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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
It all began with a bus crash in rural South Dakota. Reacher is uninjured, but must help those on the bus with him; a number of retirees whose main focus has been seeing Mount Rushmore. As Reacher heads to town, he learns of a cryptic murder that's taken place and the one woman who can act as a witness for the legal proceedings. Meanwhile, there is a plot being hatched out of Mexico to come down on this quaint town and wreak havoc for all involved. When clues in the murder investigation lead Reacher and the authorities to ponder a jail break to distract from an even larger act, the clock begins ticking for Reacher and the rest of the townsfolk. While Child advances the clock incrementally, Reacher can only hope his military connections are strong enough to foil the plot and to protect this elderly witness from dying. Explosive and frigid at the same time, Child brings the story to life with ease and grace.
Child does continue his ever-evolving progress of Reacher's life, but also seeks to hash out some of the social commentary of US Military history whenever he can. Revisiting some issues of the Cold War, Child uses Reacher's knowledge of the military to depict just how determined both sides were to holding onto whatever they could after nuclear fallout becomes a reality. Poignantly discussed and intricately woven together, Child plays historian and storyteller at the same time, without revisiting some of the well-known battles and stories. Just like the settings for his novels, Child chooses to share facts little known to many, but full of vigour.
Kudos, Mr. Child for this chilling tale. I an intrigued how this all comes together so well for Reacher and your ongoing collection of fans.
Child does continue his ever-evolving progress of Reacher's life, but also seeks to hash out some of the social commentary of US Military history whenever he can. Revisiting some issues of the Cold War, Child uses Reacher's knowledge of the military to depict just how determined both sides were to holding onto whatever they could after nuclear fallout becomes a reality. Poignantly discussed and intricately woven together, Child plays historian and storyteller at the same time, without revisiting some of the well-known battles and stories. Just like the settings for his novels, Child chooses to share facts little known to many, but full of vigour.
Kudos, Mr. Child for this chilling tale. I an intrigued how this all comes together so well for Reacher and your ongoing collection of fans.
Notes:
Loved the first 2/3 but the last part became boring.
Loved the first 2/3 but the last part became boring.
Our favourite ex-military cop is stranded in "just a dot on the map", the small town of Bolton, South Dakota with the snow constantly getting more and more ferocious by the second. He wants nothing more than to lodge in a warm place in Bolton but the town has their own problems. The town has grown in size and in business ever since they were approved of the new federal prison. A member of a biker gang has been put in prison and awaiting trial which calls for protection for a witness - Janet Salter, an old but determined woman who refuses to go into witness protection.
Like most bad things, there is a timer and the timer is set to go off within 61 hours. We don't know what's going to happen but we know it can't be good.
I really like this one; Child changes it up a little bit. Instead of saving another damsel in distress, Reacher befriends Janet and tries to help her even though there's police guarding her house day and night. The thing is, at any moment, if the alarms at the prison go off, every cop in Bolton has the mandatory responsibility of maintaining their presence at the set perimeters to ensure no one gets out.
I am always held captive by Lee Child's voice until the very end because he really uses his words to evoke emotion out of his viewers, out of me. I cried reading 61 Hours because it was that good. I felt welled up and angry and pissed off alongside Reacher because it was that good. Child does an excellent job at describing the small homey town which has expanded and the new people were unfamiliar and foreign, "Some were young, some were old, some were neat, some were messy. A real mixed bag... It was easy enough to pick out the new hires from the old hands, and easy to see the friction between them. Unit cohesion had been disrupted, and professionalism had been compromised. Us and them."
However, it was not a 5/5 because the ending was unfinished. Jack Reacher escaped, alive, from an unlikely survival but it was not explained how he got out and I don't like that. I prefer a 'tell all' rather than a cliffhanger, especially one that says, "To be continued 30/9/10." Of course, there's a next book which would most likely explain everything but on its own, the ending was unsatisfactory.
Like most bad things, there is a timer and the timer is set to go off within 61 hours. We don't know what's going to happen but we know it can't be good.
I really like this one; Child changes it up a little bit. Instead of saving another damsel in distress, Reacher befriends Janet and tries to help her even though there's police guarding her house day and night. The thing is, at any moment, if the alarms at the prison go off, every cop in Bolton has the mandatory responsibility of maintaining their presence at the set perimeters to ensure no one gets out.
I am always held captive by Lee Child's voice until the very end because he really uses his words to evoke emotion out of his viewers, out of me. I cried reading 61 Hours because it was that good. I felt welled up and angry and pissed off alongside Reacher because it was that good. Child does an excellent job at describing the small homey town which has expanded and the new people were unfamiliar and foreign, "Some were young, some were old, some were neat, some were messy. A real mixed bag... It was easy enough to pick out the new hires from the old hands, and easy to see the friction between them. Unit cohesion had been disrupted, and professionalism had been compromised. Us and them."
However, it was not a 5/5 because the ending was unfinished. Jack Reacher escaped, alive, from an unlikely survival but it was not explained how he got out and I don't like that. I prefer a 'tell all' rather than a cliffhanger, especially one that says, "To be continued 30/9/10." Of course, there's a next book which would most likely explain everything but on its own, the ending was unsatisfactory.
I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. One of my favorites so far.
I liked being reminded of the movie, which I saw with fun people. And I liked that it was set in South Dakota.
Another great entry in Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. I love untangling these puzzles!
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Enjoyable, but was more predictable than other Reacher novels.
I love the Jack Reacher novels, and this was no exception. Hill has the perfect voice for these books and adds to the ambience.
Here, Jack has got a ride on a bus that is touring seniors around South Dakota in the winter. When the bus crashes on the highway, the group is stranded near the small town of Bolton.
Bolton has a couple of situations. One is a recent murder. Another is the recent arrest of a drug dealer. Local police are protecting the witness.
There is a large jail just outside of town that has federal, state and county facilities. The Bolton police are backup for the jail in case of emergency (like riots or escapes).
As usual, this has a great story, lots of suspense, and great characters.
One of my favourite lines, that repeats several times in the book, was about one of the bad guys. "Because he was Plato, and they weren't".
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Here, Jack has got a ride on a bus that is touring seniors around South Dakota in the winter. When the bus crashes on the highway, the group is stranded near the small town of Bolton.
Bolton has a couple of situations. One is a recent murder. Another is the recent arrest of a drug dealer. Local police are protecting the witness.
There is a large jail just outside of town that has federal, state and county facilities. The Bolton police are backup for the jail in case of emergency (like riots or escapes).
As usual, this has a great story, lots of suspense, and great characters.
One of my favourite lines, that repeats several times in the book, was about one of the bad guys. "Because he was Plato, and they weren't".
I thoroughly enjoyed it.