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Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)

3 Ratings: 4.7

A book by Lee Child

Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is lying low in Key West, digging up swimming pools by hand. He is not at all pleased when a private detective starts asking questions about him. But when the detective, Costello, turns up dead with his fingertips sliced … see full wiki

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Author: Lee Child

Publisher: Putnam Adult

3 reviews about Tripwire (Jack Reacher, No. 3)

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review by mikedraper. February 12, 2011

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

"...the pessimist may be proven right, but the optimist has a better ...trip." Daniel Readon

Jack Reacher is digging wells in Florida when he learns that someone is looking for him. He finds that the woman's name is Mrs. Jacob and when the man she sent is murdered, Reacher travels to her home. When he arrives at Jodie Garber's home, friends are just departing after paying respects to Jodie's father, Gen. Garber, who recently died. Jodie is divorced and uses her married name for business. Reacher tells her that people are searching … more

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review by duffbert. October 15, 2005

Completely and totally hooked...

Yup... completely and totally hooked... I just finished up the third installment in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child... Tripwire. And they seem to keep getting better. Reacher, an ex-Army MP and drifter, is now in the Keys digging swimming pools by hand. No plan, no direction, it's just where he is at this point in time. His routine starts to crumble when two separate parties from New York show up looking for him, and he doesn't have a clue as to why they should need to … more

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review by Jerry_Saperstein. February 03, 2000

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

There are heroes. And then there's Reacher.

Reacher, the protagonist in "Tripwire" is a hero. A salt of the earth guy with solid morals and streetsmarts. He really doesn't want to get involved with anyone else's life - and doesn't want anyone involved with his. But once people lacking his decency force their way into his life . . . well, they get hurt. And you feel good because they do. Real good. Granted, there are few bumps in the plot, but they easily tossed aside because you want to move on to the next page and the one after that to learn … more

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