If only he wasn’t a typical male thriller character led by his dick then this story may never have existed. We then spend the next 417 pages finding out why these old cases have reappeared and what is the connection to Maj Turner who has been arrested and jailed.

But what he didn’t expect was to find himself, unwillingly, back in the army and to find that Major Turner is under close arrest. There was a raucous through-the-wall heater, which would be too noisy to sleep with, which would save the owner money on electricity. The book moves along at a furious pace from beginning to end thanks mainly to an enigmatic leading man but equally to a well crafted and thought out storyline and a sound narrative that keeps the reader keep turning the pages to see just what happens next. Casting was horrendous - Tom Cruise is simply not Jack Reacher and I thought Rosamund Pike was just awful - but I thought the movie was fairly well done despite that. The plot is timely, and the story is driven by ethical dilemmas faced by Reacher as a result of his past.

This should not be read if what you're looking for is an in-depth, psychological understanding into the human psyche delivered with beautiful literary prose. Child is tired of writing Reacher novels, he could have ended the series beautifully with this novel.

As soon as he does two musclemen, clearly military men out of uniform, arrive at the motel and tell Reacher to get out of town, promising that no one will come looking for him if he does, and that they will beat the crap out of him if he refuses to do so. And as usual, he is soon in personal jeopardy, and as usual, his sense of justice rides to rescue Turner. In this one our ex-military policeman hero Reacher breaks the mold by teaming with a twin, the new female chief of his former MP unit. If you feel a certain affinity for the lone hero, a man of principle, of unwavering knowledge and assent as to his own actions, than Jack Reacher's your kinda guy. Probably the worst i have read so far in the series having read all the earlier books in the series several times.

Usually I can’t put Jack Reacher books down, but this one wasn’t as gripping as others I’ve read and I’ve read them all! Even when the tale is told in the third person, as this is, the reader is essentially Reacher for the few days it takes to live through the latest adventure. There is a lot of money involved and the people at the top of this particular tree weald a great deal of power and influence. When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly set, freshly busted nose - it isn't easy to hitch a ride in Nebraska. Reacher is finally in Virginia to meet Susan whom he met in 61 Hours, 14, and there have been three books in between 61 Hours and this one.

Once done solving the problem, like his clothes, he moves on discarding everything and everyone involved in the novel's elements.To find out what personal information we collect and how we use it, please visit our privacy policy. Within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and there's a police roadblock ahead. Reacher popped a clubbing right into his solar plexus, hard enough to drive the breath out of him, soft enough not to cause lasting neurological damage.

It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. The first Jack Reacher movie, based on the novel One Shot and starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike, was released in December 2012. They track down Samantha, but Espin later confirms that Romeo had secured a false affidavit showing that Reacher was Samantha's father.In part, due to my friends' reviews, and in part because I let my subconscious sift through the rubble that was my initial thinking. How long has it been since humanity has had to deal with those impossible to open wax paper linings inside the cereal box. He is the recipient of many awards, most recently Author of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards.