Customer Reviews
Well worth reading - By: S. West, 16 May 2008 
Whenever I pick up a Lee Child book I know I'm in for a great ride of a story & this did not disappoint. Yes, you can spot the twist & you know how it's going to end but still I couldn't put it down. Fantastic & highly recommended.
fabulous - By: Lynda Cook, 02 Feb 2008 
Being a crime novel virgin (I bought this book for my dad & when he returned it, read it due to a book shortage), I didn't think I'd enjoy it. However, I couldn't put the book down & got into the story from page 1. Looking at some of the other reviews, it seems this isn't Lee Child's best novel but I thought it was well written, fast paced & believable; everything a good story should be.
Fabulous! - By: Lynda Cook, 02 Feb 2008 Bought this book for my dad who then returned it to me when he'd read it. Never reallly been into crime fiction before but this book has converted me! Extremely well written, hard to put down & keeps you thinking hard even when the book's closed. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a well written fast-paced story. Can't wait to get hold of more of Child's work.
Same ole same ole from Child - By: J. Bowen, 31 Jan 2008 
Several years ago now, Lee Child (an English writer living in the US) developed Jack Reacher as the central character for his books. He's a former military policeman who 'went alll Kung Fu' & decided to 'walk the Earth' after leaving the army (for want of a better description).
In the books, Child deposits Reacher in different situations across the US & it's up to Reacher to solve crime local to where he ends up. In this book, he comes across a husband whose wife has been kidnapped. Unfortunately for the guy, this isn't the first wife to whom this has happened, & as a result, Reacher decides to investigate the kidnapping (as much to satisfy his curiosity as to what is going on as anything else).
It wasn't a bad book, but I've read a number of his books now & they're starting to feel a little samey. If you want that, you will probably like this book. If you don't, you'd probably do better to look elsewhere.
Entertaining read - By: Comical Engineer, 22 Jan 2008 Lee Child started the Jack Reacher series very well but lost the plot a bit in a couple of the earlier books (in my opinion). Reacher got a bit like someone who should wear red undies on top of his trousers. Happily, this book is a return to form. To put it in context, this book is entertainment, it will never challlenge Dickens or Shakespeare, but if you're stuck in an airport, & you like action books, then this will stop you getting bored for a while.
There were more twists in the plot than previous Reacher novels, this is good, & Reacher is less invincible, which is also good. Bits of it are still a bit far fetched but, hey, it's entertainment & nowhere near as far fetched as Clive Cussler!
The plot is to do with the kidnap of a wife & child, in a repeat of a previous kidnapping. Reacher is sucked in to the plot through being in the wrong cafe at the wrong time & then going there the following day because he liked the coffee. I won't spoil the plot, but it's enjoyable.
