Night of the Hunter

The Hunter #1

by Rick Jones

While on a mission in Jarablus, Syria, Jon Jericho, codename the Hunter, is severely wounded, ending his career as a Special Field Operative for Delta Force. When he returns stateside to begin life anew, he quickly finds himself caught up in a scandal involving the appropriation of documents for an undetectable state-of-the-art ICBM by the Islamic State. But what if Jon Jericho discovers something different? What if he learns that the plans were appropriated by American and Israeli intelligence, and then proffered to the Islamic State? As Jericho digs deeper he quickly draws the attention of certain CIA principals. So when a CIA paramilitary group gives chase to terminate Jericho with extreme prejudice to keep the conspiracy safe, the Hunter must utilize his special skill set not only to survive, but to bring forward the hidden truth before the world erupts into global war.

368 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2016

About the author

Rick Jones was born and raised in the Boston area and moved to Las Vegas in the early eighties where he graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a degree in English. Currently, he is employed with the state of Nevada in law enforcement, and enjoys traveling, especially to Rome and Vatican City where many of the settings for his novels take place.

Rick Jones is also an avid writer and the creator of the Vatican Knight series (VATICAN KNIGHTS, SHEPHERD ONE and The ISCARIOT AGENDA), and the psychological thriller, THE MAN WHO CAST TWO SHADOWS.

He lives in Las Vegas with his two mini schnauzers, Wrangler and Hobo.

Reviews

[Philip Spick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not one of the best but a good read

Quite a good story tho someone seriously needs to proof read these. A lot of either miss-spells of poor conversion to Kindle. The story is well paced and quite intriguing. So many myths abound about US black Ops, it's not hard to imagine it could true. I have the trilogy so will no doubt see how they stories unfold.

[Beach Bum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read all 3, this is a review of them all

Average sums it up nicely. The books take for ever to get going, one of them getting to halfway before jon makes an appearance
The teams are interestingly thought out, with each book having some different members, which makes the dynamic different each time
I'd like to have seen more storyline about Jon and the teams, rather than the back story of the president and CIA directors, but that's a personal thing, that others may enjoy

[Jim A · Rating 4 out of 5]

What started out as a run of the mill thriller turned into a very good action novel.

Elements of the CIA, FBI, NSA and Israel's Mossad conspire to have Israel strike Iran's nuclear sites. Plenty of action for the action junkie.

[Paula Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Night of the Hunter is the 1st book in a new series by Rick Jones. Jon Jericho is the Hunter. Hunter is his code name as the leader of a special Delta Force team. While in Syria, the Hunter suffers a wound that disqualifies him from Delta Force. Rather than taking a desk job, he ops for retirement. But how can the Hunter become a civilian.

Jon is pulled back into the game when his girlfriend is targeted for death by a rogue group within the U.S. government. The CIA in cahoots with Israel try to set up ISIS to take the fall. Jon's girlfriend refuses to help them in the lie.

Night of the Hunter is an intense international thriller. I can't believe I waited so long to read it. I am a huge fan of Rick Jones' Vatican Knight's series. If you haven't read it, give it a try.

Anxiously awaiting the second book in the Hunters series.

[Greg D · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another book that started out good, but then took a turn for the worse. A lot of dialog and little action. Couldn't draw myself to finish it.

[Gloria Spencer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read.

This is the second series from Rick Jones that has held my complete attention. I wasn't sure this could be as good as the Vatican Nights series but it is. I'm hooked.