Book Review - Persuader by Lee Child
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Still working my way through the collection of Jack Reacher novels. This time it's Persuader by Lee Child. More of same, and that's a good thing...
Jack Reacher is teaming up with law enforcement this time to go undercover on a case. The FBI has asked him to get close to a criminal figure that has been the focus of their investigation. They already had one agent inside undercover, but she went silent a few days prior, and they assume the worst. Reacher is content to play along, as there's a potential link to a face that he thought died many years back. A staged kidnapping rescue gets him inside the compound, and a series of "unfortunate accidents" puts him on top of the security food chain. But the person pulling the strings and running the show is someone even higher than his "boss", and that someone is the person that Reacher wants to meet very badly. Unfortunately, people are putting 2 and 2 together, and Reacher's luck is getting pretty thin...
Another rock-solid Jack Reacher novel. One of the things I like is that you really don't know the "why" behind Reacher's motivation up front. It's a subline of the plot that slowly reveals itself over the course of the story, and this one is no exception. At first, you really don't have a clue as to who Reacher's "dead man" is, much less why Reacher should even care. But through a series of flashbacks, you watch a set of earlier events play out that make him want to even the score very badly. By the time both storylines come together, you can't put the book down even if you wanted to. I ended up awake until 1 am on a worknight watching this one play out.
Guess it's time to go see what the next one is in the series and put it on hold at the library... :)
Still working my way through the collection of Jack Reacher novels. This time it's Persuader by Lee Child. More of same, and that's a good thing...
Jack Reacher is teaming up with law enforcement this time to go undercover on a case. The FBI has asked him to get close to a criminal figure that has been the focus of their investigation. They already had one agent inside undercover, but she went silent a few days prior, and they assume the worst. Reacher is content to play along, as there's a potential link to a face that he thought died many years back. A staged kidnapping rescue gets him inside the compound, and a series of "unfortunate accidents" puts him on top of the security food chain. But the person pulling the strings and running the show is someone even higher than his "boss", and that someone is the person that Reacher wants to meet very badly. Unfortunately, people are putting 2 and 2 together, and Reacher's luck is getting pretty thin...
Another rock-solid Jack Reacher novel. One of the things I like is that you really don't know the "why" behind Reacher's motivation up front. It's a subline of the plot that slowly reveals itself over the course of the story, and this one is no exception. At first, you really don't have a clue as to who Reacher's "dead man" is, much less why Reacher should even care. But through a series of flashbacks, you watch a set of earlier events play out that make him want to even the score very badly. By the time both storylines come together, you can't put the book down even if you wanted to. I ended up awake until 1 am on a worknight watching this one play out.
Guess it's time to go see what the next one is in the series and put it on hold at the library... :)
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BTW - I was wondering why we haven't see any Reacher novels up on the big screen?
Posted by Gregg Eldred At 14:21:22 On 14/01/2006 | - Website - |
Posted by Skip At 04:44:16 On 17/01/2006 | - Website - |
And I think Reacher would make a great movie character...
Posted by Duffbert At 14:44:22 On 14/01/2006 | - Website - |