Zachary Leeman at LifeZette.com
interviewed former Navy SEAL Jack Carr, the author of the thriller, The Terminal
List and the upcoming True Believer.
Jack Carr (shown above right) made a big splash in the literary world when he released "The Terminal List." With Navy SEAL Lt. Cmdr. James Reece, he introduced a hard-nosed protagonist who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with other beloved modern western heroes in literature, such as Brad Thor’s Scot Harvath or Stephen Hunter’s Bob Lee Swagger.
What made Carr’s writing so
engaging and fresh, in part, is that he’s had a career as a Navy SEAL. That
knowledge helped inject something new into “The Terminal List.” Because of
Carr’s work with the military, he needed to go through the rigorous process of
having his book approved by the Department of Defense (DOD), which had to
ensure Carr was not divulging any government secrets he’s been sworn to keep.
The process went smoothly
enough and “The Terminal List” made it to shelves everywhere.
The same cannot yet be said
for his second book, however. Carr’s much-anticipated follow-up novel — “True
Believer” — has had its release date delayed due to the review by the DOD.
Originally set to be
published April 2, “True Believer” will now have a publish date of July 30.
Carr’s publisher released a statement about the delay through Twitter.
Carr’s first book was
“cleared as amended” by the Department of Defense Office of Prepublication and
Security Review; and Carr left those redactions in the text of his book.
He was planning on doing the
same thing with his new book, but the Department of Defense has pushed the
deadline several times.
LifeZette interviewed Carr —
who lives with his family in Utah — via email about his thoughts on the delay
of his new book and what readers can expect from “True Believer.”
Question: Is there any chance
the Department of Defense review could cancel the publication of this novel? Do
you have a timeline for when the review will be done?
Answer: First, I need to say that, in the grand scheme, I realize these are
exceptionally good problems to have. I feel extremely fortunate to be doing something
I love so much each and every day. Now, I doubt they could cancel the
publication of “True Believer.” It is 100 percent a work of fiction set against
a current geo-political backdrop. They may redact or “over”-redact, but I can’t
see how a work of fiction could possibly warrant this much scrutiny, much less
cancelation, by the government.
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