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Jun 29, 2010

by Chipmunk1954
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Jack Reacher is sooooo cooool!!!

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Adrianna May 02, 2011

As cool as Jack Bauer? ;)

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review by katknit. February 22, 2011

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Snow bound

The nomadic Jack Reacher hitches a ride on a tour bus in South Dakota, only to have it skid off the road during an intensifying blizzard. The town folk put up the stranded travelers in their homes, but the police can't provide immediate assistance because of a riot at the new local prison. When one of the cops learns of Reacher's background in law enforcement, they recruit him to provide protection for a key witness in an upcoming drug trial. In a departure for author Child, much of the … more

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review by mikedraper. August 28, 2010

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"I'm not a heavy drinker. I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop." Noel Coward

As I started reading Lee Child's current best seller with Jack Reacher, something was nagging me. Then I remembered reading his debut novel and then started looking at the many plot similarities between the two books. In both novels, Reacher is helping the overwhelmed police department in a small town. In "Killing Floor," the action is in Margrove, Georgia. In "61 Hours," the setting is Bolton, South Dakota. Both stories … more

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review by LizzieMI. August 05, 2010

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61 Hours - the newest Jack Reacher story

OK, I have to start out by saying that I LOVE the Jack Reacher series by Lee Childs. Reacher is a fabulous "hero" figure - retired MP officer from the Army who continues to always be on the move, never carrying a suitcase, going in any direction to see what's down the road. In all the books, he winds up getting involved in dicey situations entirely not of his own making but somehow, feels an obligation to help the person in trouble. The resulting plot moves quickly, is rarely predictable, … more

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review by MysticCowboy. August 06, 2010

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Getting more of Jack Reacher

I've been a fan of Jack Reacher novels since I read my first Reacher novel 4 years ago. Reacher is the successor to such tough guy/knight in rusted armor protagonists as Travis McGee and Spenser. These are good escapism books and the quality of Lee Child's writing is a couple of cuts above the average for this type of novel. If you are attracted to this kind of book, give Reacher a try. In 61 Hours, Reacher is on another road trip. That's how all the storys go. This one takes … more

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review by cdbaker. June 22, 2010

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The Least Satisfying Jack Reacher Novel to Date

61 Hours is the most odd and least satisfying of all the Jack Reacher novels to date. I’ve really enjoyed the series so far, but let’s face it, sometimes the plots stretch credulity so badly as to make them simply boilerplate thrillers with a really cool and likable character. But 61 Hours not only stretches credulity, it is the only Jack Reacher novel to date that I found somewhat boring and unengaging. Add to that the odd, unbelievable, and unsatisfying cliffhanger … more

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review by GEldred. June 10, 2010

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Lee Child Delivers an Outstanding Reacher Novel

A lawyer travels through the bitter cold and snow, arriving at a South Dakota prison in order to have a conversation with his client. Interestingly, the prisoner does all of the talking, the lawyer simply listens. Leaving the prison and driving back to his home, the lawyer makes a call on his mobile phone. Multitasking while driving isn't a good idea, and the lawyer discovers this as he loses control of his car while going over a very icy bridge. In the opposite direction … more

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review by Lynn_Harnett. July 27, 2010

Jack Reacher is too much fun!

Loner Jack Reacher, the former MP who travels so light he buys new clothes rather than do laundry, is on his action-packed toes in this 14th thriller. It's winter in South Dakota, the snow is piling up and a real storm is on its way. The 61-hour countdown (the story's framework) begins when a terrified lawyer takes dictated instructions from a prison inmate and passes them down the line to a drug lord in Mexico. Reacher is hitching a ride with a tour … more

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Quick Tip by KevinRTipple. November 05, 2010

A Quick Tip by KevinRTipple

This is not the best Reacher by far.....instead, this is a weak Reacher with a very open ending that did not go over with readers at all well.

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review by Gail_Cooke. June 14, 2010

STERLING NARRATION OF THIS THRILLER

It seems there are no more words of praise to be heaped upon Dick Hill's readings. As audio book aficionados know he's a whiz at thrillers, although he does a variety of genres. Hill has been named a Golden Voice and a Voice of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and has a trio of Audie Awards. His name on an audio edition promises an exciting voice performance. He has said that he takes a visual approach to narrating books, noting "I have a visual picture of … more

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Quick Tip by gkuang2. June 19, 2010

A Quick Tip by gkuang2

good

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After a brief stop in New York City (Gone Tomorrow), Jack Reacher is back in his element—Smalltown, U.S.A.—in bestseller Child's fine 14th thriller to feature the roving ex-military cop. When a tour bus on which he bummed a ride skids off the road and crashes, Reacher finds himself in Bolton, S.Dak., a tiny burg with big problems. A highly sophisticated methamphetamine lab run by a vicious Mexican drug cartel has begun operating outside town at an abandoned military facility. After figuring out the snow-bound, marooned Reacher's smart, great with weapons, and capable of tapping military intelligence, the helpless local cops enlist his assistance, and, as always, he displays plenty of derring-do, mental acuity, and good old-fashioned decency. While the action is slower than usual, series fans will appreciate some new insights that Child provides into his hero's psyche and background as well as a cliffhanger ending.Author tour. (May)
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