Another Good Jack Reacher Story!
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In Bad Luck And Trouble, Jack Reacher gets a coded message for help, from a member of his old army unit. A member of the old unit has been found dead in the desert, and a number of others seem to be missing.
This story varies slightly from other Reacher novels, as Reacher is working against the bad guys, with the help of a few of his former colleagues, and not by himself.
I found Reacher's army colleague's interesting, and I was rooting for them all the way, even though we do not learn too much about their characters, or past, other than there were all once very close. It was good to see Reacher's character working with other people, though, in searching for clues, making plans, and putting those plans into action.
However, I thought the bad guys were very one-dimensional, and not really fleshed out, at all. For me, this made the ending something of an anti-climax. Overall, though, an enjoyable read, as always, but not the best in the series.
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Bad luck if you're expecting a lot from this one
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On the plus side, I did find myself wanting to read this as fast as possible, but on the minus side, a part of that was me hoping that the book would get better.
It is not bad, but it is tremendously mediocre. The plot is fine - tough man Reacher re-unites with 3 of his former group of 8, the other 4 having been knocked off by someone obviously very evil. The writing is however dull, and the characters don't even come up to scratch as the super smart, super skilful former military heroes that they are supposed to be. Maybe it's because they're getting old, or maybe it's because Lee Child is getting older and more tired ...
Conclusion: Lee Child has sent Reacher on much better adventures than this one
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A Well Written Brain Candy Read
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Lee Child is an Englishman living in the US. His main character is Jack Reacher, a former military policeman-turned loner who "walks the Eath" in the US, with trouble usually following not far behind.
In this book Reacher learns a member of his former platoon has been found dead outside Las Vegas, so he gets his old investigative unit together to find out what happened to the guy.
The story doesn't bear much hard analysis (a middle-East terrorist and his cronies might or might not be up to something), but Child writes this sort of stuff so well that it isn't until later that you notice that the Reacher and his gang come up with the much needed clue at exactly the right time to advance the plot.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't a work of littery genius, so if you're looking for a book that'll change your life or the world you live in, this isn't the book for you. If, however, you want a book that'll be involving or take your mind off things for a couple of hours, you could do a lot worse than this book (Simon Kernick for example), especially if you're a guy (it is "guy fiction" if I'm honest).
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LEE CHILD is Stupendous!
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Superb book - gripping, gutsy, realistic!
REACHER - what a character!
Superb! 10/10
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different characters this time
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A good outing for Reacher with some old friends from his past...good story line, excellent suspense and intigue....excellent thriller
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