Jack Reacher hunts the hunter in the third novel in Lee Child’s New York Times bestselling series.Ex military policeman Jack Reacher is enjoying the lazy anonymity of Key West when a stranger shows up asking for him. He’s got a lot of questions. Reacher does too, especially after the guy turns up dead. The answers lead Reacher on a cold trail back to New York, to the tenuous confidence of an … tenuous confidence of an alluring woman, and the dangerous corners of his own past.
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Keeps your interest
Another Jack Reacher classic! If you’ve read other books in the Reacher series, be sure to read this one. It gives some insight into Reacher’s early post-Army years. And like others in the series, it is fast-paced and exciting. Lee Child knows how to create compelling characters and build suspense. This is a fun read and I heartily endorse it.
Love LeeChild. Books
My favourite author
I read while on the treadmill and while reading this 30 minutes goes by really fast.
I never have enough of Lee Childs and Reacher.
Kept my interest. All Reacher books are good (so far).
Lee Child never disappoints! Another great read!
It is a true Reacher tale.
There is not a book in the Jack Reacher series that I would not highly recommend. You need to start from Book One and read all of these great books. Lee knows how to develop a story with all the twists and turns. Love Reacher’s logic which is his greatest trait.
I love Jack Reacher books. This is a good one.
Great book always enjoy Jack!
Love the Jack Reacher character and his unfailing chivalry and many talents. Good story line.
Reacher at his best. Great read. Be prepared for an all nighter.
Keeps the reader in suspense from beginning to end. Not sure why the bad guy who has no remorse for any activity he performs to get richer wants to eliminate the daughter of a recently deceased Viet veteran. Jack Reacher tries to solve the mystery of why as he works to learn why the son of an elderly couple is denied being being declared deceased while serving in the Viet Nam war decades ago.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this fast paced intriguing story. Highly recommend.
Like all the Reacher books, this one is action packed, easy to read, and Reacher comes off as a believable and real life hero. I’m hooked on the series.
One of my favorite author
This Jack Reacher at his best. What a surprise to realize just how much Jodie adds to the story. Don’t start this one until you have a full evening with nothing to bother you.
“Tripwire” is the second book in the past month I thought I’d “re-read” only to discover that I either had NOT read it or I’d completely forgotten the plot and all the details, which is highly unlikely. As a diehard Reacher/Lee Child fan I would’ve bet money I’d read them all. Guess I would’ve lost that bet.
“Tripwire” is the third book in the series and the changes in Reacher’s personae from that time to the present are as evident as the changes in technology. Especially noted were the references to pay phones and landlines and the absence of a nod to cell phones or smartphones. Use of a cell phone is included in the story but it sounds like an early model that came in its own bag. I remember those
Reacher and Jodie renew their acquaintance at her father’s funeral, her father being General Garber who Reacher served under in the army. They’re trying to find the truth about a helo crash in Viet Nam that supposedly took the life of the only son of an elderly couple who idolized their boy. The army declared him MIA and they’re still hoping he’s alive somewhere.
The plot is complex and complicated with lots of characters brought into the action and the casualties begin to pile up like so much cordwood. Perhaps the most out of character aspect is the relationship that develops between Reacher and Jodie. Today’s Reacher is much more a vagabond loner. But if you keep the timeline in mind, it still works.
In terms of Child’s writing, even then it was as spare and spartan as a monk’s cell, which is not a criticism. On the contrary, it’s one of Child’s greatest strengths as a writer. There is never any wasted, throwaway prose. Every word is essential to tell the story. Yet, as measured as his writing is, it is still replete and rich with details that set the scenes so perfectly the reader can easily visualize the action and its surroundings. That is the mark of a writer’s writer. A rare treat for this reader. Four stars.
Solid Jack Reacher outing