How does the author use imagery in the novel, The Terminal List?

The novel has a heavy emphasis on the military, and Reece uses all sorts of military gear in his quest for vengeance. The result is that the author provides detailed descriptions of guns and equipment, often using military jargon that some readers will not instinctively understand. It is not necessary to know every acronym in order to understand the overall meaning. For example, Reece often uses a NOD – a Night Observation Device. The reader will understand this is a night vision device without knowing what NOD stands for.

The author also uses descriptive imagery to paint a picture of the settings.

U.S. 89 runs north and south through the steep valley that straddles the line between Wyoming and Idaho. Irrigated hayfelds near the roadway lie in the shadows of the rugged ten-thousand-foot peaks to the east and more gentle hills to the west. Just north of the tiny town of Alpine, the route to Jackson turns east along the Snake River and winds into the mountains of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. At this point in the journey, the jagged ridgelines of the Tetons run nearly to the roadside, like towering cruise ships moored alongside an asphalt pier. Ten feet from the well-maintained road was terrain as rugged as nearly anywhere in the Lower 48, the home of trophy mule deer and giant elk as well as plenty of black bears and the occasional moose. Having never touched a gun or hunted in his life, it would never occur to Boykin that September 15, the opening day of deer season in Wyoming’s Region G, fell on a Monday that year.