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candyb0x's review against another edition
fast-paced
1.0
MAKING OUT WITH A WOMAN MULTIPLE TIMES IS STILL CHEATING
I officially got the ick
I officially got the ick
lethaldose's review against another edition
5.0
Great, better than tripwire, more like the first two Reacher books. There is still less action though. The story was very compelling and keep me wondering and hanging on to see how it would work out, but it ended up being more of a crime fiction novel than anything else. There is nothing wrong with that I love crime fiction, I wasn't expecting it though and I don't read the Reacher books for crime fiction, but it was good. Lee Child does a great job of making you really curious to figure out what is going on and who is doing it. The end was kind of a copout, though. There is a big deal about the method the killer is using and it is one of the biggest curiousities that pull you forward. You are just as curious as Reacher, in the end though the method turned out to be ridiculous and cheesy. Not enough to ruin the book, but enough to be aggravating. The rest of the resolution was very satisfying though, but the killers method was the second biggest mystery next to the identity, and it sucked it wasn't better.
tivara101's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
hirvimaki's review against another edition
2.0
Not my favourite. Because ? Really?!? I found the whodunit was too easy to guess (thriller writers are not mystery writers) and the plot was kind of B-movie silly. There were good things in there, but wrapped up in a ridiculous burrito of a main plot.
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hypnotismkathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
Fourth in the Jack Reacher suspense series revolving around Reacher, a big man with nothing to prove and a heart of gold.
My Take
Hoo, boy, Jack is between a rock and a harder place. And with a little help from Child, Jack pulls the wool over their eyes and exposes the true killer. Somehow, I knew who it was, but I just couldn't figure it out. Not until the end when the truth had to be spoon fed me! Looking back, all the clues were there. I was just too busy racing through the pages to find out whodunnit.
Very clever, very tense. And very dramatic. Yeah, I know vigilantism is wrong, but the law only seems available to either the rich or the criminals. I like Jack's so-very efficient approach.
The FBI's power is terrifying.They just walked all over Reacher. If I were in charge and a profiler had their head so far up their own ass, I'd be taking a much harder look at other possibilities and not getting trapped into just one perspective. I just cracked up when the FBI gets all excited 'cause Jack doesn't have pjs. Man, they have got to get a life. I am curious as to how the Feds got to Garrison ahead of him.
I just love how Jack's fellow military comrades step up and help him out!
The Story
The FBI has no problem framing Jack Reacher for a slew of murders across the country. The one common denominator these ex-army women have is Jack, ergo, he's a killer. Now, of course, if he'd be willing to put his own considerable experience in their hands and help them, why, the FBI will only threaten his girlfriend with a horrible death.
Seemingly, Jack hasn't much choice. After all, the FBI does have first hand evidence of his threatening the bully boys.
The Characters
Jack Reacher has settled down! Never thought I'd see the day! He inherited General Leon Garber's house and he's spending his time learning the joys of home ownership. Well, okay, the joys of being with Jodie Garber Jacob, a hotshot financial lawyer in line for partner at Spenser-Gutman.
Alan Deerfield, Assistant Director of the FBI, runs the New York office. Special Agents Tony Poulton and Julie Lamarr, a nasty ol' bitch of a profiler, work for Agent-in-Charge Nelson Blake who runs the Serial Crimes Unit in Quantico. Blake expects Reacher to work with Lamarr and every other word out of her mouth about Jack is "son of a bitch"...yeah, it's direct and with bile. Jack gets his jollies ragging her for her major at school — you'll just crack up! Agent-in-Charge James Coyo runs Organized Crime in New York City. Lisa Harper is Reacher's FBI liaison at Quantico with some very specific instructions. Dr. Staveley is Quantico's senior pathologist. His results make me wonder about all the other MEs.
The ex-army women include Amy Callan, Lieutenant Rita Scimeca, Caroline Cooke, Lorraine Stanley, and Alison Lamarr.
The Cover and Title
The cover is split between a metallic gold rising up from the bottom as a calendar desk blotter where it meets purple dissolving into turquoise—the result of headlights glaring out at us. Then a silver gun on the desk's surface pointing slightly away reflecting the turquoise and gold. Pretty.
The title is Jack. He's Running Blind as the FBI profiler insists he's guilty.
My Take
Hoo, boy, Jack is between a rock and a harder place. And with a little help from Child, Jack pulls the wool over their eyes and exposes the true killer. Somehow, I knew who it was, but I just couldn't figure it out. Not until the end when the truth had to be spoon fed me! Looking back, all the clues were there. I was just too busy racing through the pages to find out whodunnit.
Very clever, very tense. And very dramatic. Yeah, I know vigilantism is wrong, but the law only seems available to either the rich or the criminals. I like Jack's so-very efficient approach.
The FBI's power is terrifying.They just walked all over Reacher. If I were in charge and a profiler had their head so far up their own ass, I'd be taking a much harder look at other possibilities and not getting trapped into just one perspective. I just cracked up when the FBI gets all excited 'cause Jack doesn't have pjs. Man, they have got to get a life. I am curious as to how the Feds got to Garrison ahead of him.
I just love how Jack's fellow military comrades step up and help him out!
The Story
The FBI has no problem framing Jack Reacher for a slew of murders across the country. The one common denominator these ex-army women have is Jack, ergo, he's a killer. Now, of course, if he'd be willing to put his own considerable experience in their hands and help them, why, the FBI will only threaten his girlfriend with a horrible death.
Seemingly, Jack hasn't much choice. After all, the FBI does have first hand evidence of his threatening the bully boys.
The Characters
Jack Reacher has settled down! Never thought I'd see the day! He inherited General Leon Garber's house and he's spending his time learning the joys of home ownership. Well, okay, the joys of being with Jodie Garber Jacob, a hotshot financial lawyer in line for partner at Spenser-Gutman.
Alan Deerfield, Assistant Director of the FBI, runs the New York office. Special Agents Tony Poulton and Julie Lamarr, a nasty ol' bitch of a profiler, work for Agent-in-Charge Nelson Blake who runs the Serial Crimes Unit in Quantico. Blake expects Reacher to work with Lamarr and every other word out of her mouth about Jack is "son of a bitch"...yeah, it's direct and with bile. Jack gets his jollies ragging her for her major at school — you'll just crack up! Agent-in-Charge James Coyo runs Organized Crime in New York City. Lisa Harper is Reacher's FBI liaison at Quantico with some very specific instructions. Dr. Staveley is Quantico's senior pathologist. His results make me wonder about all the other MEs.
The ex-army women include Amy Callan, Lieutenant Rita Scimeca, Caroline Cooke, Lorraine Stanley, and Alison Lamarr.
The Cover and Title
The cover is split between a metallic gold rising up from the bottom as a calendar desk blotter where it meets purple dissolving into turquoise—the result of headlights glaring out at us. Then a silver gun on the desk's surface pointing slightly away reflecting the turquoise and gold. Pretty.
The title is Jack. He's Running Blind as the FBI profiler insists he's guilty.
bmlowry8's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rhoyourboat's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25