Jack Reacher: One Shot: A Novel

Lee Child

Jun 2005 · Jack Reacher Book 9 · Sold by Delacorte Press

About this ebook

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Don’t miss the hit streaming series Reacher! 

“Pure, escapist gold . . . Mr. Child’s tough talk and thoughtful plotting make an ingenious combination.”—The New York Times

Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me.

And sure enough, ex—military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter–a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right–and soon the slam-dunk case explodes.

Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning–and then beat him shot for shot.

Ratings and reviews

I read this because I really liked the film adaptation. It didn't disappoint! There is plenty of mystery, murder, violence and of course the twist! The book is much more focused on character development (surprise surprise) and is a lot slower paced, however, it doesn't lack any of the thrills!

I really enjoy all of the Jack Reacher books, but haven't been able to give 5☆'s as of yet. The reason being is for the mistakes. In this one it says that Reacher "doesn't know much about house's and has Never owned one." That's not true. General Garber left him his home in his will and Reacher lived in it for a while, but sold it. Other than the few mistakes, this is a great read! Still just Cannot understand why they picked Tom Cruise for this role! Cruise would look like a Hobbit next to Reacher!

Many would say the book is better than the movie; I say they are both excellent! Slight differences; the biggest is as good as Cruise is in the movie, he'll never be 6' 5" and would like to see a more appropriate "Reacher"character.

About the author

Lee Child is the author of nineteen New York Times bestselling Jack Reacher thrillers, ten of which have reached the #1 position. All have been optioned for major motion pictures; the first, Jack Reacher, was based on One Shot. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have sold in almost a hundred territories. A native of England and a former television director, Lee Child lives in New York City.