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Hard Power

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  • Create Date：2024-03-13 17:22:31
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  • Author：J.B. Turner
  • ISBN：B0C9R77JQH
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Reviews

Michael Moody ，

International Terrorists at LargeThings get tough for Jon when it becomes apparent Chinese terrorism is widespread in the US， and they are government supported。 Thanks to Jon， he finds ways to neutralize the immediate threats but not the longer term ones。

Laurie Tell ，

Apparently this is the 12th Jon Reznick book in a series， but this is my first one。 It wont be my last。 And the fact that there are previous books in the series did not impact my enjoyment of this book。 It was great as a stand alone thriller。 Trevelle is a hacker with a Chinese girlfriend。 She falls onto the train tracks and dies。 But did she fall or was she pushed？There were some really enjoyable characters in this book – Trevelle and Jon were great and I am looking forward to going back in th Apparently this is the 12th Jon Reznick book in a series， but this is my first one。 It wont be my last。 And the fact that there are previous books in the series did not impact my enjoyment of this book。 It was great as a stand alone thriller。 Trevelle is a hacker with a Chinese girlfriend。 She falls onto the train tracks and dies。 But did she fall or was she pushed？There were some really enjoyable characters in this book – Trevelle and Jon were great and I am looking forward to going back in this series to get to know them。 There was a good dead of action and the pacing was perfect。 I thought the story and the way that it unfolded was great。 So why not 5 stars？ I really enjoyed this and read it one sitting， but I didn’t finish and say “wow”。 I am going to read more books in this series， and can really see this as a movie。 However， there were a few little things that bothered me- such as the characters telling you how they feel， rather than demonstrating it。 Thank you to the author， the publisher and to #netgalley for the ARC and for helping me find a new author to binge。 But this did not impact my review 。。。more

Nix ，

Action， intrigue， and some politics mixed into another fab Jon Reznick thriller。 This is the twelfth in the series but it can be read as a standalone。 This time it's Jon's go-to hacker and computer genius Trevelle that's in trouble。 Trevelle contacts Jon to ask for help after his Chinese girl friend fell / got pushed into the tracks。 A parallell legal system with Chinese police station is revealed and it all feels very close to a possible real situation which makes the story even better。 To find Action， intrigue， and some politics mixed into another fab Jon Reznick thriller。 This is the twelfth in the series but it can be read as a standalone。 This time it's Jon's go-to hacker and computer genius Trevelle that's in trouble。 Trevelle contacts Jon to ask for help after his Chinese girl friend fell / got pushed into the tracks。 A parallell legal system with Chinese police station is revealed and it all feels very close to a possible real situation which makes the story even better。 To find the culprits， the relationship between Martha （FBI） and Jon is tested yet again in this story - but this time it's Martha's career that's at stake。 With the pressure piling up， will she be loyal to Jon or look after herself first？ Highly recommended。The Jon Reznick thrillers are available on Kindle Unlimited and you may as well subscribe for a month or so， to read them all！ Hard Power will be published on 12 March 2024， but can be preordered now。 （ARC via Netgalley） 。。。more

Best Crime Books & More ，

I absolutely love this series and this latest release is no exception。 Jon Reznick's friend and hacker Trevelle is the one who calls Jon for help this time， a far cry from the norm。 However， the situation Trevelle finds himself in is far from the ordinary。 Trevelle's girlfriend Amy Chang is found dead and he is convinced， along with Amy's brother Kevin， that it was no accident。 Although Jon has no jurisdiction he as per the norm sticks his nose in to try and get to the bottom of what has gone on I absolutely love this series and this latest release is no exception。 Jon Reznick's friend and hacker Trevelle is the one who calls Jon for help this time， a far cry from the norm。 However， the situation Trevelle finds himself in is far from the ordinary。 Trevelle's girlfriend Amy Chang is found dead and he is convinced， along with Amy's brother Kevin， that it was no accident。 Although Jon has no jurisdiction he as per the norm sticks his nose in to try and get to the bottom of what has gone on。 It becomes clear pretty quickly that the situation Jon， Trevelle and Kevin find themselves in proves the theory that all is not right！There is plenty of action pretty much from the off with this latest book and as usual Jon is determined for the truth even if it means falling out with the FBI assistant Martha （which he does plenty of）！ I was a little on the fence with how the Jon and Martha relationship has played out but a part of me also understands the need for it。 That aside I loved the pacing of the story and there was plenty of corruption and action top keep you entertained。 Although there is a slight swerve into the arena featuring Chinese politics， I can forgive it as it didn't detract from my enjoyment。 I just hope we don't see the author going politics heavy in future books。 Overall this is a fast paced and action packed story with a character you can't help but love。 A great series which I am thoroughly enjoying and would happily recommend。 。。。more

Debra Dowling ，

This series never disappoints。 WOW。 could not put this book down once I started。 While this is part of a series， it can be read as a standalone， but if you're read the previous books it helps connect the relationships a little more。This book had a little less action in the middle， but the plot was just as exciting as ever。 absolutely love this series， and am already looking forward and hoping there is a next。 I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 This series never disappoints。 WOW。 could not put this book down once I started。 While this is part of a series， it can be read as a standalone， but if you're read the previous books it helps connect the relationships a little more。This book had a little less action in the middle， but the plot was just as exciting as ever。 absolutely love this series， and am already looking forward and hoping there is a next。 I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Simon Alphonso ，

JB Turner normally has the pacing and story of his novels just right， so it was a little bit surprising that the tone of this story came across as a bit preachy and green politics， an area that he never seems to address。It didn’t detract too much from the story and certainly not enough to reduce a star， but it was a minor annoyance all the same。Having voiced my irritation， I have to say that it was read in two sittings， as his books normally are for me， and I came away entertained and regretting JB Turner normally has the pacing and story of his novels just right， so it was a little bit surprising that the tone of this story came across as a bit preachy and green politics， an area that he never seems to address。It didn’t detract too much from the story and certainly not enough to reduce a star， but it was a minor annoyance all the same。Having voiced my irritation， I have to say that it was read in two sittings， as his books normally are for me， and I came away entertained and regretting reading it so quickly。A surprising betrayal added a neat twist but Turner just delivers， every time。 。。。more

Scilla ，

Trevelle Williams calls his longtime friend Jon Reznick when his Chinese girl friend Amy Chang has been pushed under the subway in New York City。 Amy's brother Kevin is now worried that he too will be killed。 They had been activists in Hong Kong， and made their way to New York and now had green cards。 However， now the Chinese diplomats are after them。 Reznick goes to NY and when Trevelle takes Jon to where Kevin is hiding out， they find two Chinese men with guns pointed to Kevin。 Resnick kills b Trevelle Williams calls his longtime friend Jon Reznick when his Chinese girl friend Amy Chang has been pushed under the subway in New York City。 Amy's brother Kevin is now worried that he too will be killed。 They had been activists in Hong Kong， and made their way to New York and now had green cards。 However， now the Chinese diplomats are after them。 Reznick goes to NY and when Trevelle takes Jon to where Kevin is hiding out， they find two Chinese men with guns pointed to Kevin。 Resnick kills both Chinese， and begins driving Trevelle and Kevin up north。 They finally get away from NY and find a hiding place with a friend of Trevelle。 However， when Resnick calls to FBI assistant director Martha Meyerstein， she tells others and Resnick is arrested。 Can Resnick find someone who believes him and save Kevin from his sister's fate？ This is a very exciting great great addition to the Reznick series。 I thank Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for the opportunity to read an ARC before publication。 。。。more

Anna Hayes ，

I was looking for a decent thriller to plough through and， even though this is part of a series， I thought it sounded like it might fit the bill - generally speaking this type of series generally lets a reader pick any book up in any order and be able to follow along - in that regard， there were enough throwbacks to previous books/storylines to ground me in who the main character was。 The book opens with a lot of promise - we have a murder that looks like an accident， and a father bidding farewe I was looking for a decent thriller to plough through and， even though this is part of a series， I thought it sounded like it might fit the bill - generally speaking this type of series generally lets a reader pick any book up in any order and be able to follow along - in that regard， there were enough throwbacks to previous books/storylines to ground me in who the main character was。 The book opens with a lot of promise - we have a murder that looks like an accident， and a father bidding farewell to a daughter heading to a potentially dangerous assignment abroad。 Turner doesn't delay dragging us into the action and what follows is a fairly stereotypical spy novel that trundles along to its conclusion。 That's actually my main problem with it， I got no real sense of urgency from the action - perhaps because a lot of it was told， rather than shown。 And there was an awful lot of repetition - it seemed like every page we had character A， B or C telling us that they were sad/stressed/angry etc and repeated， detailed callbacks to incidents that the reader read about in the beginning of the book - we don't need to be reminded of a murder， it should be pretty memorable in its own right！It was also very straightforward - there were no strong twists or turns， nothing to raise the eyebrow and make you wonder where it was going。 It's not a bad read; it just， to me， felt like a skeleton of a book that could have done with a bit more meat on the bones。My thanks to the publishers and author for a review copy of this book， via NetGalley。 。。。more

John ，

I've read quite a few Jon Recnick books and I enjoyed Hard Power by J。B。 Turner， but like most， a slightly different plot and characters。 Plenty of action， deceit， and of course the greedy government employees'。 Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC of this novel。 I've read quite a few Jon Recnick books and I enjoyed Hard Power by J。B。 Turner， but like most， a slightly different plot and characters。 Plenty of action， deceit， and of course the greedy government employees'。 Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC of this novel。 。。。more

Becca Wilder ，

I have read a number of J。B。 Turner’s Jon Reznick books， and had taken a break from the series because the books had started sounding the same to me。 Coming back to Hard Power， I was reminded of all the things that had initially drawn me to the books in the first place。 J。B。 Turner’s insight into the geopolitical threats and challenges of today’s world creates compelling stories and Jon Reznick is the uncompromising， brave， and principled hero that makes me root for him and his success by any me I have read a number of J。B。 Turner’s Jon Reznick books， and had taken a break from the series because the books had started sounding the same to me。 Coming back to Hard Power， I was reminded of all the things that had initially drawn me to the books in the first place。 J。B。 Turner’s insight into the geopolitical threats and challenges of today’s world creates compelling stories and Jon Reznick is the uncompromising， brave， and principled hero that makes me root for him and his success by any means necessary。 I enjoyed Hard Power， the author’s consideration of Chinese political activity in the U。S。， the fast-paced action， and the jeopardy attached to the plot。 I was slightly disappointed with the treatment of Martha Meyerstein’s character in this one and found many of the dialog passages throughout the story stilted and ineffective。 They didn’t seem up to par with the books I’ve read in the past， but not enough to prevent me from anticipating the next book in the series。 Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for this advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

T Olsen ，

This book is well written， has a good pace， and is entertaining despite the plot based on such stupidity it gives you a bad taste。 One of the leading characters turns from a very smart woman to an incredibly stupid one。

Ellen White ，

Captivating thriller，，Reznick seeing his daughter leave for two year's overseas。Wanting solitude now， when he gets a call。 His friend wanting his support and help to come to。 New York。This book held my attention from the beginning， a roller coaster of action to the end。 I enjoy the authors books， and highly recommend this one。Given arc by Net Galley and Thomas & Mercer for my voluntary review。March 12 Captivating thriller，，Reznick seeing his daughter leave for two year's overseas。Wanting solitude now， when he gets a call。 His friend wanting his support and help to come to。 New York。This book held my attention from the beginning， a roller coaster of action to the end。 I enjoy the authors books， and highly recommend this one。Given arc by Net Galley and Thomas & Mercer for my voluntary review。March 12 。。。more

MoniTheTigerEmpress ，

Thank you to Netgalley for an Advanced Readers Copy of this book in exchange for a review。Hard Power is a thriller novel by J。B。 Turner。 The story follows Jon who we first meet when he sends his daughter off at an airport for her next adventure。 The initial selling points that intrigued me into requesting this book were the covers interesting design and the summary/blurb。 It seemed right up my alley and like the book I would love。 I did appreciate the story that was being told and how it progres Thank you to Netgalley for an Advanced Readers Copy of this book in exchange for a review。Hard Power is a thriller novel by J。B。 Turner。 The story follows Jon who we first meet when he sends his daughter off at an airport for her next adventure。 The initial selling points that intrigued me into requesting this book were the covers interesting design and the summary/blurb。 It seemed right up my alley and like the book I would love。 I did appreciate the story that was being told and how it progressed。 I would say the prologue （Chapter before the first chapter） was well written and managed to get me hooked and kept me locked onto my screen， wanting to know what happens next。 Unfortunately， the things that I loved about the book stopped there。Onto the least pleasant part of the review， the negatives。 I would say I found it hard to read/keep reading midway through the first chapter。 I had a strong urge to stop reading and it was probably to do with how the book was written at that point， descriptions were minimal to the point where I could scarcely recall a single scene within the story， with the dialogues not even an action tag or dialogue tag， leading to confusion as to who is talking at the time。 It just seemed a bitt dry in my opinion。 I really tried to keep reading but I had to stop due to the dry dialogues。 Had the descriptions been written with more details。 I would have definitely read on。 The writing style probably wasn’t for me， but I do think others would find this book to their liking。 I’d rate this book a three out of five stars overall for the reasons above。 。。。more

Brian Miller ，

I initially wasn't sure if I would like this book but I came around。 I have read most of this series and they are all good。 This one Jon Reznick is called down to NY to help a friend support someone who lost their sister and his friend Trevelle who lost a girlfriend to mysterious circumstances。 It started a little far fetched but the action and the involvement of the Chinese and their attempt to silence any dissidents carried the day。 Reznick's conscience is something you can always count on and I initially wasn't sure if I would like this book but I came around。 I have read most of this series and they are all good。 This one Jon Reznick is called down to NY to help a friend support someone who lost their sister and his friend Trevelle who lost a girlfriend to mysterious circumstances。 It started a little far fetched but the action and the involvement of the Chinese and their attempt to silence any dissidents carried the day。 Reznick's conscience is something you can always count on and his desire to right the wrongs made this a good book。 。。。more

Jacqui ，

J。B。 Turner's Hard Power （Thomas & Mercer 2024）， twelfth in the Jon Reznick Thriller series， had a lot of potential。 The Chinese national sister of a friend of Reznick's， himself a former NSA hacker， is murdered on the NY subway， but no one believes it wasn't an accident except her brother and her boyfriend， Trevelle。 She had been worried about being stalked and threatened with her life for leaving China。 When she dies， Trevelle calls Reznick for help and it doesn't take long for things to escal J。B。 Turner's Hard Power （Thomas & Mercer 2024）， twelfth in the Jon Reznick Thriller series， had a lot of potential。 The Chinese national sister of a friend of Reznick's， himself a former NSA hacker， is murdered on the NY subway， but no one believes it wasn't an accident except her brother and her boyfriend， Trevelle。 She had been worried about being stalked and threatened with her life for leaving China。 When she dies， Trevelle calls Reznick for help and it doesn't take long for things to escalate。 Soon， Chinese bad guys threaten to kill the brother which Reznick solves by killing them。 The FBI doesn't believe it is self-defense and wants Reznick to turn himself in while they investigate。 The problem is， the more Reznick digs into this murder， the more DC and FBI corruption he finds， as well as unchecked Chinese law-breaking that even Reznick's sometimes girlfriend， Martha Meyerstein， in the FBI seems unwilling to believe。I wanted to love this book as I have all the others in the series。 I wanted to see Reznick and his cadre of talented cohorts deal with the treachery that threatened to sink justice。 At times， the story was clever， but often it got stuck in backstory and emotion。 The plot seemed to become as much about saving Martha’s career and analyzing her relationship with Reznick as saving America。 This was a serious change of attitude for Martha， an FBI character I have liked in the past。 I began to wonder if the author was running out of ideas for the fast moving pieces that in the past， always made this book difficult to put down。 There were a lot of places in the story where motivations were rehashed and ideas repeated which bled the energy out of the story。 It seemed to stall often where it never did in earlier books。Overall， I'll read the next because I remember the good books， but I hope the fast-paced indominable Reznick returns for the next in the series。 。。。more

LianaReads blog ，

Hard Power" by J。 B。 Turner， the twelfth installment in the Jon Reznick series， is a high-octane thriller that had me hooked from the first page。 When Trevelle's partner， Amy Chang， is found dead on a Manhattan subway， the circumstances scream foul play， setting off a chain reaction of political intrigue and danger。 Turner weaves a complex web of corruption involving the Chinese government， the FBI， and a former NSA hacker。The plot is suspenseful and fast-paced， with Reznick facing not only exte Hard Power" by J。 B。 Turner， the twelfth installment in the Jon Reznick series， is a high-octane thriller that had me hooked from the first page。 When Trevelle's partner， Amy Chang， is found dead on a Manhattan subway， the circumstances scream foul play， setting off a chain reaction of political intrigue and danger。 Turner weaves a complex web of corruption involving the Chinese government， the FBI， and a former NSA hacker。The plot is suspenseful and fast-paced， with Reznick facing not only external threats but also the unsettling discovery of corruption within the ranks of those meant to protect。 The dynamics between characters， particularly Reznick and Martha Meyerstein， add depth and emotion to the narrative。 As Reznick races against time， the story unfolds with gripping intensity， keeping me on the edge of my seat。 “Hard Power" is a great addition to the series， delivering the relentless action and intrigue that fans have come to expect from Turner's masterful storytelling。Very grateful to the publisher for my review copy through NetGalley， opinions are my own 。。。more

John ，

I received an ARC through "NetGalley" and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。In this latest book， Jon is leaving his daughter at the airport as she starts her new CIA assignment in Jakarta。 Once Jon is home， he receives a call from his friend Travelle who wants his help。 He returns to NYC and learns that Travelle's girlfriend has been killed。 He wants Jon to help Amy's brother。 Once he learns more， they go to Kevin's apartment where they discover that someone is holding a gun on Kevin and I received an ARC through "NetGalley" and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。In this latest book， Jon is leaving his daughter at the airport as she starts her new CIA assignment in Jakarta。 Once Jon is home， he receives a call from his friend Travelle who wants his help。 He returns to NYC and learns that Travelle's girlfriend has been killed。 He wants Jon to help Amy's brother。 Once he learns more， they go to Kevin's apartment where they discover that someone is holding a gun on Kevin and Jon winds up killing the person。 Jon discovers that there are others waiting and winds up shooting them。 Unfortunately， all of the victims are part of the Chinese delegation and Jon and the other two are now wanted。Follow the story aas Jom tries to avoid being captured and learn who assists him along the way。 Find out what happened and how Jon handles the events that arose during the chase and his apprehension。 Discover why and what happens in the end that pertains to Amy and Kevin and how everything works out in the end。 You won't want to miss this one。 。。。more

Dawn ，

Reznick went to see and help his daughter get off in her new adventure and wasn't expecting what came next。 Just when things seem to slow down a little Travelle calls and need a serious favor。 Things are changing could this be the end of an era？I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Reznick went to see and help his daughter get off in her new adventure and wasn't expecting what came next。 Just when things seem to slow down a little Travelle calls and need a serious favor。 Things are changing could this be the end of an era？I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Doug Yonce ，

Excellent addition to an addictive series。 Jon Reznick plays by his own rules: right is right; wrong is wrong; shoot first， and get names later。 In this episode， he starts off protecting a Chinese dissident， and ends up uncovering and disposing of various assets unfriendly to the United States。 Along the way， he alienates many while burning some important bridges。 I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher and voluntarily provided an hour review。