This is the 5th book in J.B. Turner's Jon Reznick series and it does not disappoint. Like all the other books in this series it is filled with action and drama.

Jon Reznick is back and this time a former Delta Operator has come to him asking for his help. He turns him down at first but something in the back of his mind keeps nagging at him so he begins to look into his allegations. The more he digs the more people are now wanting Jon silenced, but he is now wondering if they have silenced his friend. The more I read I kept expecting what I read form the previous book, but sadly that never happened. For whatever reason this book just did not have all of the drama and suspense like the other book and for that it is a shame. Maybe it is just me or maybe it’s just a onetime deal, I can only hope. I will read this author again though.

This is already the fifth book in the Jon Reznick series, and not having read the previous books in the series, I can't wait to rectify that! The book was a total adrenaline rush from beginning to end, and I couldn't wait to finish it. I just had to see what happened next!. Recommended.

Loved Jon strong character and will read all the series for sure. Could not put this action packed thriller down. A must read. Can’t wait for #6. If you love Lee Child and Vince Flynn you will love this book.
Thank you Netgalley, publisher and J.B Turner for the opportunity.

Jon Reznick comes home ot find his old Delta Force friend on his doorstep in bad shape. Along comes a doctor from the hospital Jerry White escaped from to take him back. Jon thinks it is for the best but when he tries to go see him they will not let him. Jon goes to see Jerry's dad and finds him dead. The cops show up as Jon finds Mr White and accuse him of the murder. Martha Meyerstein shows up to get him out of jail but he has to commit to working with the FBI again. He tells her about the hospital where Jerry is now. Nobody seems to know much about them or won't tell. Jon goes on the hunt to help his friend and finds things more disturbing the further he goes., Eventually he decides to get Jerry out of there with Meyerstein's help. Can they help Jerry before it is too late? What will "too late" mean?

Another good story in this series. Jon is a courageous,resourceful,gung ho hero. Fast paced and full on action.

These books are always fantastic and this one is absolutely no exception. They remind me of the high octane films that keep you glued to the TV for a couple of hours. However, the star of the show is absolutely what makes this series as Jon Reznick is a brilliant lead character. An ex-Delta guy means he has all the skills in the world, add into the mix he doesn't appear to be scared of anything as well as the fact that he is bordering on drug addiction and you have yourself an incredubly compelleing lead guy.

Jon is at home doing his normal thing and when he takes a trip out he is followed by somebody. His suspicions are on high alert until he realises the guy is none other that Jerry White. Jerry was also a Delta with Jon but Jerry is paranoid and clearly scared. Jon assumes that Jerry is suffering with PTSD, but when the hospital staff turn up to take him back to the psychiatric facility he was at, Jon senses something isn't right. What follows is Jon getting himself ito hot water and FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein having to bail him out. However that is just the beginning my friends!

The story keeps its foot firmly on the accelarate pedal and literally doesn't take it off for a second until the very last page. As usual JB Turner's books kept me glued to the pages and thoroughly entertained. What surprises me is that he doesn't appear to be that well read among other book lovers and friends of mine and it surprises me. This author is absolutely first class and I adore this series. I cannot wait for the next installment and if anybody is looking for that 'can't put it down, packed to teh rafters thriller' then this would be the ticket.

Jon Reznick feels guilty he didn't look after an old Delta force buddy in his hour of need. A friend who had been there for him in his pat. So to make up for it he sets off to help him only to find that his friend had not been delusional and was being held in a secret facility so attempts to break him out. A fast paced enjoyable read. The latest in the Jon Reznick series. Not brilliant but enjoyable.

It seems like the season for thrillers involving continuing characters is going on with several releases coming out at the same time. Here we have another adventure in the life of Jon Reznick, J.B. Turner’s anti-authority driven hero in his fifth time out.

Reznick, for those who’ve never read the books, Reznick was a black ops specialist who took his orders from a secretive government organization. The first book found him at odds with his employers, discovering they had their own agendas they were using him for. Defying those orders he went looking for who was behind them, saving his original target and coming under the scrutiny of the FBI in the form of FBI Assistant Director Martha Meyerstein. Subsequent books found him not only clearing his name but coming to the aid of the FBI as well. Reznick also had a troubled past, his wife killed on 9/11 and leaving him to raise their daughter alone.

This time out Reznick finds an old Delta Force friend named Jerry White at his home crazed half out of his mind, paranoid and insisting someone is out to get him and kill him. Reznick gets him to calm down and to sleep but the next day an ambulance with attendants and a doctor arrive, convincing him to allow them to take him back.

But something doesn’t seem right. When he receives a phone call from White’s ex-brother in law who he spoke to earlier, Reznick goes up to talk to Jerry’s father. Instead he finds the man hanging from a tree and himself arrested as the potential murderer of the man. Meyerstein comes to the rescue but at a price: Reznick must agree to sign on to work legally for the FBI. He agrees but insist he have time to find out what’s behind what’s going on with his friend Jerry. Meyerstein gives him one week.

Clues lead Reznick to the Wittenden Institute as well as others who have come before him to find out about the place. None of them help his fears and instead they increase his sense that Jerry truly is in trouble. The man who came to his aid in battle and who stood by him when his wife died and he headed toward a downward spiral, Reznick feels obligated to find out the truth and to save Jerry, even if he has no help from Meyerstein and the FBI. When they took Jerry back, the Wittenden Institute didn’t realize who they had angered in the process.

The book is a tremendously easy read. The goal here is to entertain and to move the story forward as opposed to painting the picture with flowery prose. Descriptions of characters and locations provide enough to understand both without going overboard to set the scene or let us know the motivations of the good or bad characters involved. This book is about the story and not the surroundings.

And the story is good. Reznick moves forward from the past books establishing himself as a character who can accomplish the missions he’s on while at the same time having a moral code that provides him with motivation to do so. A cold hearted automaton of an assassin doesn’t care about anything but the kill. Reznick can do the job but has a beating heart in his center. It is that which makes the character detached as is needed but admired at the same time.

If you’re a fan of books by Vince Flynn, Brad Meltzer, Daniel Silva and Brad Thor the odds are you will enjoy Turner’s books. They take much of what is found in the works of those authors while at the same time making them as accessible as the classic Mack Bolan books with the end result being a book that will have you turning page after page looking forward to the next.

Another fabulous book in this series. Could not put it down!! Cannot recommend it highly enough.

I liked this better than the previous installments in the series, perhaps because I was really rooting for Jerry, who Reznick is trying to protect. The shadowy Wittenden Institute is as rotten as you expect it to be but even though it's not a new idea, Turner made the plot feel fresh. As always, Reznick is a bit out there and I'm a fan of Martha Meyerstein. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. This is fast paced entertainment.

HARD FALL by J B Turner. “Jon Reznick” 5. Thomas Mercer Publisher
A former Delta crew man needs help, he seems like a broken man from what he use to be. Stole a car, saying they’ll kill him, realty was not part of him, what’s going on. Reznick makes calls, goes to see Jerry’s father, and winds up being a suspect. FBI will help if he signs an agreement. He’s told Jerry is in a good place, let it go, but he can’t. He will find answers,but what will they be. An emotion filled mission, that tugs at you, of what they have been thru, the memories that haunt them. This is a story readers won’t forget, awaiting the next one. Given ARC by Net Galley and Thomas Merced for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.

Hard Fall
By J.B. Turner

The fifth book 5 in the Jon Reznick action trillers.

After reading the first two in the series, I was excited about sitting to read another. However I was disappointed that the book did not live up to the engagement and fast pace of previous books.

An old Delta Force buddy comes to Jon Reznick for help, paranoid and fearing for his life, Reznick feels duty-bound to protect him. But Jerry White proves difficult to protect. A runaway from a top-security psychiatric facility in upstate New York, he’s considered a danger to himself and others. Thus starts the fight for truth and justice.

I found that Assistant Director of the FBI, Meyerstein comes across as a weak character, far from the role a character should be.

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