This is not an author i have read previously. I was pleasantly surprised to find this book well written and packed with action and delivered at a fast pace. A recommended read if you like this genre. You will find it hard to put his book down as you just want to turn the page as fast as you can read.

good book, well written and, my pet peeve, well proofread. exciting and fast paced.
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I will leave a Amazon or B&N review on May 21, 2020

Hard Target is the eight book in the series, but the first one by this author that I have read. I was able to follow along with the book even though I hadn't read the previous books in the series. I would classical this as a political thriller, that was action packed from start to finish. Overall I found the book to be very well written, and one that kept you turning the pages.

I received an Advanced Readers Copy from NetGalley and the Publisher in exchange for my fair and honest review.

I Couldn't Put It Down

4.5 out of 5 stars

Hard Target felt different, I'm not 100% sure why but it was just different enough to really breath some life into this series (not that I think it needed it). In the last few books Reznick has had to deal with threats on his daughter and his not-girlfriend... girlfriend. This one he's out to help Trevelle Williams, his hacker friend who is able to get him almost anything that he needs when a computer is involved.

Even as Turner was introducing the story in Hard Target I couldn't have predicted where it was going to end up. I thought that the addition of helping out a friend was going to be the story but that was just the tip of the iceberg.  Like the other stories in the Jon Reznick series - there is so much more than meets the eye.

I wasn't sure even as the story progressed exactly how it was going to end, but I wasn't even close to predicting the ending. I really thought that things were going to end up different but I should have known (anything more that I add here will be a spoiler). J.B. Turner is at the top of his game in Hard Target - writing an absolute page-turner. I couldn't put Hard Target down even if I'd wanted to. I realized that I only had an hour left, so I figured I would stay up and finish it... that was at 1am last night. Oops. I just couldn't wait to see what happened.

Another Jon Reznick thriller. This one involves a Whistle Blower who has information about corruption at the Pentagon. As usual this is action packed with many thrills and turns. It was very believable.

Thank you, NetGalley and Amazon Publishing, for providing me with a free copy of "Hard Target" in exchange for an honest review.
I don't feel like I've just read a bad book. I feel like I've just read a bad unproduced screenplay, since "Hard Target" is 90% dialogue and the characters speak in plot points ("Hi, Jon, glad you answered the phone so I can tell you that Max Charles has high-ranking connections in both the White House and the Pentagon and is connected to CIA death squads operating in Guatemala in the late 1980's"). Granted, I haven't read any of the previous books in this series.. I don't need to. Literally. They're summarized along the way ("Did I ever thank you for saving my life after the Russian mob abducted me?"). I read plenty of thrillers. I I read a lot of spy novels. "Hard Target" combines the worst traits of both: the antiseptic violence of the former and the dry expository passages of the latter. But both, at least, offer a twist and Mr. Turner doesn't provide any. Hard to imagine there's an audience for this book.

A very intense read. Reznick I drawn into another high octane plot that will keep you on the edge of your seats. This is dirty politics at the highest level where the stakes are deadly. Jon gets a call from one of his friends who is in danger and as they dig the mess just keeps piling up. It leads to the highest levels of government and people are getting killed for what they know. He has to try and keep two of these people alive while staying ahead of the bad guys as well as the FBI. It becomes a game of cat and mouse as they stay on the move and try to stay one step ahead.

Hard Target is the eighth book in the Jon Reznick series about a tough-as former Delta operative/assassin who now works off-the-books for the FBI. These are fast paced action thrillers about political conspiracies that you don’t have to believe in to enjoy. Each one stands alone and relationships between the main characters don’t really change so there’s no need to read them in order - although I have, from the beginning.

Reznick’s friend Trevelle, an ex-NSA hacker, calls him for help when he narrowly escapes being executed because of a message sent to him to decode. It orders the assassination of Rosalind Dyer, who has been investigating misappropriation of funds at senior levels of government, and is about to testify. Other accountants have already been killed but Rosalind is determined to get the truth out there. Can Jon keep her safe from the powerful ex-CIA villain who is determined to take her out?

I’ve enjoyed all of these, especially the complicated dance between Reznick the renegade who’ll cross every line to get the job done, and elegant indefatigable FBI AD Martha Meyerstein who has to defend him and protect him from the law every time he leaps over that line. I can’t decide whether I want them to just bite the bullet an hook up - or if once they do the tension will be gone. I also liked Trevelle & Fifi - they are hackers not poodles, but they added some comic relief.

The plot was pretty straightforward and while the ending didn’t go how I wanted it to, otherwise there were few major surprises. Recommended for fans of Vince Flynn & Mark Dawson. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC which allowed me to give an honest review. Hard Target is published on 21st May.

Hard Target By J B Turner is the latest book in the Jon Rezniak series.

I picked this book because I liked the description and it's been a long time since I read a proper political thriller with all the drama and works.

The cover is beautiful and once you read the story we get the context of the cover.

Jon Rezniak is a consultant with FBI on a case by case basis. He gets contacted by an ex NSA hacker Trevelle Williams who has helped Jon In many of his previous cases. Trevelle has witnessed the killing of his friend in his home by a masked squad via his home security network camera. This is also linked to file he had been sent by a friend to decrypt.

These events lead Trevelle and Jon to Rosalind Dyer who is due to give her statement to a congressional commitee regarding corruption in the Pentagon reaching to high levels in the government. What happens next? Do they get to protect her? You need to read the story to enjoy it.

A fast paced story with interesting characters and a plot involving corruption in government and military keeps you hooked on but the story never gave me that compelling feeling and the revealing of who and why was also not done in a grand way. It just was part of it with no high points in the story. What I missed was a nail biting nature in a thriller of this sort.

I like Jon as the rescuer and his integrity to stand by those who deems right. Rosalind came out as a strong character with a spine of steel. Her integrity and passion did come through the story. Not to be missed is the FBI deputy director Martha who stood by Jon but then seemed very on the fence may be due to her position and organisations

I would definitely love to read the earlier stories involving Jon and want to see more of his personality.

If you love to read thrillers involving people who stand up to the system then this book is for you.

I requested an eARC of this book via Netgalley. I have read it on my own volition and the opinions expressed are entirely my own

Jon Reznick, a black ops specialist and occasional FBI asset, is once again in the middle of an op that could go either way. He’s contacted by hacker Trevelle Williams who is on the run with assailants ready to end his life. His only hope…Jon Reznick. Jon learns that a whistleblower has compiled information that may show the corruption and kickbacks involving the military and a private contractor. Can he keep Trevelle and the whistleblower safe? To go up against Jon is an enormous mistake, but they will try. He plays by his own rules and doesn’t hesitate to do what is right, whether it is approved or not. You can always count on a complex and breath-taking mystery when Reznick is involved. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

Another rip roaring thriller from Turner, the plot of which would make an excellent film. The author’s background in journalism and understanding of politics makes this a taut, tight read where we hope for the best, but know that not everything will go according to plan.

This was my first J B Turner book and found it well written if a little disappointing and immediately forgettable. The story moves at a good pace as a thriller should, I just wanted something more - like a big reveal or twist to give the book impact. As it was, I felt I'd had an enjoyable read, but hadn't been wowed by the story.
To be honest I didn't warm to Reznick which didn't help. I appreciate that this is book 8 of the series and he must have been fleshed out as a character in previous stories, however without this depth I just didn't have an image of the guy or any empathy.
For fans of JB Turner, this is undoubtedly a hit. For anyone new, then I wouldn't recommend it. Perhaps go back to the first in the series. .

This is your typical political thriller. The book flowed well with a great pace but it just lacked a little excitement in my opinion. It started off really well but started to drag a bit in the middle for me. I might’ve enjoyed this book a little bit more if I started the series at the beginning and had more of an investment in the main characters. I think folks who are invested more in the series well enjoy the story more than I did.

Book Review: Hard Target (Jon Reznick #8) by J.B. Turner

4.0 Stars.

The book starts off in Miami, a converted warehouse reminiscent of one such in "Burn Notice", home /fortress of burnt spy Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan).

Jon Reznick of Maine, former black ops operative and working for the FBI on selected classified investigations, never was a guy for flowery language nor does he have much use for rules, which he often flouts. He has family, lost loved ones and he gets hurt. He's flawed, he bleeds, he's foolhardy, and occasionally goofs up. Which is what makes him compelling.

This is the fourth book I've read of the series and what I find most enjoyable is the no-nonsense, pure adrenalin, high-octane action flowing seamlessly from one scene to the next with nary a dull moment. Each story is character driven and loaded with creativity - with a noticeable absence of political correctness, identity politics and those derangement syndromes which seem to be pervasive nowadays.

This installment deals with corruption at the highest levels of the U.S. military and the military industrial complex, as Reznick and comrades shepherd a vulnerable whistleblower to a congressional hearing against all odds, as all the stops are pulled by lethal assassins and their masters to silence the witness - with some assist, unwittingly, from his own side.

Pure adrenalin reading entertainment. Unputdownable. Read the novel in a day.

Review based on an e-galley ARC in exchange for an honest review, received with thanks from the author, J.B. Turner, Amazon Publishing UK and Thomas & Mercer through NetGalley.

Jon Reznick returns in another action packed rollercoaster of a read from J B Turner.

In Hard Target Reznick receives a call from a hacker friend who’s life is in danger. Loyal to a fault Reznick agrees to help but the problems soon mount.

If you like action thrillers then this is definitely a book for you. Recommended

HARD..TARGET.......J.B.Turner
Trevelle had his operation in an abandoned warehouse. Sitting and watching the sun come up at South Beach each day is where it felt like home. Reznick sometime did business with Trevelle a high level hacker..Now getting a call from Trevelle, he could tell he was upset, he needed him, could he meet him in New York. In seven years no one had gotten into his place so how did they. A file his friend wanted him to look at, was resending, got bumped off, and then started showing men getting into his home. What is on the file, that got a friend killed.
A Congressional woman Rosalind Dyer is a witness of a government cover up. is a target as is Trevelle. Reznick, with two hacker, has his work cut out to figure out where the file is coming from and who is behind it, before more are killed.
For us, it is another adventure, a few new characters, keeping us to the end, of another good plot. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion from Net Galley and Amazon Publisher UK

Another great story in the Jon Reznik continuation series.
Every time I’m reading a new book it feels like actually seeing all the action on a screen and I’m always looking forward to it because it’s a great ability that not many writers have it and being on the edge of your seat at all times, turning the pages faster and faster just to read one more chapter it definitely makes you going up on my favourite authors list.
New characters, interesting plot and twists and turns, some unexpected and some predictable but necessary in my opinion, all together are adding up for a worthwhile couple of hours.
It’s compelling and it makes you think how far are some people willing to go and sacrifice for revealing the truth or taking the justice in their own hands with all the risks that are implied.
Some people are considered lucky to be still alive but who really knows what hides behind their facade? Any lost or grief is lived differently and I must admit that I like how the author is dealing with this topic and our main character.

The Jon Resnick series continues in this action packed story. Jon may have tactics that aren't always kosher but I love that he's a true patriot. Trevelle has amazing hacking talents but his personality is annoying. It's sad to say that this story rings true in today's scene of corrupt members of the FBI and other higher up government officials. Looking forward to more in the series. Recommended!

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.

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.