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worthy Jack Reacher action thriller

Reviewed in Australia on 10 December 2021

Better Off Dead is the second Andrew Child’s Reacher book (with brother Lee) and the twenty sixth instalment of the ex-military police action hero. This time, Jack’s wanderings take him to a remote town adjacent the US-Mexico border, where he chooses to help an army veteran turned FBI agent find her twin brother. As usual with Reacher, troubles seem to find him and the action unfolds requiring him to take on a shadowy crime figure, Waad Dendoncker. Unusually for a Reacher book, the narrative is first person and his intonation is not quite that of other books. It feels a somewhat lessened or diminutive version of Jack Reacher’s earlier incarnations. Still a worthy enough formulaic action thriller in the Jack Reacher franchise, with a four-star read rating.

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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

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.

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david hill

Worse 'Reacher' novel I have read

Reviewed in Australia on 9 November 2021

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I have read every single novel with Jack Reacher as 'hero' for many years .

This was the worst by far . Not as well written . Poor storyline .Short ....no positives

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Brett J. Walker

boring and way too over descriptive

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2021

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I have read every jack reacher book, but the last few have just been so boring. Where has the jack Reacher all us fans loved gone ? lee Childs's over use of totally unnecessary descriptions of things like windows and chairs and tables made me want to throw my kindle at the wall. Who cares have many orange chairs are in a room or whether the windows or doors have locks or not, it's not relevant to the story. Instead of a nail biting finish it just rambles on and on and on describing everything in the tunnels. I ended up speed reading the last 30% of the story. What an absolute fizzer.

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Sion Leslie

So long Jack...

Reviewed in Australia on 3 November 2021

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Read every Reacher book more than once - this is not Jack Reacher -Doesn't talk the same -doesn't behave the same -doesn't think the same -So long Jack it was good while it lasted.

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John Macintyre

Jack Reacher is over

Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2021

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This book is sheer fantasy, so implausible to be a joke. I have read every Jack Reacher novel and this may be my last.

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Tony Davidson

So disappointed. Can't finish it.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 November 2021

I'm sure I'm like every other Jack Reacher fan and a desperate for a new edition of our heroes stories. So it was with excitement that I started to read this book.

The initial introduction was great and I was anticipating another excellent story.

Unfortunately then it all went South. I've read all the books and can't ever remember them being in the first person. That was my first hint that things weren't what I was expecting.

I persevered until about one-third the way through the book. It's very rare for me not to finish a book as I really like to know what happens in the end. But this was just really bad writing. Really really bad.

It turns out I'm not alone with my extreme disappointment with the latest Jack Reacher novel. I'll definitely be looking at the reviews before I purchase another. I'm thinking I'll go back to book number one and start again.

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Mark Hudson

Nothing like the Jack Reacher we've come to love.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 November 2021

This was obviously not written by Lee Child. Takes me back to my youth when Robert Ludlum started getting other people to write his stories. No character depth, incredibly boring and one dimensional plot line. Everything about this is off. Having read every Jack Reacher novel in the series, I have come to realise I need to stop. Never again. It was just dreadful.

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Very disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2021

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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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John McCAsh

RIP Jack Reacher

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2021

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It is sad to say that Jack Reacher has finally died. Jack has been my hero since book 1 but this story was insipid, bland, it was clear that Jack character was dying in his last book, The Sentinel, but in this non story. He has died. RIP Jack Reacher, you were my ideal man, now you are nobody. I have read every Jack Reacher book, but this one is so poorly written I really would like my Money back. This is the last Jack Reacher book I will ever buy.

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Mightyquin69

Please don’t Kill Reacher through bad writing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2021

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I love the Reacher books, I’ve read every one at least once. This is the first time I’ve struggled to finish one of them. I usually can’t wait for the end out of excitement, this time I couldn’t wait for the end so I can start a different book.

The writing style of Andrew Child is not to my taste, the story and characters were weak and uninteresting. If Lee Child wants to kill Reacher off then please do so, and have him go out in a blaze of glory, or retire somewhere, hang up his toothbrush and settle down. Please don’t let Andrew make him suffer a slow and painful death through mundane books. Reacher deserves better than this.

I feel gutted that this may be the last Reacher book I’ll read in the series. But if Lee isn’t writing them then they’re not Reacher books. Thank you Lee for all the wonderful thrillers. But someone’s now turned your rollercoaster into a teacup ride.

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Ms. M. S. Flanagan

Will the real Reacher please stand up!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2021

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I have to agree with many of the other reviews, I have read (and kept) every Reacher book. After reading the first few pages i was already concerned - first person speech, overly simple language as though written for a child, repeatedly stating things like the kick/punch would have floored a normal person everytime there was an encounter with Mansour - we got it after the first time it was said! No offence to Andrew but the books have taken a downward spiral since his involvement, Lee's voice and therefore Reacher's voice are no longer heard. I am not sure i will purchase another hardback on the day of publication - maybe the next book i will trial on Kindle, sad as means my Reacher Collection will be incomplete. OK SO DID A BOT OF RESEARCH AND ALL MAKES SENSE JUST READ AN ARTICLE CONFIRMING THAT LEE CHILD WILL BE " handing over the writing duties to his younger brother." AND THAT THEY WILL WORK ON THE NEXT FEE BOOKS TOGETHER BEFORE LEE BOWS OUT - THIS WAS IN LATE 2020 SO UNLESS ANDREW MAKES SOME CHANGES FOR THE BETTER - REACHER'S LEGACY IS IN DANGER

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