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Reflexive Fire (A Deckard Novel) [Kindle Edition]

Jack Murphy
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Book Description

An assassin who is in over his head.
A cabal that wants him to lead a secret army.
A conspiracy decades in the making.


A military thriller from New York Times best selling author and Special Operations veteran, Jack Murphy.

"The hero is everything you could hope for in an
action-adventure--intelligent, charismatic, honorable, a combat veteran
from an elite unit, and just slopping over with badassity."
-Hank Brown, author of Hell and Gone.

As
a freelance assassin, Deckard is no stranger to the shadow world of
covert operations, but when he is summoned to Bohemian Grove and hired
to train and lead a battalion of Kazakh mercenaries, he soon discovers
his employer's real agenda: a doomsday plot decades in the making.


Now, free humanity's only chance for survival rests with
Deckard's renegade Private Military Company. From Afghanistan, to Burma,
and beyond, the clock is ticking down to global extinction.

"A military novel, written by a true expert on the subject, just takes
the story to another, higher level, compared to books made up by
"civilian" authors with vivid imaginations."
-Frank Jones, 15-year military veteran and private security contractor.

"With Jack Murphy, you know he's been there and done that, so you wonder
where the line is between the made up stuff and where he's drawing upon
his real-life experiences."
-Dan Eldredge

I wrote this book
for those of you who are ready for this genre to go to the next level,
beyond superficial political messages and stereotypical terrorists
wearing turbans on their heads, I hope this book connects with a
different breed of reader and action-adventure fan. -Jack Murphy, author
and Special Forces veteran.

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About the Author

Jack Murphy is an eight year Army Special Operations veteran who served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group.

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  • File Size: 873 KB
  • Print Length: 402 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1461099374
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0056ZBWQA
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,774 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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I highly recommend this one to anyone who likes the Special Ops genre. Claudette  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
The story is well developed, the characters are established quickly, the action is plausible. USNGunner  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
Well, maybe it is real, we don't know, but Murphy makes you think twice. J. Viser  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Rip-Snorting Paramilitary Adventure June 20, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Since the early 1990s, men's fiction has dwindled to almost nothing. Critics of the genre will point to the abysmal writing in some of the titles during its heyday. I have reason to hope for a resurgence in men's fiction that the critics of the genre won't be able to dismiss easily. I say that because of well-written, hard-hitting novels like Reflexive Fire.

The hero is everything you could hope for in an action-adventure--intelligent, charismatic, honorable, a combat veteran from an elite unit, and just slopping over with badassity. We meet Deckard during a guns-blazing rescue of some POWs from a covert operation gone SNAFU. From there, a mysterious rogue on the ragged fringes of the intelligence community hands him a deep cover assignment as a mercenary commander for Soros and Kissinger-esque insiders from the shadow government. Pretty impressive that these Princes of Darkness can be duped, with the resources at their disposal. Still, Deckard's cover could be blown at any moment.

Deckard organizes and trains a private army on the steppes of Kazakhistan, and leads them on direct-action missions at the behest of his sinister bosses, while tapping into his own substantial resources to find out what these puppetmasters are really up to.

There is no shortage of action in Reflexive Fire. The main characters are warriors, and fighting is what they do. Having winced, groaned, rolled my eyes and gritted my teeth at many authors' attempts to depict military (or paramilitary) operations, it was really satisfying to read a military thriller written with this level of technical accuracy. Afterwards it made me want to have a cigarette and raid the fridge. And I don't even smoke.

I've learned to avoid political thrillers, and ordinarily wince, groan, roll my eyes and grit my teeth when the author of any novel starts to portray their naive concept of how back room politics play out. This was another pleasant surprise for me. The author bypasses the two-party good-cop-bad-cop charade to tickle the truth hidden behind it. A few years ago, to even mention the workings of the shadow government was to invite ridicule and worse. Maybe this has changed as certain evidence becomes more difficult to hide. Still, I admire the author's courage to reject the blue pill publicly.

I don't know if this should be considered authoral courage too, but Jack Murphy isn't afraid to let important characters get snuffed in all the spray of shrapnel and deluge of full-auto fire. The body count is high, but not gratuitous. The progression of the plot is both plausible and logical. It is hard to imagine, though, how the stakes could be raised much higher in a sequel. But you can bet I'll buy it.

It's not very common to discover an action-adventure author who is also a SpecOps veteran. When you do, unfortunately, the quality of the fiction usually leaves something to be desired. Richard Marcinko was a competent SEAL team commander, but his Rogue Warrior series is "un-sat" IMHO. Barry Saddler was respected in SF, had a decent singing voice, and I'll even admit his Casca series was a neat idea, but after struggling to plod all the way through a couple of those books, I found myself asking what the point was.

Jack Murphy has not only done some of the same types of things he writes about, but he has consolidated them into an intelligent, entertaining novel. And Deckard is a character with plenty of juice for more shootouts to come. I highly recommend this book

Henry Brown is the author of the military thriller Hell and Gone and its sequel, Tier Zero. He is also the Two-Fisted Blogger.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An action-packed page-turner... June 25, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Jack Murphy's first novel is a foray into the world of modern day mercenaries and the agendas of their shadowy employers. If you like lots of action, some intrigue, and a high bad guy bodycount, you'll love Reflexive Fire.

Ex-Special Forces Operator Deckard is hired to train a unit of Kazakh mercenaries, for what purpose Deckard does not know. He takes the job, but being the inquisitive sort, Deckard moonlights by trying to figure out the purpose behind this private army. While his unit gains experience in the field, Deckard begins to ferret out the reason for his unit's existence, and realizes that perhaps he's been hired by the bad guys. Deckard discovers that the clock is ticking down to doomsday, and he going to need an army to stop it from happening. Fortunately for him, that's just what he has...

The bad guys' evil plan might stretch credibility, and after a while I began thinking that these guys were just insane and delusional rather than having a coherent evil plan. Insane or not, the danger was in the power they wielded. The key point is that the bad guys are up to no good and they've got to be stopped. In any case, I cared less about the evil plan than I did about the cool scenes where Deckard and his team try to figure out what it is, and then go about dismantling it.

With Jack Murphy's Special Forces background, you know that you're going to get some inside information--information about stuff that goes on the in the real world that the public doesn't know (or want to know) about. With most authors, you know they're just making this stuff up, even if they've done their research. With Jack Murphy, you know he's been there and done that, so you wonder where the line is between the made up stuff and where he's drawing upon his real-life experiences.

Reflexive Fire is definitely a page turner, and after this, I wonder what's next in store for Deckard.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A really solid techno-thriller action novel. June 23, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
From the first chapter to the last, Reflexive Fire kept me turning the pages, eager for more. There is a great blend of para-military action, intrigue, and conspiracy here. As I started the book, I had no idea as to the wild twists and turns the plot might take. Reading this novel, I found myself staying up late every night and into the early morning hours because I simply couldn't put it down.

If you're like me, a fan of Tom Clancy, Larry Bond, David Poyer and other military techno-thriller writers, but you want a novel that cuts away those extra three hundred pages of dead weight and leaves behind something lean, mean, and thoroughly enjoyable, look no further than Jack Murphy's debut novel.

I am eagerly awaiting the sequel, but in the meantime, If you liked Reflexive Fire, check out Jack Murphy's PROMIS short stories.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Killer
There's a lot to like and a little to not be too jazzed over in Reflexive Fire. My main criticism would be that there is very little characterization. Read more
Published 8 days ago by James F. Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME
Every book I read from Jack Murphy is awesome. Highly recommend all his works. Cannot wait for more, keep them coming.
Published 18 days ago by Jonathan S. Eldridge
5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding book.
I ordered this based off Jack's work on SOFREP.com and his history. I have been carrying it around in my ruck for a month or two and not had time to get to it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by USNGunner
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
A bit far fetched to me. But then I have never been in this type of situation (Thanks goodness). I really did enjoy the non stop action. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. D. Wire
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Fast Paced Ride
Reflexive Fire is a good novel in the same genre as the old Mac Bolen novels. It is fast-paced and easy to read, starting with action within the first few pages and keeping it up... Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Mouser
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Action Story
This was the first Deckard novel that I have read. The background story was a bit dark but the characters and the military actions were described accurately. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Picaroon
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Good read. Very interesting story. Lots of action. Took a little while to get to the main plot. It went kind of fast after that.
Published 2 months ago by Josh82
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother
Not Believable !!!!!! 20 pages in I dumped it.
Maybe I left too soon but it just didn't seem realistic.
I borrowed it through the Prime Lender's Library. Read more
Published 3 months ago by LP
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reading
This is the book that got me hooked. The writer takes real world situations and puts them in a ficticious settings. What helps it that the writer was a former special ops.
Published 3 months ago by pat kruchowski
2.0 out of 5 stars No character development
There are much more detailed reviews so I won't go into details, but this book is non-stop action without a lot of plot or character development. Read more
Published 4 months ago by AXiD
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Jack Murphy is an eight year Army Special Operations veteran who served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group.

Growing up in New York, Jack Murphy enlisted in the US Army at age nineteen. Completing Infantry Basic Training, Airborne School, and the Ranger Indoctrination Program, he was assigned to 3rd Ranger Battalion. As a Ranger, he served as an Anti-Tank gunner, Sniper, and Team Leader, and also graduated from Ranger School and Sniper School.

After several deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, he attended the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course and was selected as a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant. Over a year was spent training in the Special Forces Qualification Course, including further weapons training, SERE School, language training, and more.

Assigned as the Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group, Murphy was again sent to numerous schools and training courses before being deployed to Iraq. Acting as the senior trainer and adviser to an Iraqi SWAT team, his Special Forces team conducted Direct Action and other missions across Northern Iraq.

Having left the military in 2010, he is now working towards a degree in Political Science at Columbia University. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, the PROMIS series, and numerous non-fiction articles about Weapons, Tactics, Special Operations, Terrorism, and Counter-Terrorism. He has appeared in documentaries, national television, and syndicated radio.

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