The Devil's Hand: A Thriller (4) (Terminal List)

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NEW YORK TIMES
AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR\n“Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!”—Chris Pratt, star of The Terminal List, coming to Amazon Prime\nThe fourth thriller in the “so powerful, so pulse-pounding, so well-written” (Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Terminal List series follows former Navy SEAL James Reece as he is entrusted with a top-secret CIA mission of retribution twenty years in the making.\nIt’s been twenty years since 9/11. Two decades since the United States was attacked on home soil and embarked on twenty years of war. The enemy has been patient, learning, and adapting. And the enemy is ready to strike again.\nA new president offers hope to a country weary of conflict. He’s a young, popular, self-made visionary…but he’s also a man with a secret.\nHalfway across the globe a regional superpower struggles with sanctions imposed by the Great Satan and her European allies, a country whose ancient religion spawned a group of ruthless assassins. Faced with internal dissent and extrajudicial targeted killings by the United States and Israel, the Supreme Leader puts a plan in motion to defeat the most powerful nation on earth.\nMeanwhile, a young PhD student has gained access to a bioweapon thought to be confined to a classified military laboratory known only to a select number of officials. A second-generation agent, he has been assigned a mission that will bring his adopted homeland to its knees.\nWith Jack Carr’s signature “absolutely intense” (Chuck Norris) writing and “gripping authenticity” (
The Real Book Spy),
The Devil’s Hand is a riveting and timely thriller that will leave you gasping for breath.
About the Author
Jack Carr is a #1
New York Times bestselling author and former Navy SEAL. He lives with his wife and three children in Park City, Utah. He is the author of
The Terminal List,
True Believer,
Savage Son, and
The Devil’s Hand.
He is also the host of the
Danger Close Podcast. Visit him at OfficialJackCarr.com and follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @JackCarrUSA.
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Chapter 1\nCHAPTER 1\nCIA Applicant Processing Unit\nDulles Discovery Building\nChantilly, Virginia\nPresent Day\n“IS YOUR FIRST NAME James?”\n“Yes,” Reece replied.\n“Have you ever lied to get out of trouble?”\nReece paused.\n“Yes.”\n“Do you intend to answer these questions truthfully?”\nAnother pause.\n“Yes.”\n“Is today Wednesday?”\n“Yes.”\n“Have you ever committed a crime for which you were not caught?”\n“Yes?”\n“Are we in Virginia?”\n“Yes.”\n“Have you ever committed murder?”\n“Ah…”\n“Just yes or no, please.”\n“No.”\nReece saw the polygrapher make a note.\n“Are you a United States citizen?”\n“Yes.”\nThrough his peripheral vision, Reece saw the polygrapher make another notation and adjust a setting on his laptop.\nGreat.\n“Have you ever been part of a group that has wanted to overthrow the United States government?”\nReece sat in the nondescript room of what would have been a normal office park anywhere else in America. This one was located in Chantilly, Virginia, and was owned by a front company created by the CIA. Reece was halfway through day one of his three-day CIA processing evaluation. Even with his past experience and relationship with the Agency he still had to pass the medical and psychological screening tests to officially join the ranks of Ground Branch. Bureaucracy was, after all, bureaucracy.\n“Let’s try this again,” “John” said in a tone meant to convey exasperation. “Be sure to answer yes or no honestly. And remain completely still. Keep your eyes focused on one point on the wall in front of you or we will have to start all over.”\nReece felt his pulse quicken. He’d been on the receiving end of an interrogation before, and then, just as now, he wanted nothing more than to tear his interrogator’s throat out. He’d completed a form in the w