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A slow burning page turner

Reviewed in Australia on 9 November 2021

Possibly my favourite from the first 5 books. The tension builds slowly and intensely along with the weather. Items and events are described with a level of detail that lets you imagine the scene in great detail without becoming dull. Not ‘high literature’, but nonetheless a really compelling and enjoyable story.

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Jan

Slow with little action

Reviewed in Australia on 23 May 2022

Too long and too slow. Little, but predictable action. The ending was well done; however the story concludes somewhat disappointing.

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Henryk Sadzik

Ridiculous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2020

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I started off a fan of the Reacher novels. The problem is the more you read the more ridiculous the scenarios he finds himself in become. This book was awful. The whole premise really makes no sense. The female protagonist's motivation makes no sense. Of course you would drive around trying to find a random stranger to kill your husband instead of just running away. In fact the amount of ludicrous things that happen in this book under the guise of people being clever is plain annoying. The final part with Reacher figuring out exactly the right motel to find the kidnapped girl is particularly painful.

I could go on and on but instead I'll just advise giving it a miss.

Sam Bell

A poor novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2020

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This has to be one of the worst books I have read. The narrative is utterly ludicrous and the twists and turns quite unbelievable, as are many of the characters. I've read some good, if perpetually brutal, novels by Child, but this is just terrible. Jack Reacher let loose in nonesense land!

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Boring book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2019

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Surprisingly long winded and boring book . Not much action and a lot of naval gazing . Having seen the jack reacher films i thought i was in for a good action packed book . I was wrong . Bronk .

Dave

Too much gratuitous violence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2021

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Not for me this. Lone guy takes on the bad guys and kills them, cos ordinary justice isn't vindictive enough.

Patrick Troy

Great to read in bed as you will fall asleep.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2019

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This book seemed to go on and on.I skipped so much ,too much useless detail.I don't have to be told it's hot in Texas over and over.It seemed like three books made into one by mistake.

michaela dean

for the love of god kill me now.....how boring is this book?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2019

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relentless narrative....yes we get it. It's hot ffs. It goes on and on. I won't be reading any more from this boring old fart.

Mrs. Eileen Shannon

none rec

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2021

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not received problems with wi fi

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