Reznick a man who is always on the alert, needs complete silence from his work, had been on vacation. A midnight drive back to the city, when a van pulls up beside with two masked men. Calls into dispatch, told not to follow, but he does. Finding it involved a couple he knows, now dead in their home
FBI Agent Martha a call informing her of the incident and Reznick involvement.
Put him on a tight leash, till they can find out what happened.
Being questioned, he knew they were armed was he looking for a fight, action after a vacation. Not following dispatch orders.
The author’s story is one readers will enjoy. He maybe a rouge, a loose cannon as far as FBI thinks, he wants Justice for his friends. Given ARC by Net Galley and Amazon UK for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

Fans of Jon Reznick will be happy to read this newest book. Jon is not to be crossed, especially when a close friend and his wife is brutally murdered. With the help of hacker friend Trevelle, Jon tracks the killers across country. Will he be successful or will the FBI hinder his search? Lots of action, some believable, some not.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Jon is returning home from a much needed vacation. The former sheriff' and his wife are murdered and Jon makes it his personal mission to find the culprit. Thus book grabbed my attention from the first page.

Good book. Has Jon had just gotten back from vacation when he discover a suspicious vehicle and then finds out that the men riding in it are masked. He calls and reports it but isn't quite happy with what he hears. And the book begins full speed ahead.

Someone has hurt someone Jon cares about and he has to find out more. But he gets himself into trouble. Read the book to find out what happens and if he can even get himself out of trouble.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

MAGIC!!

I received this book free from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The FBI has magical capabilities.

Jon Reznick is a Delta Force veteran who lives in Maine. His daughter is an FBI agent. His late father’s best friend, Bill Eastland, is the former police chief in Rockland, the town where Reznick currently lives. The man and his wife are brutally murdered in their home and Reznick sees the masked men who committed the murders as they pass his vehicle on his way back home from a camping trip. He knows right away that their intentions are nefarious because the four occupants are all wearing masks. Why? We have no idea. After committing their crime, you would think that they would remove the masks so they would not look suspicious. After all, the only people who could have seen their faces are both dead. As a matter of fact, if they intended to leave nobody alive at the house, why would they bother wearing masks at all? These guys are dumber than stumps.

Reznick decides to give chase, and the bad guys’ vehicle eventually turns off its lights, stops and one man exits to shoot up Jon’s truck with an AK-47 semiautomatic rifle. Why only one of the gunmen gets out of the vehicle is a mystery, but Reznick is able to access his Nosler Long Range Carbon Rifle from the back of his pickup. No self-respecting hunter would carry his rifle in the back of a pickup truck rather than the cab but, oh well. Jon shoots the gunman, wounding him severely. He then shoots out both of the man’s kneecaps with a handgun in order to get him to talk about his associates and the reason why they were in Maine. It turns out that the men are former convicts who are members of the Aryan Brotherhood (AB). They are paid hit men and three of them have gotten away.

After the murders of his friends, Jon decides to go after the men who committed the murders, and to find out why they committed the murders. His quest takes him to Mississippi, and then to West Texas. To avoid detection, Reznick buys a probably stolen motorcycle and helmet from an associate. Wearing the motorcycle helmet, he is able to avoid detection and track down the other AB gunmen. In Texas, he exacts retribution. He knows that the FBI will be trying to find him, so he hitches a ride with a long-haul trucker back to New York City to find the man who had ordered the hits on his friends. Somehow, as if by magic, the FBI is immediately aware of his presence in New York. He is arrested and thrown in jail by the FBI, but they later cut a deal with him to remain in Rockland and behave. He is then released.

There is corruption within the FBI and it has infected the highest levels of the Bureau. The Mafia Mob Boss who ordered the hit has agreed to become a Confidential Informant for the FBI in exchange for a new home in Arizona and protection by the federal Witness Protection Program. In the meantime, he continues to order hits on his enemies and those he considers to be threats. Jon is determined to kill him, and so he makes an elaborate plan to penetrate the Mob boss’ highly secure compound in Connecticut. It involves a motorcycle, of course.

Now for more magic. One of Jon’s friends builds a Harley Davidson motorcycle out of spare parts from other types of bikes. It even has a Triumph engine. As if by magic, all of these dissimilar parts work together flawlessly. Never mind that Triumph motorcycle engines were considered by many to be unique, and a lot of them were single-cylinder models that would have been quite unsuitable for installation into a heavy Harley Davidson bike frame. In addition, the bike was able to maintain its speed even when the rider’s throttle hand (the right) was off the throttle and gripping a weapon. Did this slapped together motorcycle have cruise control. We are not told.

I have not read the previous novels in this series, but I did not find Jon Reznick to be a very likeable character. He drinks a lot of scotch, and he seems to be addicted to Dexedrine, an amphetamine. He is excessively violent — prone to kill whenever it suits his purpose. He isn’t smart enough to successfully cover his tracks, or to elude the police and the FBI. His actions will seriously impact the career of his FBI-agent daughter, but his thirst for revenge rules his judgment. To me, he comes across as a phony, made-up character. I did not like him.

I award only three of the available five stars for this novel. The author’s research on big-game hunting rifles and motorcycles seems careless, but probably believable to the uninformed. The action is fast-paced, and the book is an easy read. If you like this kind of story and character, then by all means read it, but I will read no more of this series (the “Hard” series).

Great pace, excellent characters, good plot and well written story make this an entertaining book to read.

JB Turner is back again And you won’t be disappointed. I loved the plot and somehow the magic was back in this book too. Thank you for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review

Jon Reznick is back, and that’s great news for all of his fans. The bad news is that his friend/mentor and former sheriff has been killed.. Jon takes matter into his own hands, but he finds that help against not only the Aryan Brotherhood and the Mafia, but also his “friends” in the FBI and CIA who are protecting the big boss. Lots of action and lots of tension.

Jon Reznick is forced from his semi retirement by the murder of his father's friend. Jon vows to take down the person responsible.

But all is not as it seems. Meeting opposition every step of the way, he soon finds out he may be out of his depth, as powerful forces align to stop him.

Another well executed Jon Reznick novel from a skilful writer. Plenty of derring do for the action fan.