THE PERFECT WEAPON HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN. Jarrod Hawkins is ushered into an underground facility, where the world’s greatest minds use his body for biotechnological research. They use genetic editing, nanomachinery, neural rewriting, and next-generation armor to turn him into the most fearsome weapon on earth. But as they push the limits of human performance and lethality, the facility begins to experience unexpected power outages. Evidence of sabotage appears all over the building, and the security team is plagued with sickening pranks. There is only one explanation—their creation has turned against them. As the experiment nears its completion, Jarrod struggles to understand his new abilities. His memories have been shattered, but his instincts scream at him to escape at any cost. On the outside, he has become a machine of war, but inside, the remnant of his former self fights for control. As a team of surgeons prepare for a final operation, Jarrod must make a choice: Will he let them take control of his mind, or will he use his enhancements to break free? Will he become a perfect soldier, or the most fearsome vigilante the world has ever known?

An adrenaline rush from start to finish. J. J. Carlson shines with his newest near-future thriller in the Jarrod Hawkins series. DARPA spent billions researching genetic modification and neural rewriting, then tried to create the perfect soldier. Instead, they created a nightmare. Jarrod Hawkins is no longer human. He has become a living weapon—cold, calculating, and unstoppable. After escaping an underground laboratory, his subconscious sends him on a mission of vengeance. He travels to Africa and begins tearing apart a human trafficking ring, leaving blood and whispered tales in his wake. Meanwhile, Daron Keeler and Eugene Carver learn of an impending attack on the Pentagon. They race against time, chasing a shadowy terrorist organization that always seems to be two steps ahead. As casualties mount, they quickly realize they have only one option—to summon The Nightmare.

Author J. J. Carlson keeps up his trademark unrelenting pace with the next installment in the Jarrod Hawkins series, where science and technology give rise to a global conspiracy to change mankind forever. The Nightmare lives. He cannot be stopped, And he knows no mercy. _Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Jarrod Hawkins, a human weapon forged in a secret DARPA laboratory, returns to Africa seeking answers - and revenge. He leaves a trail of dead terrorists and human traffickers as he closes in on a powerful warlord. Then, Jarrod finds himself on a collision course with a pair of talented investigators - who happen to be two of his oldest friends. With the assistance of an anonymous benefactor, the investigators track their quarry, and they soon discover that the man they are hunting is more dangerous than they ever imagined. They consider abandoning the case and fleeing the country, but someone is secretly directing their every step, and they find themselves drawn toward an inevitable confrontation with The Nightmare. Meanwhile, Eugene Carver clashes with a secret organization behind a string of unprecedented terrorist attacks in the United States. As he and his teammates search for answers, they begin to realize exactly what they are up against: a global conspiracy decades in the making. Fear the Nightmare is a thrill-ride, following a dark hero in a disturbingly familiar world of human trafficking, conspiracy, and near-future technology. The hard science and breakneck pace will appeal to thriller, sci-fi, and suspense fans alike._

Jarrod Hawkins is back. And he’s out for blood. A man’s body is discovered on a lonely street, the words “I killed her” carved into his forearm. A well-known pimp meets a hooded stranger in a busy pub and dozens of people watch him die. The murders continue, each act more heinous than the last. Someone or something has taken justice into its own hands. The rumors are no longer whispered behind closed doors; they are shouted into the night: The Nightmare has returned. All around the world, a secret war is being waged. A terrorist organization known as Katharos has set its plans to exterminate mankind in motion, and the few people aware of the organization’s existence are wanted by the U.S. Government. Daron Keeler’s team of black-ops agents are forced to embark on a suicide mission into the heart of Siberia, with the fate of the world on the line. Casualties mount, and the team’s only hope for success lies in the hands of the violent creature once known as Jarrod Hawkins.

A Colorado mountaintop has been transformed into a self-sustaining utopia by a man who claims to be the second son of God. He has built a perfect city—a sanctuary for his most devoted followers. Heaven on earth. Holy Mountain. But the children trapped inside the high walls of Holy Mountain know the truth: this isn’t heaven, it’s hell. Cameron Rollins, a fourteen-year-old boy who grew up in the arms of the cult, sneaks out at night, climbs the wall, and calls for help. When he is captured, he knows the punishment will be severe. It wasn’t his first offense, and it won’t be his last. But this time, someone has heard his cry. Eric Larson has been tasked with retrieving a young girl trapped inside Holy Mountain. And when he records a video of Cameron crying for help, he plans to use the evidence to stop the depraved cultists once and for all. But Holy Mountain’s dark influence extends farther than he thought possible, and his hopes are dashed by a corrupt judicial system. The law has failed to protect the children trapped inside Holy Mountain, so Eric decides to take matters into his own hands. He will enter the city and gather undeniable proof of the wickedness inside. And if he fails, he will call upon the most dangerous vigilante the world has ever seen—a genetically enhanced assassin known as “The Nightmare.”

Jarrod Hawkins, a genetically-engineered vigilante who was built in a DARPA laboratory, has finally met his match, and her name is Elizabeth Janson. Janson is an enhanced black-ops agent, and she wants Jarrod dead. Fueled by rage, she volunteers for dangerous bio-modification procedures—procedures that will give her the strength to bring him down, once and for all. But as a clash between DARPA’s bio-engineered Titans looms ever closer, the ashes of a fallen terrorist organization begin to rekindle. A ruthless and cunning woman has taken the reins of Katharos, and she wields a biological weapon powerful enough to eradicate the human race. Nothing and no one can stop her. No one except the vigilante known as The Nightmare. Jarrod is caught in the crossfire, fighting terrorists on one front and Janson on the other. But Janson is unlike any foe he has ever faced before. And if he can’t defeat her, billions of people will pay the price.

Daron Keeler, a former CIA spymaster, has been sent to Russia to pursue the leader of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization. He has been granted international authority to bring the woman known as “Empress” to justice, dead or alive. But as he closes in on the woman who executed his best friend in cold blood, Daron learns of a new threat in Moscow. Jarrod Hawkins, a genetically modified vigilante with terrifying abilities, has just arrived, and he is standing between Daron and the vengeance he has been waiting for. Friends become enemies. Old enemies become allies. Daron will stop at nothing to complete his mission. Even if it means going to war with the most fearsome vigilante the world has ever known—The Nightmare.

Jarrod Hawkins, a vigilante with terrifying superhuman abilities, sets out to destroy the remnant cells of a crippled terrorist organization. The men and women of Katharos have been scattered; they are beaten, hopeless, afraid. Katharos has fallen and will never rise again. Or so he thinks. As Jarrod hunts and interrogates the fleeing terrorists, they confront him with an impossible claim: The Emperor has risen from the dead—Katharos will be reborn and the apocalypse is about to begin. Not knowing what to believe, Jarrod returns to the United States, hoping to protect the people he loves. But a shadow is spreading across the globe and his enemies are mounting against him. Someone is manipulating high-level members of the U.S. Government, and they will stop at nothing to bring him down. Jarrod is drawn away from his family and into the fight, unaware that he will soon be forced to choose between saving his family and saving the entire world.

A farm in rural South Carolina has become a place of death. None who approach with hostile intent escape with their lives, for the farm is home to Jarrod Hawkins—the ruthless vigilante also known as The Nightmare. But as Jarrod guards his friends and family, mankind teeters on the brink of annihilation. A shadow has crept into the high places, rewriting the minds of world leaders, spreading the influence of an inhuman terrorist. The New World Order has arrived, completely unopposed, and a dark army is being built on the streets of Baltimore. Within a secret government laboratory, Eugene Carver struggles to protect a group of refugees—including his wife and unborn child—as thousands of enemies gather on the streets above. Carver and his team of black operatives fight for their lives, begging for help from their former allies and receiving none. The walls are breached, and the team withdraws deeper into the underground corridors. They prepare for their last stand, praying that The Nightmare has not turned his back on humanity.

Jarrod Hawkins, a bio-mechanically enhanced vigilante with a violent past, has finally found peace in the mountains of West Virginia. At the Clearwater Ranch, he is surrounded by friends, family, and the hope of a new beginning. But beyond his mountaintop sanctuary, the world has fallen into the hands of a terrorist—a man capable of rewriting the human brain. Jarrod and his friends strike back. They fight an army of mind-controlled soldiers and save hundreds of lives along the way. But the enemy has a new weapon—a synthetic organism powerful enough to tear Jarrod apart. The team retreats to West Virginia and is formulating a plan to defeat the beast when the unthinkable a spy infiltrates the sanctuary and carries out a surprise attack. In the blink of an eye, everything changes. Shaken by the attack, Jarrod abandons his friends and ignites the fire of a new war. One without rules. Without mercy. The war of The Nightmare.