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A review by ericbuscemi
One Shot by Lee Child
4.0
When the Jack Reacher movie trailer first came out, and I found out it was based on a book, I was intrigued enough to pick it up. Unfortunately, my logical brain assumed they would adapt the first book in the series, [b:Killing Floor|78129|Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)|Lee Child|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347554731s/78129.jpg|4511038], and so I read the wrong book, as they took the screenplay from this book, the ninth in the series.
Anyway, while I liked that book well enough (review here), this book showed how much the author has improved since writing it, his first published book. The plot was tighter, more suspenseful, and less derivative, the action scenes flowed better, and the pacing kept me engaged for the entirety of the novel. It also made it more clear in retrospect why this book was chosen to adapt into a movie, and not the first book in the series.
Anyway, while I liked that book well enough (review here), this book showed how much the author has improved since writing it, his first published book. The plot was tighter, more suspenseful, and less derivative, the action scenes flowed better, and the pacing kept me engaged for the entirety of the novel. It also made it more clear in retrospect why this book was chosen to adapt into a movie, and not the first book in the series.