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J.B. Turner is the bestselling author of the Jon Reznick thriller series. His next book, HARD SUN (Thomas and Mercer), is published on 16 December 2025. He is a former journalist. His books have sold more than three million copies. He also wrote the American Ghost black-ops series and the Deborah Jones crime series. He has a keen interest in geo-politics. And he loves music. Everything from Beethoven to The Beatles, The Cure to Bach. And everything in between. He loves films. Well, good ones. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Heat, The Godfather, The Offence, The Parallax View, Silver Linings Playbook, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Gray Man, The French Connection, Payback, It’s a Wonderful Life, Manhattan, Sideways, ...more

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J.B. Turner Hi Mike,

Thanks so much. Delighted you enjoyed Hard Road. My focus now is on the next Reznick book, out 8 February 2018. And I've also got a brand new …more
Hi Mike,

Thanks so much. Delighted you enjoyed Hard Road. My focus now is on the next Reznick book, out 8 February 2018. And I've also got a brand new series out in 2018, the first being AMERICAN GHOST. American thrillers. But to answer your question, Mike, no, far prefer writing the type of books I read, which is American crime fiction/thrillers. Hope that answers your question.

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J.B. Turner Hi Adam, Apologies for taking so long getting back to you. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to ask this question. I think you're probably right, Nat…moreHi Adam, Apologies for taking so long getting back to you. Anyway, thanks for taking the time to ask this question. I think you're probably right, Nathan Stone does appear to be a psychopath. But I think if you check out the follow up Reckoning and then Requiem, you will see a character who is transforming from the brainwashed killer to a man who appears to be fighting for his soul and for his identity. So getting back to your question, why such a reprehensible main character? I guess it was a challenge, to start with a man who one doesn't want to root for and who appears to kill as and when required, including innocent people. But as the series progresses, this is not the real Nathan Stone. This was the engineered Nathan Stone. And he himself is on a journey as he tries to break from of the constraints of The Commission. Hope all that makes sense. Fantastic you got in touch. Best wishes and regards, J.B. Turner (less)
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“Work hard, respect yourself, respect others, and never, ever turn your back on the needy.”
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“Jon! Jon! Please come and get me! Jon! Jon!” He tried to move, but he was paralyzed. He willed himself to move. But he was frozen. All of a sudden, an ominous thunderous roar, and the tiny figure was swallowed in a cloud of dust and ash as the building descended at speed, the smell of burning fuel thick in the air, the screaming unrelenting.”
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“Reznick walked through the grand, sprawling lobby. Marble floor, ornate columns, chandeliers. A young man at the front desk took his details as he signed in under a false name: Ron Dixon.”
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