The very first 'Jack Reacher' which catapulted Child to the top of his genre. Ex-soldier Reacher is trying to get his bearings in an alien world. On a whim he goes to Georgia on the trail of a dead jazz musician, only to find himself in a corrupt prison in a corrupt town. More violence, less depth and subtlety than in subsequent books, but a real, breathing character and all the earmarks of success are there.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 63 Winter 2012 ) |
