of the 1980's.
He witnesses a murder, and wastes some wimps almost as soon as he hits town, and needs to get smuggled out of the country.
Very exciting. Almost like something out of the 1980's.
August 17, 2023
An action-packed thriller with a well written storyline and an outstanding main character. Contains covert operations and human trafficking with plenty of action and suspense. A reel page-turning survival thriller that I highly recommend. Bring on the next Nate Hendrix adventure.
August 24, 2023
Exciting as always
I've really enjoyed this series. And now that Beth and Nate are at a dog sanctuary, I've enjoyed it even more.
I know JT writes a number of zombie genre stories. Not my cup of tea. But I'll keep reading Nate stories.
I've really enjoyed this series. And now that Beth and Nate are at a dog sanctuary, I've enjoyed it even more.
I know JT writes a number of zombie genre stories. Not my cup of tea. But I'll keep reading Nate stories.
September 7, 2023
Brilliant
An action adventure with a wily reporter, a former priest/warrior, a reformed sicario, a corrupt senator, an unscrupulous CEO, a vengeful assassin and an action hero finding his way come together to create an action adventure culminating in a satisfying conclusion
An action adventure with a wily reporter, a former priest/warrior, a reformed sicario, a corrupt senator, an unscrupulous CEO, a vengeful assassin and an action hero finding his way come together to create an action adventure culminating in a satisfying conclusion
September 12, 2023
Much Better
This book in the Nate Hendrix series was much better than the last. Perhaps the author has a better understanding of the character now. Lots of action moved the story along and even the descriptions were improved making it easier to visualize the scenes.
This book in the Nate Hendrix series was much better than the last. Perhaps the author has a better understanding of the character now. Lots of action moved the story along and even the descriptions were improved making it easier to visualize the scenes.
October 1, 2023
A great story
Another gripping tale with plenty of fast-paced action and adventure to keep those pages turning. It is a different spin on the many problems rampant in South America. I love the mavy inner stories the author puts in his books. Great stuff.
Another gripping tale with plenty of fast-paced action and adventure to keep those pages turning. It is a different spin on the many problems rampant in South America. I love the mavy inner stories the author puts in his books. Great stuff.
October 11, 2023
Unexpected Blessing!
Adventure; danger; action; ambivalence evolving to acceptance; good versus extraordinary depravity; camaraderie unlooked for; heroism and exceptional humanity; and out of heartache: hope and promise for something better.
Adventure; danger; action; ambivalence evolving to acceptance; good versus extraordinary depravity; camaraderie unlooked for; heroism and exceptional humanity; and out of heartache: hope and promise for something better.
July 9, 2024
Another very good Nate Hendrix book!
Nate goes off to help an old friend. He ends up killing a lot of bad guys in Columbia cartel and loses a lot of new friends along the way. He ends up with a new lease on life and a new direction for his and Beth's future
Nate goes off to help an old friend. He ends up killing a lot of bad guys in Columbia cartel and loses a lot of new friends along the way. He ends up with a new lease on life and a new direction for his and Beth's future
November 29, 2024
Kept my interest
Started the book not knowing what I was getting into. Interest picked up early and continued through the whole plot. Several twists that made it fully attentive and kept me reading past the time I should have put it down. Guess I will wait for the next one.
Started the book not knowing what I was getting into. Interest picked up early and continued through the whole plot. Several twists that made it fully attentive and kept me reading past the time I should have put it down. Guess I will wait for the next one.
August 22, 2023
A good book!
This WA a very good book I thought it was going to be a series but sadly it wasn't it really have been a good one!
This WA a very good book I thought it was going to be a series but sadly it wasn't it really have been a good one!
August 26, 2023
Like this book and looking forward to the next in this series.
November 29, 2023
Great story line and quick reading.
Excellent story. Chapter 40 brought me to tears. I liked the short chapters. Made great places to stop reading in my limited time.
Excellent story. Chapter 40 brought me to tears. I liked the short chapters. Made great places to stop reading in my limited time.
December 9, 2023
trigger effect.
What did I like best about this book? What about all the exciting word? In every bit of his excited text one can thrive
What did I like best about this book? What about all the exciting word? In every bit of his excited text one can thrive
February 11, 2024
great action
Fast paced good action. Kept me reading til the end. Looking forward to finding more by JT Sawyer. Check it out.
Fast paced good action. Kept me reading til the end. Looking forward to finding more by JT Sawyer. Check it out.
November 16, 2024
must read
JT is one of the best authors I’ve read. A real heavy hitter and I can’t put his books down.
JT is one of the best authors I’ve read. A real heavy hitter and I can’t put his books down.
January 28, 2025
First one wad better.
Nah, first one was betyer, but hopefully the third one will put them back on the track. Yes recommend the series, enjoy the!m.
Nah, first one was betyer, but hopefully the third one will put them back on the track. Yes recommend the series, enjoy the!m.
March 20, 2025
Currently reading the nate hendrix series. was wondering if there will be anymore books added to the series? really enjoyed the first two books!
October 23, 2025
Excellent book in an excellent series. Gripping and full of action.
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