This is like reading one of the copy cat versions that came out after you finished your first three or four books about REACHER. They were so good. I could not wait for the following books.
Maybe it is time REACHER retired. And you find a different direction to go in. Please don't leave him to die by himself, of old age. Leave him with some dignity. As we all remember how he was.

Better Off Dead: Jack Reacher, Book 26
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Reacher never backs down from a problem.
And he's about to find a big one, on a deserted road in Arizona, where a car has crashed into the only tree for miles around.
Minutes later, Reacher is heading into town. To introduce himself to the shadowy crew who made it happen.
Their boss has a terrifying reputation, and the stakes are high. Just to get in and meet him, Reacher is going to have to achieve the impossible.
To get answers will be even harder. There are people in this hostile, empty place who would rather die than reveal their secrets.
But then, if Reacher is coming after you, you might be better off dead.
©2021 Lee Child, Andrew Child (P)2021 Penguin Audio
- Listening Length9 hours and 3 minutes
- Audible release date26 October 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB08S78JD2W
- VersionUnabridged
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Listening Length | 9 hours and 3 minutes |
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Author | Lee Child, Andrew Child |
Narrator | Jeff Harding |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.com.au Release Date | 26 October 2021 |
Publisher | Penguin Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B08S78JD2W |
Best Sellers Rank | 380 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 2 in Mystery Action Fiction 3 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) 5 in Action Thriller & Suspense Fiction |
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Sorry Lee. I have everyone of your books, it this one is not in the same league. I don't know if you wrote this one or your brother did, but this is not the REACHER I know and love. Only you know what you have done in this book. I only know I don't like him.
Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2021Verified Purchase
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Badly written in the type and standard of English that an eight year old would use. Poorly constructed story and the Reacher 'voice' that we have come to know is entirely absent.
I will take this as an indicator of things to come and I will not purchase or bother to read any future Reacher books.
This was a waste of my $15.99 and I feel cheated and ripped off.
I will take this as an indicator of things to come and I will not purchase or bother to read any future Reacher books.
This was a waste of my $15.99 and I feel cheated and ripped off.
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Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2021
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Hopefully it's just me.
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Since watching the Reacher movie I've read all the books and usually have had a hard time putting them down. This one was the opposite.
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I struggled after the first chapter. After perhaps four attempts I got a third of the way through before skipping to the end to see if it was an end worth reading to. For me it wasn't.
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I usually pre-order the books. I guess this time I'll wait for the reviews.
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Since watching the Reacher movie I've read all the books and usually have had a hard time putting them down. This one was the opposite.
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I struggled after the first chapter. After perhaps four attempts I got a third of the way through before skipping to the end to see if it was an end worth reading to. For me it wasn't.
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I usually pre-order the books. I guess this time I'll wait for the reviews.
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Reviewed in Australia on 31 October 2021
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I found this book very tedious to read and to follow. It was written in a very simple stilted voice and with lots of repetition. Yes, I know that there has always been a certain amount of violence, which Jack has been compelled to be involved with, but this was over the top.
I won’t be buying another Jack Reacher, I’ll go back to the Jack I know and have enjoyed in previous books.
I won’t be buying another Jack Reacher, I’ll go back to the Jack I know and have enjoyed in previous books.
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Reviewed in Australia on 31 October 2021
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Yak yak yak yak yak, bloody yak, he never shuts up! What in gods name happened to the strong silent loner who wanders into town, says nothing, wood a lady, drinks some coffee, trades sarcasm with the local police, beats up some bums, saves the damsel in distress and moves on. This book was a talkfest, interrupted by Reacher fighting the same guy five times over with the same result, boring. A convoluted confusing technical ending, but by then I didn’t care
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Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2021
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Soooooo boring, OMG so many tedious descriptions of buildings a city planner would feel like committing suicide. Where is Reacher and who is this wanna be put in his place who contemplates weakness and defeat in confrontations? This clearly did not come from Lee's hand... I'm also puzzled by the "they are not identical twins". Do you know how rare it is to have identical twins of different gender? I had high hopes for the book and when the narrative changed to first person I was so happy but... nah. Wasted money, yet AGAIN since the duo started working together. Yep Reacher would be a lot better off dead than in this book. Either pick up your game next time or don't even bother.
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Reviewed in Australia on 31 October 2021
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Wow. This is so incredibly bad. The plot is poor. The writing style is worse. I couldn’t finish it. I tried.
Better off dead? Yes I agree. Jack Reacher as a character would be.
Better off dead? Yes I agree. Jack Reacher as a character would be.
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Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2021
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I found the endless descriptions of the layout of buildings tedious and the plot needlessly convoluted. Also the fight sequences a little boring. Michael turning up alive felt very predictable. Lee Child where are you?
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Oddsocks
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rehash of other Reacher books
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2021Verified Purchase
As another reviewer has stated this book has lots of other book story points reused and crammed into this tepid story.
I have read all the other books in the series and loved them all - but this just doesn’t feel like a Lee Child book, it feels wrong. I’m not sure wether his brother is now the lead writer or they are out of ideas but this is (in my opinion) the worst Reacher book by a mile.
I wish they were more books from when Reacher was still in the MP’s.
I have read all the other books in the series and loved them all - but this just doesn’t feel like a Lee Child book, it feels wrong. I’m not sure wether his brother is now the lead writer or they are out of ideas but this is (in my opinion) the worst Reacher book by a mile.
I wish they were more books from when Reacher was still in the MP’s.
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Richard Clarke
2.0 out of 5 stars
It’s not the Reacher we know
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2021Verified Purchase
I have been a huge fan of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and have read all the books at least twice - they never grow old.
Unfortunately, this book and the previous, both by Andrew Child but with Lee’s input have been a disappointment. So much so in this, Better Off Dead, with the incredibly annoying change to first person (why dear god, why!) and Reacher not behaving the same, that at 30% through the book I’m king about giving up.
Mr Child, we the fans did not approve of the great Tom Cruise in the films for all the reasons that I know you understand. The same is happening to your awesome character now - he has lost a foot in height and a 100 lbs. Please bring him back as he should be!
Unfortunately, this book and the previous, both by Andrew Child but with Lee’s input have been a disappointment. So much so in this, Better Off Dead, with the incredibly annoying change to first person (why dear god, why!) and Reacher not behaving the same, that at 30% through the book I’m king about giving up.
Mr Child, we the fans did not approve of the great Tom Cruise in the films for all the reasons that I know you understand. The same is happening to your awesome character now - he has lost a foot in height and a 100 lbs. Please bring him back as he should be!
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2021Verified Purchase
I’ve been a Reacher fan for a decade and have read every book at least twice. This one however I barely finished. The plot is preposterous and everything seemed to be contrived and totally unrealistic.
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Mrs f
1.0 out of 5 stars
disappointed ....again
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2021Verified Purchase
last few books have been poor. whover is now writing it isnt upto the job. only a few pages in and im already annoyed by the first person story telling . who decided to change that ! 26 books in this will be my last (although i said that after the last 2 aswell)
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truckdriver4roads
2.0 out of 5 stars
Who is this?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2021Verified Purchase
First of all congrats to all the people who managed to get reviews published the day after the OFFICIAL release. Obviously a lot of insomniacs and retired people are fans. Secondly what is all the fuss about it being written in the first person? What about the five others written in the first? The Enemy, Persuader, Personal, Gone tomorrow, The Affair. I have been a real fan until about five books ago when the first cracks started to appear. The end was in sight when Little Brother became co-author. This book simply confirms that the end is happening. If it was other than a Child name on the cover I would have felt cheated with this book. With two Child names on the front I feel doubly cheated.
Is Child going the same way as Wilbur Smith? Wilbur's name prominently on the cover but not actually written by him. The difference between the genuine to the upstart small print author was obvious. The books are very far short of the Smith only originals.
Ok, we have to wait and see what sort of a job Child the Younger does in his first solo Reacher book but it will never be the same again.
I won't bother about going into the analysis of the book, the plot and everything else that so many other reviewers have done such a brilliant job with. They are right. This is just an insulting money spinning attempt to get money from so many thousands of loyal Reacher fans. Enjoy your money Lee but just call a halt to the gravy train. Let Jack go and put an end to this sham.
Is Child going the same way as Wilbur Smith? Wilbur's name prominently on the cover but not actually written by him. The difference between the genuine to the upstart small print author was obvious. The books are very far short of the Smith only originals.
Ok, we have to wait and see what sort of a job Child the Younger does in his first solo Reacher book but it will never be the same again.
I won't bother about going into the analysis of the book, the plot and everything else that so many other reviewers have done such a brilliant job with. They are right. This is just an insulting money spinning attempt to get money from so many thousands of loyal Reacher fans. Enjoy your money Lee but just call a halt to the gravy train. Let Jack go and put an end to this sham.
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