A Shadow Government Thriller

4.5 out of 5 stars

Honestly, I saw this in one of the monthly previews from Brilliance and I had to have it based on the image and the narrator.  Anything with Jeffrey Kafer is usually pretty darn good, but when you throw him into a thriller like this it becomes great.  He added a lot to this story and really took it from good to great.  After that, I read the synopsis to make sure I wasn’t crazy for thinking it looked good and it sounded good too.

I had not read any of the other Reznick books before this one, but I may have to go back now.  Turner is able to write a character that felt real without sacrificing anything.  Reznick was one of those people that just made you want to keep reading.  You wanted to know what his next move was going to be. What he was going to get into or who he was going to run into.

The story itself, quoting the synopsis a bit:  “A friend in danger. A shadowy psych ward. A conspiracy beyond Reznick’s worst nightmares.  When an old Delta Force buddy comes to Jon Reznick for help, paranoid and fearing for his life, Reznick feels duty-bound to protect him. As a black-ops specialist, loyalty to his brothers in arms comes before everything—even the law.” It follows a former Delta operator as he tries to help an old friend who seems to have gone through the depths of hell and back.

Having just lost my best friend to cancer, the camaraderie and friendship shown here were awesome.  I would definitely do something like this for a friend in need (though I’m not trained in any way like Reznick). I thought that the story itself (along with the goings on in the psych ward) felt really plausible.  The shadowy government aspect takes a lot of the conspiracy theories that feel real.

I thought the combination of action, intel gathering, and just great character writing made Hard Fall a really enjoyable book, which is a nice break since the last few books I’ve read have been middle of the line duds. If you like thrillers about political intrigue, shadow governments, and Delta operators — Hard Fall should be right up your alley.

Book Description:

Hard Fall by J.B. Turner
Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer
Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
Series: Jon Reznick #5
Published by Brilliance Audio on February 8th 2018
Genres: Terrorism, Thriller
Also by this author: Rogue, Reckoning, Requiem, Hard Hit
Also in this series: Hard Hit, Hard Shot, Hard Target, Hard Vengeance
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