Finished 2-23-12, rating 4/5, thriller, 465 pages, pub. 2003
Book 7 in the Jack Reacher series (Book 1) (Book 2) (Book 3) (Book 4) (Book 5) (Book 6)
I don’t usually read a series the whole way through but after my last enjoyable outing with Reacher in Without Fail I just wanted a little more time with the studly renegade.
Jack sees a flash from the violent past as he’s walking down the street and is shocked enough to contact someone from his days in the military. His request for information sets off alarm bells in the FBI and Reacher is contacted for answers and then help. He will be working off the books deep undercover for a drug kingpin and his family.
I love Reacher and his uncompromising view of the world. He thinks bad things should happen to bad people and he doesn’t mind making those bad things happen, even permanently. The body count in each book is fairly high and there’s usually a sexual conquest in each book. I’ll be interested to see the total numbers for both when the series is over. This wasn’t my favorite one, it was a little meandering, but I did like the flashbacks that allowed us to see Reacher in the military, before he became a lone wolf combing the country.
I think if you like the Lucas Davenport series by John Sandford you’ll like this series too.
This book was from my personal library.
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My brother just got started on this series and is flying through them. I just got The Affair, but have not cracked it open yet.
I haven’t read this one, but I like the flashbacks to the military also.
I love Lucas Davenport. I need to give this series a try!
I would love to read those flashbacks into his military past which I would hope shed some light on why he is the way he is! I love Davenport…one of my favorite characters ever and I’ve enjoyed the few Jack books that I’ve read. Sounds like a series to start back up again!
I do like Lucas Davenport so I will have to give this series a try.
I’ve only read one book in this series but could picture going back for another one.
I haven’t read the earlier Jack Reacher novels (including this one). I really should get around to it.