Hard Lights
JB Turner
343 pages
Thomas & Mercer
Published June 10, 2025
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Hard Lights is the 14th book in an action thriller series about maverick former Special Forces operative Jon Reznick. I’ve read them all in order, but you don’t have to, as most of the books work fine as standalones, and you get all necessary recap about Reznick’s past and his various contacts. This was another easy fast paced read with no great surprises and a satisfying resolution, which is exactly what you want and expect from this kind of book.
When Reznick hears that his former friend from Delta Angel Ramos has been found murdered in LA, he leaves his Maine home to investigate. Angel had fallen on hard times but had been trying to get clean to save his teenage daughter from a life of drugs and exploitation, but powerful people in Hollywood and violent gangsters will stop at nothing to protect their secrets. Can Jon save the girl, avenge his friend and stop the bad guys?
There are quite a few series about Jack Reacher-type loners saving the day and sometimes the world from an implausibly large number of threats, and this is one of the better ones. While Reznick is pretty dour without much personality, and no sense of humour, I’ve kept reading them because I like the varied situations he finds himself in – they’re not as formulaic as the Reacher books. There’s violence and mentions of torture, lots of bad language and a hero who literally gets away with murder, so they’re not for everyone, but recommended if you like this genre. I got all the previous ones as Advance Review Copies, but this came to me courtesy of Kindle Unlimited. I started it as an audiobook then switched to the ebook – nothing against the narration which was great, I just haven’t had many opportunities to listen lately and wanted to finish it.
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