Reviews

Without Fail by Lee Child

melbournejune's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was a good thriller! The plot was the focus of this book and I was engaged and entertained throughout. 

winterreader40's review against another edition

4.0

Reacher gets tangled up with the secret service this time when he is hired to do a safety audit by his brothers former girlfriend and when he finds many holes in the security in half the time he's given they wind up hiring him and Neagley to help protect the vice president elect(I think, might just be the vice president) from the current threat to his life.
I liked the situation in this story and that his BFF Neagley is in it again, though I do find his constant instalove/lust relationships tiring this was one of the worst because it's his brothers ex and she has issues. 

mloza's review against another edition

3.5

I didn’t enjoy Hoelich as a character,  Neagley was great as always. 

I don’t know that the result of the plot made a lot of sense. Two high school victims of sorts decide to assasinate a guy they haven’t seen since high school? And that guy is the VP-Elect?! 

skywalker26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

alidottie's review against another edition

4.0

I like that Jack was working with a government agency backing him in this one. This one also read so much like an episode in a detective tv show--convinced they have their answers then making 180's.

wrxtacy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

CAWPILE score: 8.29 (58/70, Very Good)
FRTC

nnoyes's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

gabmc's review against another edition

3.0

Great, fast paced thriller about an attempt to assassinate the Vice President Elect of the US. Jack Reacher is approached by the ex- fiance (M.E. Froelich) of his dead brother Joe with a very interesting proposition. She has just been promoted to Head of the Secret Service detail who protects the VP Elect and wants to do a security audit. Reacher thinks there is more to it than just an audit, but he calls in an old friend from his military police days and they go to work. He discovers that there could have been three and a half attempts on the VPs life in almost as many days. Once he reports this back to Froelich he sees that she is worried. Eventually she comes clean and tells him that there has been an actual threat. As the honour of the Secret Service is at stake, Froelich could really use Reacher's help. And as Reacher has developed a bit of a soft spot for Froelich, he agrees. The next few days prove to be a cat and mouse game between Reacher and the assassins.

pio_near's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kiminindy's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent....another Jack Reacher "edge of your seat" suspense. This time he's out to catch whomever is trying to assassinate the vice president.