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mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
A fun, easy-to-read book for a one brain-cell-type week
adventurous
mysterious
Can’t go wrong with this. If you like a book that is suspenseful and full of twists and turns then this is the one
I had watched the movie for [b:One Shot|220968|One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)|Lee Child|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425164069s/220968.jpg|213966] when it first came out and thought it was all right. In fact, I had watched the movie before I read any of the Reacher books. I read [b:Killing Floor|78129|Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)|Lee Child|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1399313258s/78129.jpg|4511038] in 2015 and enjoyed it to the point where I wanted to read more books in the series. I had read Baldacci's John Puller first and I could see that maybe Reacher was Baldacci's inspiration for that character. While I own about five or six more random books in the series, I wanted to read the series in order. As I don't have my hands on the second book in the series yet, I haven't read another book in the series for years.
I re-watched the movie about a month ago to refresh my memory about Tom Cruise's Reacher. This time, I liked the movie far better. So I decided to read the book it was based on out of order. As is the case with most books, I loved the book far more. Now I want to order book 2 of the series so I can start reading Reacher in correct order.
I re-watched the movie about a month ago to refresh my memory about Tom Cruise's Reacher. This time, I liked the movie far better. So I decided to read the book it was based on out of order. As is the case with most books, I loved the book far more. Now I want to order book 2 of the series so I can start reading Reacher in correct order.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The premise: A sniper shoots five people in a plaza in Indianapolis. A veritable mountain of forensic evidence leads to the summary arrest of James Barr. Reacher knows him. He once investigated a similar sniper killing Barr had perpetrated while a soldier in Kuwait City. For various reasons, the matter was shoved under the carpet by the Army. Reacher had vowed to put Barr six feet under if he ever killed again.
There's just one hitch: is Barr as guilty as he seems?
I suppose this wouldn't be a proper Reacher book if at some point Reacher didn't come under suspicion for a murder or two. It is the sine qua non of the series. The authorities have it half right. Reacher is a stone cold killer. But he just kills the bad guys. Does he ever!
Child does a great job here with a story that involves a lot of forensic evidence without ever becoming dry. He does his job in that he makes you, the reader, feel smart, because you'll find yourself asking all the right questions before Reacher gets there. A very good entry in the series, but still not as good as "Echo Burning".
There's just one hitch: is Barr as guilty as he seems?
I suppose this wouldn't be a proper Reacher book if at some point Reacher didn't come under suspicion for a murder or two. It is the sine qua non of the series. The authorities have it half right. Reacher is a stone cold killer. But he just kills the bad guys. Does he ever!
Child does a great job here with a story that involves a lot of forensic evidence without ever becoming dry. He does his job in that he makes you, the reader, feel smart, because you'll find yourself asking all the right questions before Reacher gets there. A very good entry in the series, but still not as good as "Echo Burning".
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No