I really like the Jack Reacher character that Lee Child has created but his plotlines are starting to become a bit inane and annoying. In this novel Jack Reacher … more
"Worth Dying For," is more than just another thriller but, in a sense, is a morality tale with a good person against a despicable evil. The premise of Jack Reacher arriving … more
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 … more
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, … more
Worth Dying For, the latest novel from Lee Child, opens as Jack Reacher finds himself in Nebraska, after an incredible adventure in South Dakota. He is dropped off in a small town, sixty miles from anywhere … more
It's rare that I look forward to a specific novel by an author as much as I was anticipating Worth Dying For by Lee Child. This episode in the Jack Reacher story was highly anticipated after the cliffhanger … more
This fifteenth book by Lee child is his best. There is no letup of excitement or suspense. The writing, descriptions, character development, and plot are perfect. Six feet five, 250 pounds Jack Reacher, … more
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 … more
4 1/2 stars. Reacher matches the description of the suspect who shot a man the prior night and is arrested for murder, shortly after arriving in Margrove, Georgia. … more
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. … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
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 … more
If a new Lee Child novel comes out with Jack Reacher, it's a given that most all of my free time becomes "unavailable" once I start to read. That was again the case with Child's latest, 61 Hours. I found … more
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 … more
Once again, Reacher arrives at a destination and trouble seeks him out and gets him in the middle of a situation. In this tenth episode of the Jack Reacher saga, Reacher … more
This fourteenth Jack Reacher thriller is Lee Child's best. The six foot five muscular ex-Army MP major is still wandering from place to place without baggage, buying new cloths every few days to avoid … more