I don't know if it's the overEnunciatinG narrator, or if the story's really just that dull, but I got about halfway into this, reached the point where the jaded, hard-bitten FBI agent and the jaded, hard-bitten assassin meet up & talk to each other (about 51% in) and realized I just don't give a damn about anyone in this story, nor do I even remember how we got to the point we're at. My favorite thing about this book is how goddamn tired everyone seems. Martha Meyerstein or whatever, the FBI wom...

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 did...

Firstly I would like 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...

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 T...

Plot was okay. Writing not so good. There was too much detail given to what people wore and what a room looked like 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.

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,

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.

This was just not a very good book. I thought it was poorly written, the plot felt rushed, and the exposition felt forced and overwhelming. I did not care about any of the characters; and the main character was this supposed super Delta force spy, but was pretty incompetent and showed a lack of rational thinking at times. And the dialogue was chunky, repetitive, and filled with cliches - it also felt like all of the characters were angry/frustrated with each other all of the time. There are a lo...

Great page turner which highlights the corruption of big organisations. I feel like the main character Reznick was quite cold and not very likeable but other than this it was a really gripping book

Mmmm, I have to say when I read the reviews previous to reading the book I was a little unsure. I don't normally read the reviews 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, somethi...

3.5 starsHard 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 w...

It is always a great pleasure to discover a new author, or one new to the reader. J B Turner was new to me, but this will not be the last of his books that I am going to read. “Hard Road” is an excellent thriller, reaching from Maine to Florida, and points in between. The hero, Jon Reznick, is former Delta force, now doing contract work, mostly assassinations, for the government.I don't like spoilers, so I will not describe the plot of the book, but I will say that the pace of the book is relent...

This book induced several eye-rolls from me while reading. Super cliche main character, who's wife got killed in 9/11, fought in the middle east, and could be considered a super soldier of American patriotism wasn't really that likeable. Throughout the book he kills with little remourse, and at one point accidentally waterboards a character to death. The antagonist, on the other hand, has pretty thin motivation for terrorism, and is chased by an unbelievable FBI with the apparent ability to acce...

I purchased this as an audiobook and am a bit disappointed with it. Neither the writing nor the narration were my cup of tea. I found the language a bit terse and the cussing seemed arbitrary and forced at times. I cannot tell if it is due to how the book was written or how it was interpreted by the narrator. I found my mind wandering during the narration and frequently checking how much time had passed. Since this was the first book in a series, I assume and hope the remaining books were better...