Reckoning by J.B. Turner is Book 2 in An American Ghost Thriller Series.
In recent times the average person, who usually hasn't paid a great deal of attention to the agencies of the USA, has become aware of tawdry, lawless, and unconstitutional actions of these agencies. "Deep State" is now a fairly common term used and understood by various media personnel and depicted in films taken from novels such as the Jason Bourne Series created by Robert Ludlum.
In the first book of this series (Rogue), we meet Nathan Stone, and there's nothing to particularly like about him in this state. Nathan Stone was revived after an assignment went badly wrong, redesigned with plastic surgery, trained as – in MK Ultra style (research it and remember the Jason Bourne films) – an assassin at the highest level. In fact, millions of dollars were spent on rebuilding Nathan Stone into the killing machine with no conscience that we read about in our first introduction to him. Juiced and ready for his deadly assignment, he completes his task but then figures out what's about to happen to him. As a result, he does irreparable damage to those who "created" him.
Reckoning picks up after Nathan Stone has disappeared to Florida where his older sister permanently resides in a mental institution for killing their terribly abusive father as a child. She's all that Nathan has in the world, and the facility where she lives takes wonderful care of her. However, when Nathan takes a call he hoped he'd never get, he realizes "they've" found him and got him for another assignment because they've managed to take his sister out of the facility and are holding her captive until this job is done. They've become fully aware of what he exposed to a journalist when he "went rogue" and destroyed their people and the facility where he was taken to be reconstructed and trained.
From that moment on this is a bona fide thriller and details what is called "The Commission" consisting of retired upper military, former and present CIA, and other clandestine members. When he went rogue, he only knew of five members, but he learns the web is intricate with tentacles reaching into every agency of law enforcement.
At the end of Rogue, Stone had the beginnings of a return to a hint of conscience, morality, a line not to be crossed, and a desire to thwart the kind of people who made him what he became. That persona grows in Reckoning along with a new determination to eliminate the kind of evil people who operate under the guise of "loving America" in a globalist-controlled kind of way.
Turner gives the reader a solid picture of what the cabal looks like and how they operate around the world. The story is closer to fact than fiction. If there's a weakness, it's going on the assumption that the Feds can provide us with help and rescue when under attack from this cabal. Reality has shown evidence that the Deep State is alive and well and functioning as intended in all levels of government and beyond.
For thriller lovers, truth lovers, this series is hard and fast, violent and terrifying, sad and sorrowful, but Highly Recommended.
(Lots of profanity.)
Father, you know what it takes to do all that we do. Thank you for giving us our abilities and insights. Apart from you, we can do nothing. Please continue to guard and protect JB in all he does and writes. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
