You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
"A stray bullet can kill you just the same as one that was aimed."
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Jack Reacher happens to be on a bus that crashes outside of the small town of Bolton, South Dakota, and he gets drawn into a police operation involving a supposed meth lab and a witness under police protection. But you know that when Reacher gets involved, the body count is going to go up.
Basically, this is a high-octane thriller, which is what one expects from Lee Child and his creation, Jack Reacher. There's not a lot of character development, and I figured out a main plot twist well before it happened, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment. Sometimes, you just need to read a book like this, just like sometimes you need to watch one of the John Wick movies.
Basically, this is a high-octane thriller, which is what one expects from Lee Child and his creation, Jack Reacher. There's not a lot of character development, and I figured out a main plot twist well before it happened, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment. Sometimes, you just need to read a book like this, just like sometimes you need to watch one of the John Wick movies.
Not a fan of the ending and I was able to peg the bad guy (and the reasons why) early on. This is a first for me on a Jack Reacher book. Not one of the better ones I've read.
As always, really enjoyed the book. This one was the first one that I'd consider predictable, since I guessed who the bad guy was (that's never happened before with the other books) but it was still fun to read!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A bus accident during a brutal snow storm strands Jack Reacher in Bolton, SD. There, he gets wrapped up in a murder for hire, a meth/crime ring, a dirty cop, an important witness and an abandoned Air Force facility. It’s Jack Reacher. Need I say more?
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
One of the better Jack Reacher stories. Child gives the reader a great setup, as implausible as it may seem on the surface, but this is where Reacher "hangs out"--middle of nowhere America. He's eased into the plot because the small-town police force is undermanned and overwhelmed, and proceeds to lead without taking complete control of the operation.
An excellent subplot is Reacher's phone conversations with "Amanda" his successor several times removed at his old Army unit, the 110th. The two start this romantic, suggestive conversation over many calls and several days which is innocent at face value but deeply suggestive by the context and the sharp dialogue byplay. Lots of fun and a nice break from worrying about a prison riot or protecting the star witness for the prosecution in a major drug bust trial about to take place.
Reacher only busts a few heads, which is enough because this is a more cerebral case and one of the sub-contexts is the isolation of the town in South Dakota and the brutal cold which is a killer all its own.
Again, Child shows his mastery of the genre by entertaining us from page one until the end. I only had a small reservation about the end, which leaves us wondering if Reacher survived. It's an intentional tease that worked only when the book was first released because there are subsequent Reacher stories, so we know he survives. Still . . . :-)
An excellent subplot is Reacher's phone conversations with "Amanda" his successor several times removed at his old Army unit, the 110th. The two start this romantic, suggestive conversation over many calls and several days which is innocent at face value but deeply suggestive by the context and the sharp dialogue byplay. Lots of fun and a nice break from worrying about a prison riot or protecting the star witness for the prosecution in a major drug bust trial about to take place.
Reacher only busts a few heads, which is enough because this is a more cerebral case and one of the sub-contexts is the isolation of the town in South Dakota and the brutal cold which is a killer all its own.
Again, Child shows his mastery of the genre by entertaining us from page one until the end. I only had a small reservation about the end, which leaves us wondering if Reacher survived. It's an intentional tease that worked only when the book was first released because there are subsequent Reacher stories, so we know he survives. Still . . . :-)