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Hard Target

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Always love a Jon Reznick book, always eagerly awaiting the next installment. This one does not disappoint...a great read which I recommend although I personally prefer to read books in order written they all work as stand alone novels too.

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As usual, this is a fast and easy read with great characters and plot. There's a clear timeline, lots of action and the dialogue is very good.

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I am SO happy that Trevelle finally gets his time! Trevelle is a hacker that has been helping Jon Reznick for years, sadly this time around he is the one caught up and with trouble at his door he turns to the one person who he knows will help him. When Jon receives a call from Trevelle he knows he has to help him but has no idea how deep the problems are. 

As with any case Jon gets involved in, of course it has to involve top level Government and in this case a key congressional witness named Rosalind Dyer. The same as any JB Turner book the pace is set at around 100 miles per hour and kind of stays that way until the last chapter (I am expecting nothing less with these books these days). 

Of course Jon decides to involve Meyerstein who works for the FBI and puts her in the usual position of being piggy in the middle. The key to all this is to get Rosalind Dyer to her hearing and expose the high level threats. I loved this book and this series is my 'go to' when I need a fast paced thriller. For some reason this story line wasn't quite as involved as others I have read but still a very satisfying read. As ever I will eagerly await the next book and would highly recommend this series.

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This is a great "at the edge of your seat" thriller. Jon Reznick receives a call from his hacker friend, Trevelle Williams. Trevelle has received from a NYC man a memo from a private security company which which says they need to assassinate an American woman, Rosalind Dyer, who works for the government in DC. She is about to testify to a Senate Committee about financial finagling in the military budget. Trevelle is on a Greyhound to NYC because two foreign speaking men entered his home, took all his computers, and killed his friend Fernandez, who was visiting. Reznick races to get to NYC, where he finds Trevelle's friend in NY hanging in his apartment. The NY police tell FBI Agent Myerstein that the man in NY was dead long before Reznick got there. Reznick then meets with Myerstein to explain what is happening.

Reznick gets Dyer to meet him and let him watch over her. Trevelle gives her a new phone so the bad guys can't track her. They go to the home of one of Reznick's old friends, and then to one of Trevelle's friends. They try to talk Dyer into turning herself in to the FBI for safety, but she really wants to testify, particularly for the other auditors who have been killed already. With the enemy closing in on them, can Reznick and Trevelle keep Dyer safe for one more day to testify?

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Love the series of these book. They are fast paced with the theme of political conspiracy running throughout. The main character is endearing very much like jack teacher in the lee child books and Mitch rapp. Could not put it down and as good if not better than the others in this series

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Another thrilling tale. I am always in awe of a writer who can take a character from book to book without the character loosing traits or becoming stale. Although this wouldn't be my favorite of thus series it is definitely still worth a read.

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From the very first page I was totally gripped with such a compelling story. The main character Jon Reznick is not unlike a boiled sweet with a soft centre, hard on the outside and without a conscious but get to the centre and he has a heart of gold and a man of his word with very strong principles. It was one of those rare reads that when ever I returned to the book I was instantly able to recall the story up to that point which only happens when the novel is gripping. What a brilliant feature film this story would make, roll on the next book in the series as I can’t wait to catch up with Jon’s latest adventure.

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If you have read any of the Jon Reznick series you know you are in for a good read. This books starts with one of Reznick’s old hacker buddies being targeted by the people who want to permanently silence him and anyone who gets in their way to keep their secrets hidden. The hacker reaches out to Reznick and the story takes off. Reznick’s moral compass always makes him make the right choice even though it puts him and others at great risk. I don’t want to spoil the plot any further but go ahead and pick this up for a good thriller.
Thank you Amazon Publishing UK, JB Turner, and Netgalley for the ARC for my honest review

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I’ve read several books in this series. To date, I’ve enjoyed them all. This one was no different. Fast paced, and hard to put down. I highly recommend this book!

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I absolutely love the Jon Reznick series, yet again an action packed book from start to finish. When a hacker he knows asks for his help as he's come across a top secret file and now his life is under threat, as is that of a whistle blower, the three of them try to stay alive while people in the CIA are trying to stop them at all costs. Martha Jons colleague and friend in the FBI helps him and we see yet again a hint of a future romance, I really hope so

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This is the eighth book (nine if you include the novella) featuring the one man wrecking crew that is Jon Reznick the former US Delta Force operative. I have now read them all and they are all excellent. You can read them in any order (or as standalone books) although there are overarching storylines.

I am a big fan of these tales and this was no disappointment. A brave whistleblower, Rosalind Dyer, wants to testify in front of a Senate Committee after she uncovers the misappropriation of vast sums of government money and also that a number of people who found out the same thing have died in highly suspicious circumstances.

A powerful shadowy organisation with incredible political influence and power will stop at nothing to stop Dyer from testifying. The problem for them is that Jon Reznick becomes involved and will stop at nothing to bring them down.

There is something of James Patterson’s Alex Cross mixed with a bit of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher in the character of Jon Reznick. In other words Reznick is a brilliant, relentless bad-ass individual with a sense of justice who is not adverse to take any action necessary to bring down the bad guys.

The action builds in a perfect crescendo and the explosive ending was brutal and satisfying. FIve out of five for me for this book.

The eight book Reznick series has over 50,000 ratings on Goodreads at an average of 4.5. If you have not read a Reznick yet, go ahead, you are in for a treat, you can thank me later.

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Fast paced thriller,full of bad guys and technology.At the end I would have liked a wee update on the two techno geeks.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the Jon Reznick series and this one is excellent. Fast paced from the start to the end. Some interesting new characters introduced that will hopefully appear in future books.

Thanks for the ARC

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J.D. Turner has a hit with Hard Target. It kept me reading all day as I had to know what was coming next. It's a suspense thriller about corruption at the top of the Pentagon, all aided by a mystery man with easy access to the most powerful figures. Jon Reznick is the lead good guy, assisted by two solid hackers. (They don't quite get their due like Reznick does.) We know that good guy stories like this usually, well, always, go the way the good guy wants them to, but the ride was fantastic. Thanks, NetGalley, and the publisher for the ARC.

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While I enjoy this series and it's an automatic read for me I saw the ending coming way before the book got there and thought it was very obvious. That being said it was a heck of a journey introducing some new characters who were an exciting edition. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book or the series as it's always a great read. Jon Reznick is definitely one of my favorite characters.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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