No Plan B
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The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the number one 'New York Times' best-selling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child。 The plan: It's coming Fall 2022。 'NO PLAN B'。
In Gerrardsville， Colorado， two witnesses to the same tragedy give two different accounts。 One guy sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus in what authorities will call a suicide。 The other witness is Jack Reacher。 And he sees what actually happened: A man in a gray hoodie and jeans， moving like a shadow， pushed the victim to her death - before swiftly grabbing the dead woman’s purse and strolling away。
Reacher follows the killer on foot， not knowing that he is part of something much bigger and far-reaching。。。a secret conspiracy with many moving parts， with powerful people on the take， all involved in an undertaking that leaves no room for error。 If any step is compromised， the threat will have to be quickly and quietly and permanently removed。
Because when the threat is Reacher， there is No Plan B…。
©2022 Lee Child and Andrew Child （P）2022 Random House Audio
The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the number one 'New York Times' best-selling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child。 The plan: It's coming Fall 2022。 'NO PLAN B'。
In Gerrardsville， Colorado， two witnesses to the same tragedy give two different accounts。 One guy sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus in what authorities will call a suicide。 The other witness is Jack Reacher。 And he sees what actually happened: A man in a gray hoodie and jeans， moving like a shadow， pushed the victim to her death - before swiftly grabbing the dead woman’s purse and strolling away。
Reacher follows the killer on foot， not knowing that he is part of something much bigger and far-reaching。。。a secret conspiracy with many moving parts， with powerful people on the take， all involved in an undertaking that leaves no room for error。 If any step is compromised， the threat will have to be quickly and quietly and permanently removed。
Because when the threat is Reacher， there is No Plan B…。
©2022 Lee Child and Andrew Child （P）2022 Random House Audio
Reviews
Garry Kearney
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My father who taught English for 40+ years， would always tell me to beware of books that have the author’s name larger than the title。 More times then not， this is very true。 The jury’s out on this one at the moment。
Judy
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Another exciting episode in the Jack Reacher series！ Reacher sure has a way of finding trouble - or trouble finds him。 In this one a woman is hit by a bus and killed in Colorado。 Reacher thinks she was pushed in front of it and gives chase to the perpetrator。 Soon after a man is dead who was a friend of the woman who was killed。 Then it's off to the races and it never stops。 This investigation jumps from Colorado to a prison in Mississippi where something very suspicious is going on and Reacher Another exciting episode in the Jack Reacher series！ Reacher sure has a way of finding trouble - or trouble finds him。 In this one a woman is hit by a bus and killed in Colorado。 Reacher thinks she was pushed in front of it and gives chase to the perpetrator。 Soon after a man is dead who was a friend of the woman who was killed。 Then it's off to the races and it never stops。 This investigation jumps from Colorado to a prison in Mississippi where something very suspicious is going on and Reacher is determined to find out what。 When I read one of these Jack Reacher books it is for fun。 However， all belief in reality has to be suspended because Reacher is much like a comic superhero。 Some of the situations he finds himself in （and gets himself out of） are totally unbelievable。 Once you stop being practical， these are just fun reads with an exciting hero。 This one had some really evil bad guys who have been getting away with some despicable practices for years。Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine， Delacorte Press through Netgalley for an advance copy。 This book will be published on October 25， 2022。 。。。more
Bichons_and_books_nz
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Publication Date: 25 October 2022Jack is back; Jack sees a baddie， hunts them down， kicks ass， all while investigating the murder of a woman， which police determined was suicide。 Jack knows better。。。。he witnessed her being pushed in front of the bus。Then there is 15-year-old Jed， who has run away from his foster home and caught a bus to Jacksonville， Mississippi and Lev Emerson， a businessman with a legitimate business and the another business， which is his passion。 Jed and Lev travel separately Publication Date: 25 October 2022Jack is back; Jack sees a baddie， hunts them down， kicks ass， all while investigating the murder of a woman， which police determined was suicide。 Jack knows better。。。。he witnessed her being pushed in front of the bus。Then there is 15-year-old Jed， who has run away from his foster home and caught a bus to Jacksonville， Mississippi and Lev Emerson， a businessman with a legitimate business and the another business， which is his passion。 Jed and Lev travel separately but end up in the exact location with Jack; the motivations and connections between the three characters remain a mystery until deep into the story， culminating in an explosive ending。No Plan B is a gripping， intense， fast-paced， action-filled page-turner; the formula is the same as always。 The parallel stories raised the mystery and intensity， motivating me to read late into the night。While it is not my all-time favourite Jack Reacher story， it is everything a Jack Reacher fan/reader wants in a book。 The fight scenes are well-written， violent， and the body count is relatively high in this book。 I enjoyed this book and gave it four stars， as the ending was a bit too rushed for me。 But it is good to see Jack back because he is an unstoppable force。 。。。more
Tiffany Deitcher
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This book was a giveaway that I won on Goodreads。 I have never read a Jack Reacher book or watched one of the movies。 I was a little apprehensive about reading it because it’s a series and usually they need to be read in order。 This book was fast paced and pretty intense。 Jack Reacher is a very interesting guy because he seems to be the victor in situations where he shouldn’t be alive。 You would definitely want him on your side。 I gave this book 4 stars because it was interesting and fast paced。 This book was a giveaway that I won on Goodreads。 I have never read a Jack Reacher book or watched one of the movies。 I was a little apprehensive about reading it because it’s a series and usually they need to be read in order。 This book was fast paced and pretty intense。 Jack Reacher is a very interesting guy because he seems to be the victor in situations where he shouldn’t be alive。 You would definitely want him on your side。 I gave this book 4 stars because it was interesting and fast paced。 I felt the ending was rushed and left some things unanswered。 I would recommend this book to others who like fast paced mysteries and action。 Thank you Goodreads and Penguin Random House！ 。。。more
Randy Parazine
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I've read many books by Lee Child and have enjoyed them all。 This one was no different。 Fast paced， and easy to follow along with characters I've come to know and love。 His books grab you and keep you wanting to read more。 I highly recommend this book。 I've read many books by Lee Child and have enjoyed them all。 This one was no different。 Fast paced， and easy to follow along with characters I've come to know and love。 His books grab you and keep you wanting to read more。 I highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Kash Dass
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3。5⭐️As always Reacher doesn't look for trouble， but trouble finds him。。。in this case it stumbles right in front of him and under the wheels of a bus。。。I'll stop there。 You're welcome， no spoilers！I love the escapism of Reacher novels， because they're fast and spicy！ Jack Reacher is supposed to flatten them all without breaking a sweat。 Like Chuck Norris。 Lol！ Kidding！ But I didn't get that with this one。Don't get me wrong， it was good but it just lacked that original spiciness。 I will say one t 3。5⭐️As always Reacher doesn't look for trouble， but trouble finds him。。。in this case it stumbles right in front of him and under the wheels of a bus。。。I'll stop there。 You're welcome， no spoilers！I love the escapism of Reacher novels， because they're fast and spicy！ Jack Reacher is supposed to flatten them all without breaking a sweat。 Like Chuck Norris。 Lol！ Kidding！ But I didn't get that with this one。Don't get me wrong， it was good but it just lacked that original spiciness。 I will say one thing though， it's nice not to picture Tom Cruise any more。 Alan Ritchson is more my Reacher！ 。。。more
Lori
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As long as Lee， and now his brother Andrew， continue to write Jack Reacher books I’m there for it。 I’ve bought every single installment that comes out， even when I’m lucky enough to get an ARC， as a show of my support。 No Plan B just didn’t grab me as much as the books usually do。 Usually we can count on non-stop action with Jack and this felt like more of a slow burn。 Even when he got to what was really going on in that prison， it was anti-climactic。 Every die hard Reacher fan will not miss thi As long as Lee， and now his brother Andrew， continue to write Jack Reacher books I’m there for it。 I’ve bought every single installment that comes out， even when I’m lucky enough to get an ARC， as a show of my support。 No Plan B just didn’t grab me as much as the books usually do。 Usually we can count on non-stop action with Jack and this felt like more of a slow burn。 Even when he got to what was really going on in that prison， it was anti-climactic。 Every die hard Reacher fan will not miss this upcoming release， as well as start the count down to what Jack will be up to next！ 。。。more
Lee Cornell
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Great read！！！ This has pretty much everything that a reader of the Jack Reacher novels could want。 Plenty of plot twists to keep the readers on their toes but not so convoluted that we lost track of what was going on。And Jed sort of wandered his way into being a great character。
Matt Kolpien
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This was typical reacher story with a few different stories coming together at end。 I enjoyed the read and the storyline。 It was well paced。 My only complaints would be the editing as there were 2 separate instances of British slang being used。 I have never noticed this in reacher novels prior unless reacher unless set in Britain。 One instance was spoken by reacher and another instance by a character that was from Colorado。 Made no sense given where the character from。
Katie Matwiejow
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Jack Reacher is an auto read for me。 No Plan B was no disappointment。 If you’re looking for an action packed read look no further。 Ex-military wanderer Jack Reacher walks into town to find a woman jumping in front of a bus。 Something’s not right with this scenario and Reacher makes it his personal mission to find all the missing pieces and take down all of the bad guys。 This tale is told from multiple perspectives of Reacher， teen runaway Jed， and a mixture of the aforementioned bad guys。 Reache Jack Reacher is an auto read for me。 No Plan B was no disappointment。 If you’re looking for an action packed read look no further。 Ex-military wanderer Jack Reacher walks into town to find a woman jumping in front of a bus。 Something’s not right with this scenario and Reacher makes it his personal mission to find all the missing pieces and take down all of the bad guys。 This tale is told from multiple perspectives of Reacher， teen runaway Jed， and a mixture of the aforementioned bad guys。 Reacher teams up with Hannah Hampton to explore corruption in the prison system Minerva。 I enjoyed the ending as justice served。 I was gifted an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rachel McShannon
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I love Reacher！
Monnie
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4。5 stars， actually。Every loyal reader of this series knows nobody messes with Jack Reacher - he can take down half a dozen very big， very angry men in the blink of an eye。 In this one， he proves he can give MacGyver a run for his skills as well。 The plot has four "legs，" if you will - and that made it a little tough for me to follow， at least for the first half or so of the book， just because of the number of characters and switchbacks from one to the other。 There's a guy who wants revenge， ano 4。5 stars， actually。Every loyal reader of this series knows nobody messes with Jack Reacher - he can take down half a dozen very big， very angry men in the blink of an eye。 In this one， he proves he can give MacGyver a run for his skills as well。 The plot has four "legs，" if you will - and that made it a little tough for me to follow， at least for the first half or so of the book， just because of the number of characters and switchbacks from one to the other。 There's a guy who wants revenge， another looking for a long-lost someone， some very bad guys who don't want to get caught doing what they're doing and， of course， the raison d'etre that puts Reacher， at first inadvertently and then intentionally， in the middle of the whole mess。The whole thing begins as Reacher sees a man throw a woman under the bus - quite literally - after which he steals her purse and runs。 Something Reacher saw seems to have triggered feelings of ill will， so to speak， from some folks who would rather it not be seen - what was there threatens the good thing they want to keep going。 Reacher， doing his Reacher thing， smells a rat （and we all know he doesn't react well to threats）， so he vows to get to the bottom of it even if it takes him halfway across the country。 While this is going on， those other folks begin to converge at the same place - the Minerva Correctional Facility in Winson， Mississippi。The details， of course， I can't reveal， except to say there's never a dull moment; all points converge at the end， and readers learn what happens to all the people who started off as strangers but end up as， well， you'll have to read it for yourself to find that out。 It's fast-paced， fun and another adventure I'm sure Reacher fans will enjoy。 I heartily thank the publisher， via NetGalley， for allowing me to read and review a pre-release copy。 Well done！ 。。。more
Wayne
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Another great book in the Jack Reacher series。 Another great plot， bringing several groups of people eventually all together at the end。 Can't wait for the next in the series。 #NoPlanB #NetGalley Another great book in the Jack Reacher series。 Another great plot， bringing several groups of people eventually all together at the end。 Can't wait for the next in the series。 #NoPlanB #NetGalley 。。。more
Katherina Martin
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I was honored to receive an ARC from NetGalley and Random House Publishing-Ballantine。 This opinion is my own。 Maybe， just maybe not quite as good as his other books but STILL a 4🌟read。 I have read each book about Jack Reacher and it may be that this book is not as analytical when it comes to detailing Jack Reacher’s thoughts。 This book is more fighting， hand to hand combat， as Reacher uses force to get where he needs to go。 And less romance！ As always though， it was an adventure。
Linann
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NO PLAN B by Lee Child and Andrew Child is another satisfying Jack Reacher Novel。 This time， Reacher steps in when the local police are not willing to investigate a murder he witnessed。 The plot was a little drawn out at first， but certainly picked up half-way through。 I certainly did not expect the ending and wish the authors had revealed the depth of the crimes earlier because it was so interesting。 I promise that Jack Reach fans will not be disappointed！
Therese-Libn
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Another exciting Jack Reacher thriller and it doesn’t disappoint！ Reacher is passing through Colorado and sees what everyone else believes is a suicide。 But he knows better and he’s got to find the killer。 But there is much more to this crime and to the cabal behind the killer。 This is vintage Reacher， passing through some small town， sees a crime that police won’t do anything about， and decides to investigate with a bit of action adventure。Lee and Andrew Child have teamed up again and the produ Another exciting Jack Reacher thriller and it doesn’t disappoint！ Reacher is passing through Colorado and sees what everyone else believes is a suicide。 But he knows better and he’s got to find the killer。 But there is much more to this crime and to the cabal behind the killer。 This is vintage Reacher， passing through some small town， sees a crime that police won’t do anything about， and decides to investigate with a bit of action adventure。Lee and Andrew Child have teamed up again and the product is still fantastic。 。。。more
Barbara Schultz
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Book Title: No Plan BSeries: Jack Reacher #27 Author: Lee Child & Andrew ChildPublisher: Random House Publishing Group ~ Ballantine， Delacorte Press Genre: Mystery ThrillerPub Date: October 25， 2022My Rating: More than 3 but not quite 4 Stars！I have always enjoyed the ‘Reacher’ stories ~ When I read Hotel California ~a sampler of several novels that would be released in the fall， one of the stories was No Plan B which is the last Reacher by Lee Child as he will be retiring。 He states he want Book Title: No Plan BSeries: Jack Reacher #27 Author: Lee Child & Andrew ChildPublisher: Random House Publishing Group ~ Ballantine， Delacorte Press Genre: Mystery ThrillerPub Date: October 25， 2022My Rating: More than 3 but not quite 4 Stars！I have always enjoyed the ‘Reacher’ stories ~ When I read Hotel California ~a sampler of several novels that would be released in the fall， one of the stories was No Plan B which is the last Reacher by Lee Child as he will be retiring。 He states he wants to buy a new couch and kick back and read for the rest of his life！ ~ Sounds like my retirement plan ~BTW: Jack Reacher will still be around as younger brother Andrew Child who has co-authored with Lee Child will continue。 When I read the sampler I knew I wanted to read the book！In this story Jack Reacher go to Gerrardsville， Colorado to visit a Civil War Museum but before arriving there he witnessed a woman being hit by a bus。 There are two witnesses ~ One see the woman throw herself in front of the bus。 The other witness is Reacher who sees someone push her。 Everyone assumes is suicide but Reacher has seen things a bit different！ He sets out to find the truth ~ Thus it begins。 Although not my fav Jack Reacher story， I still enjoyed it！！ Want to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group ~Ballantine， Delacorte Press for this early eGalley。 Publishing Release Date scheduled for October 25， 2022 。。。more
Rebecka McShannon
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Another great Jack Reacher book！ Was thrilled to have been one of the goodreads giveaway winners。 Non stop action。 As all the books there are very interesting characters with interesting backgrounds and I'd love to know how their stories and lives continue on after Reacher has put a end to the corruption and criminals。 cont。。。。 Another great Jack Reacher book！ Was thrilled to have been one of the goodreads giveaway winners。 Non stop action。 As all the books there are very interesting characters with interesting backgrounds and I'd love to know how their stories and lives continue on after Reacher has put a end to the corruption and criminals。 cont。。。。 。。。more
Jerry
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Jack Reacher is finally reached the end of his time。 Not much of a thriller。There all starting to be the same thingThanks to NetGalley for advance copy of this book
LIsa Noell "Rocking the Chutzpah！"
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My thanks to Random House/Ballantine and Netgalley。It's a typical Reacher book。 Even with an extra added author， nothing changes。 Reacher sees a bad， hunts them down "kicking ass and taking names！" Still。。 Sadly， all these stories are the same。 Always a quick and easy read。Been there and done that。 My thanks to Random House/Ballantine and Netgalley。It's a typical Reacher book。 Even with an extra added author， nothing changes。 Reacher sees a bad， hunts them down "kicking ass and taking names！" Still。。 Sadly， all these stories are the same。 Always a quick and easy read。Been there and done that。 。。。more
Steven Netter
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Suzie
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Another great Jack Reacher story。 Somehow he managed to get himself into trouble with a lot of bad guys！ Liked the two intersecting stories （actually a third in there too）。 Enjoyed Hannah's character。 I think he might be getting a bit more violent （kill count was quite high）。 Lol。 Another great Jack Reacher story。 Somehow he managed to get himself into trouble with a lot of bad guys！ Liked the two intersecting stories （actually a third in there too）。 Enjoyed Hannah's character。 I think he might be getting a bit more violent （kill count was quite high）。 Lol。 。。。more
Pamela Small
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Jack is back！ 🙌 Story arc is complex that keeps the reader guessing until the end！ The plot is mysterious and keeps the reader interested in discovering the solution until the end！ There aren’t any edge of the seat， nail biting， electrifying scenarios…。。 the mystery is the basis for the suspense。 A thriller it is not。 The pacing lags in parts throughout the book。 There is scenario after scenario of Reacher’s plans being thwarted and his subsequent actions （fighting）。 It all becomes somewhat red Jack is back！ 🙌 Story arc is complex that keeps the reader guessing until the end！ The plot is mysterious and keeps the reader interested in discovering the solution until the end！ There aren’t any edge of the seat， nail biting， electrifying scenarios…。。 the mystery is the basis for the suspense。 A thriller it is not。 The pacing lags in parts throughout the book。 There is scenario after scenario of Reacher’s plans being thwarted and his subsequent actions （fighting）。 It all becomes somewhat redundant and doesn’t move the plot along。 One thread （Jed） took up A LOT of space but wasn’t developed at all and proved to be irrelevant。 It is disappointing and frustrating to waste a reader’s time with unnecessary fodder filler。 Other characters’ development was weak as well。 None were dynamic or multi dimensional。 The reader isn’t privy to Jack’s internal dialogue or conscience/ thought processes ， so his character isn’t enhanced to any extent， either。 The motivation for revenge arc was not developed at all。 It was gruesome and inexplicable。 Again， all action （though not explained） and no character development。 The reveal was long time in coming but it is a shocking jaw-dropping doozy！ 🙌 Regrettably， the ending is abrupt and the resolution cursory without an epilogue。 A bit more effort in the resolution would leave the reader with a better taste for the overall story arc。 Glad Jack is back！ 🙌 My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy。 The opinions stated are my own and without any obligation。 。。。more
Jessie Carvalho
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Read this if you like: Action， multiple POVs， slow burn thrillers Jack Reacher has drifted into Gerrardsville， Colorado。 A woman throws herself under a bus， or so two witnesses have said。 Jack， however， sees a man push her to her death then steal her purse before bolting away。 Reacher follows the killer on foot， not knowing that he is part of something much bigger。Reacher is shocked when the police call it a suicide。 Of course， he decides to help find out the truth of everything。 He teams up wit Read this if you like: Action， multiple POVs， slow burn thrillers Jack Reacher has drifted into Gerrardsville， Colorado。 A woman throws herself under a bus， or so two witnesses have said。 Jack， however， sees a man push her to her death then steal her purse before bolting away。 Reacher follows the killer on foot， not knowing that he is part of something much bigger。Reacher is shocked when the police call it a suicide。 Of course， he decides to help find out the truth of everything。 He teams up with someone related to the case。 There are two side stories as well。This is actually my first Jack Reacher book。 I have watched the movies and the show。 My husband has read every book。 I really enjoyed this。 It's very action packed and detailed。 I did find it a bit slow at times。 The side stories distracted me and even confused me at times， honestly。 I think it's because the characters weren't super developed。 I still really enjoyed it。 It was fun， action packed， and intriguing。 I will be reading more。 I definitely recommend it！Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and Random House Publishing/Ballantine for the gifted e-book！ 。。。more
Kyle
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Every fall I always look forward to the new Jack Reacher novel！ While most people are looking forward to pumpkin spice lattes， I am with Reacher and only want a strong cup of black coffee and some action and adventure！ Haha！ Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy of No Plan B！ The title is somewhat ironic as there is actually a B story and a C Story in the latest novel。 Most Reacher books focus solely on Reacher and his exploits， but in No Plan B we hav Every fall I always look forward to the new Jack Reacher novel！ While most people are looking forward to pumpkin spice lattes， I am with Reacher and only want a strong cup of black coffee and some action and adventure！ Haha！ Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an early copy of No Plan B！ The title is somewhat ironic as there is actually a B story and a C Story in the latest novel。 Most Reacher books focus solely on Reacher and his exploits， but in No Plan B we have chapters that are told from other characters POV's。 I am assuming that this is because of Andrew Child's contributions to the story。 While I did miss Reacher in some of the chapters， I did like how the story progressed with the different characters。 And of course in the end， they all tied together， which did add to the overall story。 But as a side note， more Reacher is never too much Reacher when I am reading one of the Child's novels！There is still plenty of action and mystery， and I still believe long time and new readers will enjoy the latest story this fall 2022！Thank you for reading！ 。。。more
Rachael
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I was given a free advanced reader's copy of No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child on NetGalley by Delacorte Press in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you Delacorte Press！First of all， I love the Jack Reacher books。 I can't explain why exactly other than they're just fun to read。 I always enjoy seeing how Reacher works his way through a mystery or a problem， and then he promptly punches things until the problem is solved。 That doesn't mean he gets away unscathed every time， but it is quite I was given a free advanced reader's copy of No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child on NetGalley by Delacorte Press in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you Delacorte Press！First of all， I love the Jack Reacher books。 I can't explain why exactly other than they're just fun to read。 I always enjoy seeing how Reacher works his way through a mystery or a problem， and then he promptly punches things until the problem is solved。 That doesn't mean he gets away unscathed every time， but it is quite satisfying to read about for me。 So， every year as fall draws closer， I look forward to reading the newest installment in the soon-to-be twenty-seven book long series。 Some changes have been made in the series recently， as well。 Lee Child no longer writes the books alone。 His brother - Andrew Child who also writes books under the name Andrew Grant - has been co-authoring the series for a few books now， and I'm happy to say that he's been doing a great job as far as I'm concerned。In No Plan B， Reacher， ever the perpetual drifter， finds himself in Gerrardsville， Colorado。 He's standing on a curb waiting for a bus when he witnesses a murder。 A woman is pushed in front of a bus just as it's pulling up to the stop， and the hooded man who pushed her quickly grabs her purse and leaves。 Reacher being who he is immediately pursues the man， cornering him in an alley。 He dispatches the killer with a quick punch and looks in the woman's purse to see what she'd been killed for。 Unfortunately， he is interrupted by more thugs， and he's knocked out in the ensuing fight。 When he wakes up， he reports everything to the detective still at the scene of the bus incident。 However， later that day more thugs show up to get rid of Reacher for what he saw in the woman's purse。 Reacher still doesn't understand how it was worth killing a woman over， and to make matters worse， the police detective shows up the next day to explain the woman's death has been ruled a suicide。 The detective enlists Reacher's help in finding out exactly what led to the woman's death， and of course Reacher wants to see justice done。The rest of the story is told from the different perspectives of seemingly unrelated characters: a boy making his way across the country to see a soon-to-be released prisoner， the people running the prison in question， and a hired killer seeking revenge for the death of his son。 All of these stories finally converge in a small town in Mississippi revealing a criminal organization unlike any other Reacher has encountered。I really enjoyed the approach the authors took with this story。 I liked seeing how so many different people could potentially be affected by one event。 In the end， it all boiled down to one person causing a web of affect across several people's lives， and the way the authors demonstrated that without causing confusion in the narrative was really engaging。Another thing about this story is Reacher's age and aversion to modern society are starting to show。 He's still more physically fit than most people will ever be， but his grasp on new technology isn't the greatest。 At one point in the story， he insists on using a paper map to determine a possible ambush point， and the woman helping him just whips out her phone， pulls up Google maps， and uses the traffic information to find a better one。 Things like that are really interesting additions to the story as each book moves forward in Reacher's chronology。I really enjoyed those aspects of the book。 However， I do have a few caveats to my praise of the story。 Since the book isn't released yet， I hope this first one gets caught by an editor， but there were a few words the author overused in the beginning of the book。 It was enough that I noticed it， but it stopped about a third of the way into the book。 Particularly the word "banal。" I couldn't help but think， "Oh the author learned a new word and must use it in every paragraph，" for the first part of the book。 So， it just affected my immersion in the story a bit。Also， I know some readers may have an issue with how realistic a lot of the circumstances Reacher finds himself in and with the resolution of the story。 However， I personally do not read these books for ultra-realism。 They are like action movies with a mystery twist。 They require the reader to suspend their disbelief a bit to truly enjoy them。 Some people may have an issue with this， but I don't。Ultimately， I really had fun reading No Plan B。 As usual， Reacher is relentless。 If he decided to mind his own business， then most of the things in the story would never have happened。 That's just not how Reacher works， though。 He can't stand by and watch injustice go unpunished。 He doesn't care about knowing the persons involved。 Sometimes， trouble comes to him and sometimes he stumbles upon it。 Regardless of how the problems are presented， Reacher prevails。I gave No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child four out of five stars。 It was everything I like to see in a Jack Reacher novel， and I really enjoyed the unique twists and turns the story took。 I also loved seeing Reacher beat up the bad guys as usual。 The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because of a few editing issues and how far-fetched the ending is。 It was still a great read！ 。。。more
Peter Ackerman
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Jack reacher is truly back！ The new novel in this long series co-authored by Lee child and Andrew child harkens back to the best adventures featuring wandering adventurer Jack reacher。This time out wandering reacher finds himself in a town where he comes across but looks to me like a suicide， so he is confident that the victim was pushed。 His involvement quickly get him into more trouble， confirming his original thesis。Like a good Jack reacher novel， this one moves quickly from there With the re Jack reacher is truly back！ The new novel in this long series co-authored by Lee child and Andrew child harkens back to the best adventures featuring wandering adventurer Jack reacher。This time out wandering reacher finds himself in a town where he comes across but looks to me like a suicide， so he is confident that the victim was pushed。 His involvement quickly get him into more trouble， confirming his original thesis。Like a good Jack reacher novel， this one moves quickly from there With the reader slowly learning that all is not right with a outsourcing prison system， quit on paper looks great， but is hiding something nefarious。 The page turning adventure kept this reader engaged through the last page。 To be honest， I was not originally going to read this novel。 After the last one， which I felt was the poorest entry of the series that I’ve read， I was prepared to give up on Jack reacher。 Perhaps with the recent miniseries， I decided to give him one more chance and I am glad I did。The writing was actually better in this One。 The authors did not go clearly from a to Z in the plot， but instead introduced what looked like at first too other stories， which it first appeared to have no connection to what Jack reacher was dealing with。 Those familiar with the series will know that all of these intersect it towards a satisfying conclusion。 I believe the multiple storylines helped keep up a sense of mystery and curiosity and thus held me into the story。For those who want to try one of the latest Jack reacher novels， even if it is your first， this is not a bad one to start with。 For others who may have given up on the series， give this one a chance！As I have already said， it is clear from this latest novel that the jack reacher character who readers know and enjoy is back and that is good！Finally， I was provided an advanced review copy of this book， with the hope that I would leave at honest review which I have endeavored to do so here。 。。。more
Rachael
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This review was also published on my blog: Tea Rex ReadsI was given a free advanced reader's copy of No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child on NetGalley by Delacorte Press in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you Delacorte Press！First of all， I love the Jack Reacher books。 I can't explain why exactly other than they're just fun to read。 I always enjoy seeing how Reacher works his way through a mystery or a problem， and then he promptly punches things until the problem is solved。 That doesn't This review was also published on my blog: Tea Rex ReadsI was given a free advanced reader's copy of No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child on NetGalley by Delacorte Press in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you Delacorte Press！First of all， I love the Jack Reacher books。 I can't explain why exactly other than they're just fun to read。 I always enjoy seeing how Reacher works his way through a mystery or a problem， and then he promptly punches things until the problem is solved。 That doesn't mean he gets away unscathed every time， but it is quite satisfying to read about for me。 So， every year as fall draws closer， I look forward to reading the newest installment in the soon-to-be twenty-seven book long series。 Some changes have been made in the series recently， as well。 Lee Child no longer writes the books alone。 His brother - Andrew Child who also writes books under the name Andrew Grant - has been co-authoring the series for a few books now， and I'm happy to say that he's been doing a great job as far as I'm concerned。In No Plan B， Reacher， ever the perpetual drifter， finds himself in Gerrardsville， Colorado。 He's standing on a curb waiting for a bus when he witnesses a murder。 A woman is pushed in front of a bus just as it's pulling up to the stop， and the hooded man who pushed her quickly grabs her purse and leaves。 Reacher being who he is immediately pursues the man， cornering him in an alley。 He dispatches the killer with a quick punch and looks in the woman's purse to see what she'd been killed for。 Unfortunately， he is interrupted by more thugs， and he's knocked out in the ensuing fight。 When he wakes up， he reports everything to the detective still at the scene of the bus incident。 However， later that day more thugs show up to get rid of Reacher for what he saw in the woman's purse。 Reacher still doesn't understand how it was worth killing a woman over， and to make matters worse， the police detective shows up the next day to explain the woman's death has been ruled a suicide。 The detective enlists Reacher's help in finding out exactly what led to the woman's death， and of course Reacher wants to see justice done。The rest of the story is told from the different perspectives of seemingly unrelated characters: a boy making his way across the country to see a soon-to-be released prisoner， the people running the prison in question， and a hired killer seeking revenge for the death of his son。 All of these stories finally converge in a small town in Mississippi revealing a criminal organization unlike any other Reacher has encountered。I really enjoyed the approach the authors took with this story。 I liked seeing how so many different people could potentially be affected by one event。 In the end， it all boiled down to one person causing a web of affect across several people's lives， and the way the authors demonstrated that without causing confusion in the narrative was really engaging。Another thing about this story is Reacher's age and aversion to modern society are starting to show。 He's still more physically fit than most people will ever be， but his grasp on new technology isn't the greatest。 At one point in the story， he insists on using a paper map to determine a possible ambush point， and the woman helping him just whips out her phone， pulls up Google maps， and uses the traffic information to find a better one。 Things like that are really interesting additions to the story as each book moves forward in Reacher's chronology。I really enjoyed those aspects of the book。 However， I do have a few caveats to my praise of the story。 Since the book isn't released yet， I hope this first one gets caught by an editor， but there were a few words the author overused in the beginning of the book。 It was enough that I noticed it， but it stopped about a third of the way into the book。 Particularly the word "banal。" I couldn't help but think， "Oh the author learned a new word and must use it in every paragraph，" for the first part of the book。 So， it just affected my immersion in the story a bit。Also， I know some readers may have an issue with how realistic a lot of the circumstances Reacher finds himself in and with the resolution of the story。 However， I personally do not read these books for ultra-realism。 They are like action movies with a mystery twist。 They require the reader to suspend their disbelief a bit to truly enjoy them。 Some people may have an issue with this， but I don't。Ultimately， I really had fun reading No Plan B。 As usual， Reacher is relentless。 If he decided to mind his own business， then most of the things in the story would never have happened。 That's just not how Reacher works， though。 He can't stand by and watch injustice go unpunished。 He doesn't care about knowing the persons involved。 Sometimes， trouble comes to him and sometimes he stumbles upon it。 Regardless of how the problems are presented， Reacher prevails。I gave No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child four out of five stars。 It was everything I like to see in a Jack Reacher novel， and I really enjoyed the unique twists and turns the story took。 I also loved seeing Reacher beat up the bad guys as usual。 The only reason I didn't give it five stars was because of a few editing issues and how far-fetched the ending is。 It was still a great read！ 。。。more
Darius Ostrowski
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“No Plan B” is the latest Jack Reacher novel， number 27， now being co-written by Lee Child and his brother Andrew Child。 It is obvious as we see the shift in writing style that Andrew Child is playing a much bigger role as Lee Child steps back even more from book to book。 As we have seen in the previous stories， the action continues at a frantic pace but the character development seems to have taken a back seat。 But it meets my （lower） expectations; this is still entertaining escapism。 This time “No Plan B” is the latest Jack Reacher novel， number 27， now being co-written by Lee Child and his brother Andrew Child。 It is obvious as we see the shift in writing style that Andrew Child is playing a much bigger role as Lee Child steps back even more from book to book。 As we have seen in the previous stories， the action continues at a frantic pace but the character development seems to have taken a back seat。 But it meets my （lower） expectations; this is still entertaining escapism。 This time Reacher starts in Gerrardsville， Colorado， where he happens to witness the murder of a woman who was pushed under bus。 However， Jack is the only one who saw the push， everyone else treats it as a suicide。 Jack tries to run down the murderer and succeeds to a point before he gets away。 But that small break in the action gave Jack a glimpse of something he shouldn’t have seen， a loose end that the bad guys can’t afford to leave laying around。 When another suspicious death of the woman’s ex-coworker is ruled an accident， Jack is on the case。 Teaming up with Hannah， an interested ex-wife， Reacher heads to Mississippi to confront the killers and figure out what this conspiracy is all about。We also have two additional separate side stories that play out throughout this novel: a young boy escapes foster care out west and makes his way to Mississippi to be reunited with his dad， and a professional arsonist follows a trail of criminals to avenge the death of his son。 All three of these stories connect in the end for an unexpected finale， including Jack breaking into prison！As I’ve said in many previous reviews of Jack Reacher， he seems to continuously walk into criminal situations every time he steps off the bus。 And as Andrew Child takes over， we see more technical fight details and less developed side characters， not to mention the fact that Jack is becoming a walking terminator。 The side stories were a new wrinkle in these novels; they seemed to distract from the flow and didn’t really add much to the story。 But I still read it in two days and will continue to read Reacher as long as they keep writing them。I requested and received a free advanced electronic copy from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine， Delacorte Press via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
LiteraryMarie
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No Plan B is the 27th book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee and Andrew Child。 One of my favorite grifters， Jack Reacher， arrived in Gerrardsville， Colorado， on a Monday。 It is there that two witnesses to the same tragedy give two different accounts。 One guy sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus。 The other guy， Jack Reacher， sees the woman pushed to her death。 Reacher follows the killer on foot， not knowing there is a secret conspiracy with many moving parts。There is No Plan B when the th No Plan B is the 27th book in the Jack Reacher series by Lee and Andrew Child。 One of my favorite grifters， Jack Reacher， arrived in Gerrardsville， Colorado， on a Monday。 It is there that two witnesses to the same tragedy give two different accounts。 One guy sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus。 The other guy， Jack Reacher， sees the woman pushed to her death。 Reacher follows the killer on foot， not knowing there is a secret conspiracy with many moving parts。There is No Plan B when the threat is Reacher。 He is 6'5"， 250 lbs。 and scruffy。 You can't miss him。 So why must the bad guys constantly try him？ Underestimate him？ Square up against him？ Maybe the better question is why the author（s） continue putting Reacher in unnecessary situations where he has to fight his way out and drop countless bodies。 For why？！The only reason I did not DNF No Plan B is because I held out hope。 I wanted the story to get more believable。 More interesting。 Different than the previous stop-in-a-small-town-witness-injustice-actively-go-after-bad-guys plot。 I may have to stop reading the current releases in the Jack Reacher series and resume reading the earlier books for the character I fell in heavy like with。 Because this new sh！t is not it。Happy Early Pub Day， Lee and Andrew Child！ No Plan B will be available Tuesday， October 25。Disclaimer: An advance copy was received directly from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions are my own and would be the same if I spent my hard-earned coins。~LiteraryMarie 。。。more
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