linda quick
I enjoyed this addition to the Reacher series. In it, we have Reacher looking into his father's past and the town he (dad) grew up in. While that is occurring, Patty and Shorty, a Canadian couple, are traveling to NYC, when they develop car problems. They stumble across a motel way off the beaten path and immediately, something seems "off", but, as their vehicle won't start, they're effectively trapped. I found there story particularly disturbing, but would worry about anyone who didn't find it disturbing. I kept waiting for the two story lines to connect, but they didn't until the much closer to the ending, however, it was worth waiting for. This novel started slowly to me, but kept picking up steam as it continued moving along. This book is more of a gradually building story as opposed to the more constant fast action in some of the prior books. However, having said that, there is still plenty of violence and opportunities to "get retaliation first". I enjoyed learning more about Reacher's family history. While this book is a bit different, it is well worth reading and should be at the top of every Reacher fan's TBR list. The author is on my must read authors' list.
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I love your books as great stories to be told. Interesting how you brought two stories together to make one. Enjoyed hereing more backround on the reacher family tree. Would've enjoyed reading more about extended family tree of father's roots. Many accounts i think were overly descibed in minute detail. Which made me want skip parts to get to the point. Made these oversimplified details borderling on boring. But read through entire story reguardless. Dont stop writing the Jack Reacher series, please as I'm committed to reading all published Signed, Diehard fan!
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Linda Dossett
Jack Reacher is “a force to be reckoned with”. He moves along at a steady pace until he doesn’t. I have to admit this is my first Reacher novel, have seen the movies of course, but I enjoyed the read much more than the movies. He seems to have a bit of insight as to problems and trouble (hind brain), just shows up at the right time to handle said problem(s). This was an interesting read and at the beginning, I didn’t think I would enjoy this journey, but surprisingly, did. The path is a bit twisted, the outcome...well, let’s just say, “satisfying”. Good read with a bite.
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