The Fourth Option
When law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system fail, there is a fourth and very final option. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series cowritten with New York Times bestselling author M.P. Woodward.
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 K-9 and using his off-the-grid VW pop-up camper filled with a hidden cache of weapons—takes justice 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.
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Jack Carr
Jack Carr is not your typical thriller writer. His novels crackle with the urgency of lived experience, drawn from his two decades of service as a Navy SEAL. But it's not just his military background that makes his writing stand out—it’s how he brings the intensity of combat, the ethics of warfare, and the consequences of violence into gripping, character-driven narratives.
Born into a military family in 1975, Carr knew from a young age that his future would involve service. By the time he enlisted in the Navy in 1996, he was already obsessed with the elite world of Navy SEALs. Over the next twenty years, he rose through the ranks, eventually leading special operations teams in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the southern Philippines. His experience running sniper teams, practicing counterinsurgency, and commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in one of the most volatile regions of Iraq, shaped not only his military career but also the authenticity and grit that permeate his novels.
The Fourth Option
The Fourth Option consists of one book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
