Better Off Dead: Jack Reacher, Book 26 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Lee Child (Author), Andrew Child (Author), Jeff Harding (Narrator),

22,455 ratings

in Action Thriller & Suspense Fiction

See all formats and editions

Amazon Price

New from

Used from

Kindle

"Please retry"

$15.99

—

Audible Audiobook, Unabridged

"Please retry"

$0.00

Free with your Audible trial

Hardcover

"Please retry"

$36.42

$34.96

—

Paperback

"Please retry"

$16.99

—

Audio CD, CD, Unabridged

"Please retry"

$32.19

—

Brought to you by Penguin.

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.

Listening Length

9 hours and 3 minutes
Author

Lee Child, see all
Narrator

Jeff Harding
Audible release date

26 October 2021
Language

English
Publisher

Penguin Audio
ASIN

B08S78JD2W
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
See all details

Read & Listen

Switch between reading the Kindle book & listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice.
Get the Audible audiobook for the reduced price of $14.49 after you buy the Kindle book.

Get this audiobook free then 1 credit each month, good for any title you like - yours to keep, even if you cancel
Listen all you want to the Plus Catalogue—a selection of thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts, including exclusive series
Exclusive member-only deals
$16.45 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime

Learn more about membership

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible’s Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice.

Sold and delivered by Audible, an Amazon company

People who viewed this also viewed

Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1

The Sentinel: Jack Reacher, Book 25
Lee Child
46,618
Audible Audiobook
$0.00 Free with Audible trial
Blue Moon: Jack Reacher, Book 24
Lee Child
27,647
Audible Audiobook
$0.00 Free with Audible trial
Past Tense
Lee Child
14,772
Audible Audiobook
$0.00 Free with Audible trial
Make Me: Jack Reacher 20
Lee Child
15,586
Audible Audiobook
$0.00 Free with Audible trial
The Midnight Line: Jack Reacher, Book 22
Lee Child
14,285
Audible Audiobook
$0.00 Free with Audible trial

Product details

Listening Length	9 hours and 3 minutes
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	166 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1 in Action Thriller & Suspense Fiction 1 in Mystery Action Fiction 2 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals)

Customer reviews

5 star		38%
4 star		30%
3 star		18%
2 star		7%
1 star		6%

How are ratings calculated?

Review this product

Write a customer review

Top reviews from Australia

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

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 2021

Verified Purchase

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.

18 people found this helpful

Helpful

Amazon Customer

POOR JOB, WASTE OF MONEY, BADLY WRITTEN

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2021

Verified Purchase

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.

15 people found this helpful

Helpful

Adrian G

Not what I'm used to.

Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2021

Verified Purchase

Hopefully it's just me.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I usually pre-order the books. I guess this time I'll wait for the reviews.

13 people found this helpful

Helpful

Denise

Very disappointed

Reviewed in Australia on 31 October 2021

Verified Purchase

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.

10 people found this helpful

Helpful

John

It’s true, he is better off dead, than dead boring

Reviewed in Australia on 31 October 2021

Verified Purchase

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

10 people found this helpful

Helpful

The brotherhood is not working

Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2021

Verified Purchase

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.

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

kingi

So bad

Reviewed in Australia on 31 October 2021

Verified Purchase

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.

10 people found this helpful

Helpful

Kindle Customer

Not up to usual standard

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2021

Verified Purchase

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?

10 people found this helpful

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Oddsocks

Rehash of other Reacher books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2021

Verified 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.

137 people found this helpful

Richard Clarke

It’s not the Reacher we know

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2021

Verified 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!

125 people found this helpful

Amazon Customer

Very disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2021

Verified 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.

94 people found this helpful

Mrs f

disappointed ....again

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2021

Verified 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)

88 people found this helpful

truckdriver4roads

Who is this?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2021

Verified 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.

49 people found this helpful

See all reviews

Better Off Dead: Jack Reacher, Book 26 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Read & Listen

Free with Audible Trial $0.00

Pay with 1-Click $48.62

People who viewed this also viewed

Product details

Customer reviews

Review this product

Top reviews from Australia

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

Top reviews from other countries

Free with Audible Trial

$0.00

Pay with 1-Click

$48.62