The Fourth Option

A Novel

By: Jack Carr, M.P. Woodward

Narrated by: Ray Porter

When law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system fail, there is a fourth and final option. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series.

Disillusioned by the government and institutions he dedicated his life to serving, former Navy SEAL and CIA ground branch operative Chris Walker is about to end his life when he receives a call that saves it. The wife of a teammate he lost in Afghanistan has now lost her son to the opioid crisis and needs Walker’s help. Thrust into a conspiracy that goes deeper than he ever imagined, Walker must go up against the system and the very Constitution he once swore an oath to support and defend in order to find justice for his friend’s widow.

With ambitious FBI agent Jarrett Stanton on his tail, Walker—accompanied by his loyal Belgian Malinois and using his off-the-grid VW pop-up camper filled with a hidden cache of weapons—takes the law into his own hands, exposing corruption and issuing a long-forgotten brand of lethal outlaw justice.

In the tradition of the great “stranger comes to town” Westerns of the past comes a modern interpretation of the mysterious vigilante gunslinger legend from “the hottest author on the thriller scene today” (The Real Book Spy). Get ready for a new kind of hero. Justice is coming.

great story

the story is realistic and very detailed. full of action, intrigue and the human condition.

5 stars is not enough. I wish I could give it more

I was already a HUGE fan of everything that Mr. Carr has written. I wasn't sure what to expect when I realized that we were starting a brand new series but I was more than eager to jump on board.

This book introduces us to a new MMC - Chris Walker - a former Navy Seal who also just happened to transition to the CIA's Ground Branch Division before we met him. And to make things even better, he has a canine partner, a Belgian Malinois named Paladin. Boy oh boy did I fall in love with that dog.

Mr. Carr does a fantastic job of introducing us to this new world. A world in which there are some major crimes going on between people and organizations that the public should have been able to trust. A massive conspiracy between organizations that should have been beyond reproach but were not - we are talking about the pharmaceutical industry, the New Orleans Police Department, and the FBI.

This book does a fantastic job of setting the stage and then taking us back to see how we got to this point. Everything begins with a certain college kid who wants to become a reporter. He gets a lead on corruption in his town (drugs) and decides that he is going to follow the story. Unfortunately, he gets in too deep before he understands the ramifications.

As only Mr. Carr can do, we are immediately thrown into the middle of an action-packed story, filled with really bad characters, and these bad guys are willing to do whatever it takes to stay in power.

This book was filled with non stop action from the very beginning of the book to the very last page. Not only that, but the premise was so intense that the tension level continued to build and the book created a tension filled climax situation in which I found myself totally holding my breath, hoping that everything was going to come out okay.

Add to this the fact that the narration was done by Ray Porter and you have an absolute brilliantly narrated story. As usual, he knocked it completely out of the park.

I am thrilled to say that not only did I love this entry to a new series, but I will be eagerly awaiting the next installment with Chris Walker. He is too good to stop with only one book.z

The exciting pace kept me reading but not wanting an end

I didn’t like that the book had to end. However, Jack Carr elegantly handled that.

Epic battle between good & evil

I loved the constant action & adrenaline filled chapters. Not sure why some people left poor reviews. I hope this turns into a series.

bomb

awesome book full of action. now we just need him and James to meet up and mess some bad guys up.