Happy Friday! Hope you’ve had a good week and will have plenty of reading time this weekend 🙂 Today for First Line Friday, hosted by Reading is My Superpower, I am featuring Fields of Fire by debut author Ryan Steck.

“Matthew Redd wasn’t afraid to die, but first he had some killing to do.”

Fields of Fire by Ryan Steck

The Basics

Title: Fields of Fire

Author: Ryan Steck

Series: A Matthew Redd Thriller (Book 1)

Publication Date: September 6, 2022

Genre: Thriller/Suspense

My Rating: 5 Stars

From the Back Cover:

Waiting to be deployed on a critical mission, elite Marine Raider Matthew Redd stops to help a stranger and wakes up hours later to learn his team was wiped out in an ambush. Unable to remember anything, Redd can’t deny the possibility that he’s somehow responsible for the information leak that led to the massacre. He’s given a deal to avoid a charge of treason, but it means walking away from the Corps and the life he loved.

As he faces his loss, Redd gets a cryptic message from his adoptive father, J. B.: “Trouble’s come knocking. . . . Might need your help.” He points his truck home to rural Montana, only to discover that J. B. is dead and the explanation for his death is far from satisfying. Determined to dig up the truth, Redd uncovers a dark global conspiracy with his hometown at the center and no team at his back―except one he might find among past friends, old enemies, and new allies, if he can figure out who to trust.

My Review

This heart-stopping debut thriller kept me turning pages late into the night! Part military thriller and part Western, this story will transport you to rural Montana, drawing you in and never letting go. Matthew Redd is everything you want in a hero – smart, tough, and a little broken, with a dogged determination to discover the truth about what happened to his father. He thinks quick on his feet and acts even quicker as the hits keep on coming, both literally and figuratively. This book captured my attention more completely than any book I’ve read in a long time; it will definitely be on my top ten list for 2022! I will be eagerly awaiting the next installment in Redd’s story!

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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.