J.B. Turner has written a suspenseful story about black ops specialist Jon Reznick who is sent to kill a man. The mission is compromised, and Reznick finds himself on the run with his intended target.
Along the way, his eleven-year-old daughter is kidnapped, and he has to use all his skills to rescue her. And oh yeah, he has to stop a biological weapon from killing thousands of people.

Though the action was good, I didn’t feel anything for Reznick. Even when his daughter was kidnapped, I just didn’t care that much about whether he succeeded in his mission. I can read plot-driven stories, but I want to care about the characters, whatever their goal is. In the TV show Breaking Bad, I was generally rooting for what, in any other circumstance, would be the bad guys. I just never felt that way about this protagonist, skilled and savvy though he was.

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This book made me chuckle, and it definitely should not have. It’s composed of one cliche piled onto another and the protagonist - the hero, if you will - is so humorless and lacking even a hint of personality! He goes around killing people (even water boarding one) and says, “God damn” each time, as though this is sufficient atonement. I honestly cannot tell you why I even finished it! Needless to say, I’ll be skipping the rest of the series.


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Firstly I would to thank Net Galley, the publishers and the author for copies of all three Jon Reznick books and my apologies for the delay.

Secondly I would quite happily have paid for this book, the first in the series of the Jon Reznick books. A fast paced action packed thriller.

Jon Reznick is a “ghost”: a black-ops specialist who takes his orders from shadowy handlers, and his salary from the US government. Still mourning the loss of his beloved wife on 9/11, he’s dispatched to carry out a high-level hit. Reznick knows only that it must look suicide. It’s textbook.

But the target is not the man Reznick expected. The whole setup is wrong. In an instant the operation is compromised, and Reznick is on the run with the man he was sent to kill. A man wanted by the FBI, and by a mysterious terrorist organization hell-bent on bringing the United States to its knees. FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein is determined to track him down, and to intercept whatever it is Reznick was sent to do.

When Reznick’s young daughter becomes a pawn in the game, he has to use more than his military training to stay one step ahead of those responsible. Meanwhile, he is the only person who knows the true extent of the threat to national security—and has the stealth and determination to stop it.

This is a great fast paced, action packed thriller, with another great action hero Jon Reznick, full on with non stop pace as the plot travels around the states of the east coast of USA. Another great character is Martha Meyerstein to this story, you can see this character so well in your head (actually I saw Gillian Anderson in this part, and Matt Damon as Jon Reznick).

Another plus is being able to read solidly for three days and finish this book so quickly, and already well into part 2 of the Jon Reznick trilogy.

As well known as a keen fan of action thriller authors Lee Childs, Tom Wood, Mark Dawson, Vince Flynn, Victor Methos, great to find another great author and character.

Reading, as mentioned number two, read the short story and have number three and ordered number four. So that lets you know I enjoyed the book. A clear four stars.29 s Angela488 162

Hard Road (Jon Reznick, #1) by J.B. Turner

Synopsis /

Jon Reznick is a “ghost”: a black-ops specialist who takes his orders from shadowy handlers, and his salary from the US government. Still mourning the loss of his beloved wife on 9/11, he’s dispatched to carry out a high-level hit. Reznick knows only that it must look suicide. It’s textbook.

But the target is not the man Reznick expected. The whole setup is wrong. In an instant the operation is compromised, and Reznick is on the run with the man he was sent to kill. A man wanted by the FBI, and by a mysterious terrorist organization hell-bent on bringing the United States to its knees. FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein is determined to track him down, and to intercept whatever it is Reznick was sent to do.

When Reznick’s young daughter becomes a pawn in the game, he has to use more than his military training to stay one step ahead of those responsible. Meanwhile, he is the only person who knows the true extent of the threat to national security—and has the stealth and determination to stop it.


My Thoughts /

Former Delta operative, Jon Reznick is employed by the American Government as a black-ops specialist. He takes his orders from his handler, a person he knows only as Maddox, a voice on the telephone. Highly decorated, Reznick is a legend among the Delta community. But life has a way of taking you in directions you never thought possible. He lost his wife, who worked in the World Trade Centre, in the 9/11 attack and now he's left to bring up their daughter alone.

Reznick was not the judge. Nor the jury. He was the executioner.

For those that a high-octane thriller and a fast paced read, I would recommend this one. Full of inter-government espionage, kidnapping, science, and bio-terrorism weapons of mass destruction, it leans a little towards the unbelievable, but is, nevertheless, very enjoyable entertainment.

Despatched by his handler to eliminate a target who has purportedly threatened security in the U.S., Reznick arrives at the target's hotel and the situation immediately feels wrong. Intuitively he thinks it's a setup, but with nothing other than his instinct to go on, Reznick kidnaps the target and flees to a safe house until he can figure out what's going on. When Reznick realises the 'target' he was sent to execute is a scientist working on a secret government program, he has more questions than answers. It seems that every Government organisation on the planet wants this man and Reznick must decide which agency to hand him over to.

There were two agents from Stamper’s Criminal Investigative Division who specialized in kidnapping investigations; a profiler, Jan Marino, from the National Centre for the Analysis of Violent Crimes; four agents from the Critical Incident Response Group, including behavioural and tactical; two critical incident and intelligence analysts; three members of the Computer Analysis Response Team, who would be responsible for searching any computers owned by Luntz or at his place of work; a member of the Cyber Division, to find out whether a threat had been made electronically and to see if computer systems had been hacked; and a handful of counterterrorism specialists. In addition, she recognized representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, the police, and the CIA dotted around the briefing room.

When his mother-in-law and daughter are kidnapped and held to ransom for a trade, Reznick realises there's much more at stake than he was first told.

This is where Reznick's training comes to the fore, he has to use everything he's learned to stay one step ahead. Things go from bad to worse as Reznick is not only fighting to save his life, but the life of his young daughter. Meanwhile, he doesn't know who to trust, or the true extent of the threat to U.S. security - he only knows he's got one chance to get it right.
4-stars challenge-books-2024 espionage ...more14 s2 comments Roger JacksonAuthor 5 books20

Plot was okay. Writing not so good. There was too much detail given to what people wore and what a room looked and not enough detail in the actions of the characters. It was very predictable and the ending was somewhat disappointing.

IMO, there are much better books of this genre out there.14 s Skip3,367 525

I received this e-book in a Goodreads giveaway.

Jon Reznick is a government contractor that makes problems go away. He is dispatched to eliminate a threat, but something is wrong, as he finds a dead agent stuffed in a closet and a set of dog tags on the target, with a different name. Jon grabs the guy and goes on the run, with various groups trying to capture his prize, who is a scientist working on a secret government program. While the action is fast and furious, with casualties piling up, JB Turner takes his time unveiling the threat. Eventually, Jon has to choose a side because he needs some outside help; however, the trust that develops between him and an FBI Assistant Director seems artificial as does Jon's forcing his way back into the game, after being told many times that he is not wanted. 3.5 stars, good enough that I will read book #2. goodreads-netgalley-giveaway thriller13 s Best Crime Books & More1,123 175

Mmmm, I have to say when I read the previous to reading the book I was a little unsure. I don't normally read the but for some reason n this case I did and the feeling seems very mixed. I decided to get on with it and found myself straight in from chapter one, swept away with the characters and story line. Jon Reznick is not a good guy, nor is he a bad guy! He's ex Delta Forces and has been given a job by his handler. When Reznick turns up to carry out the high level hit, something is off. The target isn't the man he was expecting and that starts a chain of events that ends up tuning into something a whole lot worse.

On the other side of the fence sits FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein. Martha is very able and I thought believable. She is tough but has morals and although she may bend rules she categorically won't break them. This makes a refreshing change as may female leads are just renegades. When Meyerstein realises Resnick is involved they go all out to catch him. It seems Resnick hasn't only managed to not complete his mission, but has unknowingly become part of a bigger plan that involves a terrorist organisation.

The pace is pretty break neck from the start and rarely loses pace. At times Resnicks need to be awake and on the move and that made me feel tired for him but ultimately got across that urgent feel when reading a book this. There are plenty of plot twists and an awful lot of threads to follow which keeps the tempo. There were moments when it had a real '24/Homeland' kind of feel and I wouldn't be entirely surprised if this was used as the basis for a show. Ultimately it made me want to carry on and read book 2 so a definite thumbs up from me,read-201610 s Eric369 57

3.5 stars

Hard Road is a fast paced terrorist themed thriller. The characters are well written as is the writing for the story. The major drawback for me is the story is all to familiar. Sort of reminded me of parts of the TV show 24.

A couple subplots at work that keep this book a real page turner. There is a imminent terrorist attack that is going to occur and the authorities are two steps behind the bad guys in figuring out what/where the target(s?) are going to be. The ending is really well written.

This book is a worthwhile read and I'll be picking up the next book in the series.2017-reading-challenge action-adventure adult ...more8 s Mike807 9

Good action/thriller, with Jon - a former military specialist - now being used to assassinate bad guys for a covert US government group.

He's a single father of an 11 year old daughter, with his wife having died in 9/11. When he's told to kill a man in Washington, he breaks into his hotel room, but starts questioning the information he's given. Soon, he's on the run from his boss, and his daughter becomes a pawn in the middle.

The terrorists in this story have a virus they're planning to unleash, and in the Corona Virus pandemic, the symptoms are surprisingly similar. 8 s Tulay1,202 2

Thrilling.

Action filled from the start to last page. Many good guys fighting with bad guys again and again. Enough twists and turns for couple of books. Reznick is hard headed, seasoned agent, lost his wife at twin towers attack. Born in America, terrorist Caan, determined to release deadly virus developed in America.8 s Dee226

DNF@53%


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