In the blood a thriller, p.36
In the Blood: A Thriller, page 36
part #5 of Terminal List Series
To all those who have supported this effort along the way: Mark Owen, Mike Schoby at Field Ethos, Christian Craighead, Kyle Lamb of Viking Tactics, Andy Moeckel—the Flip Flop Guy, John Devine of Devine K9s and the Rescue 22 Foundation, Rick and Esther Rosenfield, Lucas O’Hara of Grizzly Forge Knives, Isaac Aleman, Trevor Thompson, John Dudley of NockOn, Nick and Tina Coussoulis, Chris Hunt of Code of the West, Cole Kramer of Kramer’s Kodiak Guide Service, Isaiah Washington, Tim Fallon and the team at FTW Ranch, Rich Zeoli, Eric and Sarah Cylvick of ZipRider, Bert Sorin of Sorniex, Jocko Willink of Echelon Front, Eric Anderson at Salomon, Stacy Wenger, Josh Smith of Montana Knife Company, Mark Bollman and the team at Ball & Buck, Jonathan Hart and John Barklow at Sitka Gear, Jon Edwards and the team at Schnee’s, Matt Graham at ARES Watches, Andy Stumpf of Cleared Hot, Jeff Kimbell at Safari Club International, Tucker Carlson, Lexi Ciccone, Mike Bursaw of Mystery Mike’s, Tetiana Gaidar, Tom Flanagan of Eagles & Angels, Barbara Peters at Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Phoenix, Michaela Smith at Dolly’s Bookstore in Park City, author Desiree Holt, Nick Siefert at Athlon Outdoors, Jeff Kimbell, Elaine Ryan and Rick Kaiser at the UDT SEAL Museum, Ross Kaminsky, Rihana Cary at the team at MTN OPS, Jack Daniels, Elias Kfoury of Seven Sages Health, Tyr S., Steve “Mato” Matulewicz of Sentry, Jimmy Spithill, Trig and Annette French, Martin and Kelly Katz, Patrick Hemingway Adams, Razor and Sylvia Dobbs, Mike Atkinson of T3 Gear, Mike Comacho, Damien and Jen Patton, Alec Wolf at Zev Technologies, Adam Janke of the Journal of Mountain Hunting, Marcus Torgerson at IKMF Krav Maga, Amy Robins at Alexo Athletico, Rick Stewart at American Zealot Productions, Mike at Last Line of Defense, Wally McLallen and Keith Walawender and the team at Tomahawk Strategic Solutions, Mickey Schuch at Carry Trainer, the legendary Ken Hackathorn, Jeff Houston at TAC 7, Chris Osman at Rhuged, Eli Crane at Bottle Breacher, Jeff Reid at Frozen Trident, Brent Gleeson at Taking Point Leadership, Lacey Biles, Garry and Victoria Peters, Shane Reilly (I finally did a move without you), Michael Davidson and Natalie Alverez at Gen Next, Jeff Crane and P.J. Carleton at the Congressional Sportsman’s Foundation, Joe and Charlotte Betar at the Houston Safari Club, Ryan Michler of Order of Man, Hoby Darling, Herman Achteruis at Achter Knives, Brian Call of the Gritty Podcast, Clint Emerson of 100 Deadly Skills, Mike Sauers and Samantha Bonilla of Forged, Jared W. Ogden of Triumph Systems, Erik Snyder, Chris DeWitt, Damien Clapper at Lead Nav Systems, Kurt Schlichter of Townhall, Maddie Taylor, John Nores at The Thin Green Line, Dana and Chris Loesch of The Dana Show, Aron Snyder at Kifaru International, Sean Haberburger at BlueCore, Eric Frohardt, Billy Birdzell, Shahram Moosavi of Phoenix JKD Institute of Mixed Martial Arts, Josh Waldron, Ed Byres, the team at MTN TOUGH, Phil Hoon of Capitol 6 Advisors, author Rob Olive, and Fred Burton at ONTIC.
To Taylor Matkins and Katie Manhart at Lucky Ones Coffee for all you do for my family and for the community in Park City.
To Negar and Jean-Marc Chevre for finding us the perfect spot.
To Craig and Heather Flynn for allowing me to use your barn as a storage facility. I’ll get everything moved out in the next year or two… or three…
To Mike Mitchell and the crew at Majestic Canyon Creations for all the work on the new podcast studio. It is looking great!
To Andrew Kline for always being there for my family.
To Bill Crider—Can’t wait for our next adventure.
To James Jarrett, a warrior of Project Delta, for your mentorship.
To Jimmy Klein—Let’s get afield soon!
To Chris Cox of Capitol Six Advisors for your years of friendship and support. Thank you for everything.
To Graham Hill—You finally got that character. Thank you, my friend.
To Brock Bosson, Ted Lacey, Tina Davis, Alexander Haberman, and the legal team at Cahill Gorden & Reindell for going above and beyond at every turn.
To Norm Brownstein and Steve Demby at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for always making time for me.
To Mitch Langberg at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for continuing to have my back as a friend and on the legal front.
To Garrett Bray—I certainly would not be where I am today with you. Thank you.
To my agent, Alexandra Machinist at ICM, for guiding me through terrain on which you are a tier-one operator.
To my agent at ICM in Los Angeles, Josie Freedman, for navigating the world of Hollywood.
To the magnificent Emily Bestler for having taken a chance on me and giving me my shot. Not a day goes by that I do not count my blessings that you are such an integral part of my life. I am forever grateful.
To Lara Jones for your undying patience and for keeping this venture on the rails.
To my publicist, David Brown, for your friendship and for making this journey so much fun! I look forward to our every encounter!
To Al Madocs, whose work in turning my manuscript into the book in your hands is nothing short of miraculous.
To James Iacobelli for crushing another cover. Can’t wait to see what you come up with for book six!
To Jen Long and the team at Pocket Books for the incredible series of James Reece paperback thrillers!
To Jon Karp, president and publisher of Simon & Schuster, for your leadership.
To Libby McGuire, senior vice president and publisher of Atria Books, for all your support.
To Dana Trocker, Suzanne Donahue, Paige Lytle, and Iris Chen for all your efforts. Thank you.
Thank you to Sarah Lieberman, Gabrielle Audet, Chris Lynch, and Tom Spain at Simon & Schuster Audio. There is not a day that goes by where I do not receive compliments on the audiobooks. That is all due to your efforts. Thank you.
To Karlyn Hixson, Liz Perl, Sue Fleming, Sienna Farris, and Saimah Haque, whose work introduces James Reece to readers across the world.
To Gary Urda, Colin Shields, Chrissy Festa, Paula Amendolara, Janice Fryer, Leslie Collins, Gregory Hruska, and Lexi Dumas for all you do in Accounts and Sales to put these novels on shelves. It is sincerely appreciated.
To Tom Pitoniak, whose efforts in copy editing this manuscript will not be forgotten. I owe you a drink.
And finally, to my amazing wife, Faith—what an insane few years it has been! Thank you for holding down the fort while I was deployed and now while I’m locked down to write. I am more in awe of you with each passing day.
And to our three children—I love you with all my heart!
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Savage Son
Book 3
The Devil's Hand
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JACK CARR is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a team leader, platoon commander, troop commander, and task unit commander. Over his twenty years in Naval Special Warfare, he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in the most Iranian-influenced section of southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous drawdown of US forces. Jack retired from active duty in 2016 and lives with his wife and three children in Park City, Utah. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List, True Believer, Savage Son, and The Devil’s Hand. Visit him at OfficialJackCarr.com and follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @JackCarrUSA.
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GLOSSARY
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment:
The Army’s premier helicopter unit that provides aviation support to special forces. Known as the “Night Stalkers,” they are widely regarded as the best helicopter pilots and crews in the world.
.260:
.260 Remington; .264”/6.5mm rifle cartridge that is essentially a .308 Winchester necked down to accept a smaller-diameter bullet. The .260 provides superior external ballistics to the .308 with less felt recoil and can often be fired from the same magazines.
.300 Norma:
.300 Norma Magnum; a cartridge designed for long-range precision shooting that has been adopted by USSOCOM for sniper use.
.375 CheyTac:
Long-range cartridge, adapted from the .408 Chey- Tac, that can fire a 350-grain bullet at 2,970 feet per second. A favorite of extreme long-range match competitors who use it on targets beyond 3,000 yards.
.375 H&H Magnum:
An extremely common and versatile big-game rifle cartridge, found throughout Africa. The cartridge was developed by Holland & Holland in 1912 and traditionally fires a 300-grain bullet.
.404 Jeffery:
A rifle cartridge designed for large game animals, developed by W. J. Jeffery & Company in 1905.
.408 CheyTac:
Long-range cartridge adapted from the .505 Gibbs, capable of firing a 419-grain bullet at 2,850 feet per second.
.500 Nitro:
A .510-caliber cartridge designed for use against heavy dangerous game, often chambered in double rifles. The cartridge fires a 570-grain bullet at 2,150 feet per second.
75th Ranger Regiment:
A large-scale Army special operations unit that conducts direct-action missions including raids and airfield seizures. These elite troops often work in conjunction with other special operations units.
AC-130 Spectre:
A ground-support aircraft used by the U.S. military, based on the ubiquitous C-130 cargo plane. AC-130s are armed with a 105mm howitzer, 40mm cannons, and 7.62mm miniguns, and are considered the premier close-air-support weapon of the U.S. arsenal.
Accuracy International:
A British company producing high-quality precision rifles, often used for military sniper applications.
ACOG:
Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight. A magnified optical sight designed for use on rifles and carbines, made by Trijicon. The ACOG is popular among U.S. forces as it provides both magnification and an illuminated reticle that provides aiming points for various target ranges.
AFIS:
Automated Fingerprint Identification System; electronic fingerprint database maintained by the FBI.
Aimpoint Micro:
Aimpoint Micro T-2; high-quality unmagnified red-dot combat optic produced in Sweden that can be used on a variety of weapons platforms. This durable sight weighs only three ounces and has a five-year battery life.
AISI:
The latest name for Italy’s domestic intelligence agency. Their motto, scientia rerum republicae salus, means “knowledge of issues is the salvation of the Republic.”
AK-9:
Russian 9x39mm assault rifle favored by Spetsnaz (special purpose) forces.
Al-Jaleel:
Iraqi-made 82mm mortar that is a clone of the Yugoslavian-made M69A. This indirect-fire weapon has a maximum range of 6,000 meters.
Alpha Group:
More accurately called Spetsgruppa “A,” Alpha Group is the FSB’s counterterrorist unit. You don’t want them to “rescue” you. See Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis and the Beslan School Massacre.
AMAN:
Israeli military intelligence.
Amphib:
Shorthand for Amphibious Assault Ship. A gray ship holding helicopters, Harriers, and hovercraft. Usually home to a large number of pissed-off Marines.
AN/PAS-13G(v)L3/LWTS:
Weapon-mounted thermal optic that can be used to identify warm-blooded targets day or night. Can be mounted in front of and used in conjunction with a traditional “day” scope mounted on a sniper weapons system.
AN/PRC-163:
Falcon III communications system made by Harris Corporation that integrates voice, text, and video capabilities.
AQ:
al-Qaeda. Meaning “the Base” in Arabic. A radical Islamic terrorist organization once led by the late Osama bin Laden.
AQI:
al-Qaeda in Iraq. An al-Qaeda–affiliated Sunni insurgent group that was active against U.S. forces. Elements of AQI eventually evolved into ISIS.
AR-10:
The 7.62x51mm brainchild of Eugene Stoner that was later adapted to create the M16/M4/AR-15.
Asherman Chest Seal:
A specialized emergency medical device used to treat open chest wounds. If you’re wearing one, you are having a bad day.
AT-4:
Tube-launched 84mm anti-armor rocket produced in Sweden and used by U.S. forces since the 1980s. The AT-4 is a throwaway weapon: after it is fired, the tube is discarded.
ATF/BATFE:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. A federal law enforcement agency formally part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which doesn’t seem overly concerned with alcohol or tobacco.
ATPIAL/PEQ-15:
Advanced Target Pointer/Illuminator Aiming Laser. A weapon-mounted device that emits both visible and infrared target designators for use with or without night observation devices. Essentially, an advanced military-grade version of the “laser sights” seen in popular culture.
Avtoritet:
The highest caste of the incarcerated criminal hierarchy. Today used in association with a new generation of crime bosses.
Azores:
Atlantic archipelago consisting of nine major islands that is an independent autonomous region of the European nation of Portugal.
Barrett 250 Lightweight:
A lightweight variant of the M240 7.62mm light machine gun, developed by Barrett Firearms.
Barrett M107:
.50 BMG caliber semiautomatic rifle designed by Ronnie Barrett in the early 1980s. This thirty-pound rifle can be carried by a single individual and can be used to engage human or vehicular targets at extreme ranges.
BATS:
Biometrics Automated Toolset System; a fingerprint database often used to identify insurgent forces.
Bay of Pigs:
Site of a failed invasion of Cuba by paramilitary exiles trained and equipped by the CIA.
BDU:
Battle-dress uniform; an oxymoron if there ever was one.
Benelli M1 Super 90:
An auto-loading shotgun.
Beneteau Oceanis:
A forty-eight-foot cruising sailboat, designed and built in France. An ideal craft for eluding international manhunts.
Black Hills Ammunition:
High-quality ammunition made for military and civilian use by a family-owned and South Dakota–based company. Their MK 262 MOD 1 5.56mm load saw significant operational use in the GWOT.
Blue-badger:
Often used to denote a “staff” CIA paramilitary operations officer. Why? Because their badges are blue.
Bratok:
Member of the Bratva.
Bratva:
The Brotherhood. An umbrella term for Russian organized crime, more technically referring to members of the Russian mafia who have served time in prison.
Brigadir:
Lieutenant of a Bratva gang boss.
Browning Hi-Power:
A single-action 9mm semiautomatic handgun that feeds from a thirteen-round box magazine. Also known as the P-35, this Belgian-designed handgun was the most widely issued military sidearm in the world for much of the twentieth century and was used by both Axis and Allied forces during World War II.
BUD/S:
Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. The six-month selection and training course required for entry into the SEAL Teams, held in Coronado, California. Widely considered one of the most brutal military selection courses in the world, with an average 80 percent attrition rate.
C-17:
Large military cargo aircraft used to transport troops and supplies. Also used by the Secret Service to transport the president’s motorcade vehicles.
C-4:
Composition 4. A plastic-explosive compound known for its stability and malleability.
Caesarea:
A department of the Mossad. It is wise to stay off their list.
CAG:
Combat Applications Group. See redacted portion of glossary in the “D” section.
CAT:
Counter-Assault Team; heavily armed ground element of the Secret Service trained to respond to threats such as ambushes.
CCA:
According to Seapower Magazine, the Combatant Craft, Assault, is a 41-foot high-speed boat used by Naval Special Warfare units. Essentially, an armed “Cigarette” boat.
CDC:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, its mission is to protect the United States from health threats to include natural and weaponized infectious diseases.
Cessna 208 Caravan:
Single-engine turboprop aircraft that can ferry passengers and cargo, often to remote locations. These workhorses are staples in remote wilderness areas throughout the world.
CIA:
Central Intelligence Agency
CIF/CRF:
Commanders In-Extremis Force/Crisis Response Force; a United States Army special forces team specifically tasked with conducting direct-action missions. These are the guys who should have been sent to Benghazi.
