Jack Reacher # 16
Lee Child
Delacorte Press
9/27/2011 / ISBN 9780385344326
Suspense / Thriller
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Reviewed
by Bob Walch
If you are a Jack Reacher
fan and have followed the series over the years and through 16 novels,
you probably have wondered what made this action hero the way he
is. Well, you don’t have to wonder anymore because Lee Child
goes back into Reacher’s past when he was still with the Army.
It is 1997 and the
military cop is sent on an assignment to Carter Crossing, Mississippi,
to investigate a murder. A young woman has been killed, and the
suspect is a soldier on a nearby military base who has very strong
ties to Washington, D.C.
Going undercover, Reacher
is sent in to find out whatever he can and make sure the right person
is brought to justice. Local sheriff, Elizabeth Deveraux, also has
a desire to see justice done, but she’s not sure she can trust
Reacher or the military authorities. Then things get really complicated
as the single homicide turns out to be one of a series of unsolved
deaths.
As Reacher works to
solve this case, he realizes he is pitted against some powerful
interests who want it covered up. The conspiracy Reacher encounters
not only shatters his faith in his mission and his superiors, but
it also changes his life forever. By novel’s end Reacher’s
name is on the “involuntary separation” list and his
military career is at an end.
He was 36 years old
and had barely seen the country that he had been sworn to defend.
There were places to go, things to do and sights to see. So Reacher
“picked a road at random” and was on his way to discover
America!
Reviews of other
titles in this series
Without
Fail #6
Persuader
#7
The
Hard Way #10
Bad
Luck and Trouble #11
Nothing
to Lose #12
Gone
Tomorrow #13
Worth
Dying For #15
The Affair
#16
Never
Go Back #18
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