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