No Plan B: The unputdownable new 2022 Jack Reacher thriller from the No.1 bestselling authors
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Summary
The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the No。1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child。
When your name is Jack Reacher， the truth is always worth doing time for。
Gerrardsville， Colorado。 One tragic event。 Two witnesses。 Two conflicting accounts。 One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus - clearly suicide。 The other witness is Jack Reacher。 And he sees what really happened - a man in grey hoodie and jeans， swift and silent as a shadow， pushing the victim to her death， before grabbing her bag and sauntering away。
Reacher follows the killer， not knowing that this was no random act of violence。 It is part of something much bigger。。。a sinister， secret conspiracy， with powerful people on the take， enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error。 If any step is compromised， the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed。
Because when the threat is Reacher， there is No Plan B。。。
'Perfectly plotted， with bigger twists than ever before' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'The world's favourite hero packs an even harder punch than ever' PETER JAMES
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order， No Plan B is the 27th book in the internationally bestselling series。
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When your name is Jack Reacher， the truth is always worth doing time for。
Gerrardsville， Colorado。 One tragic event。 Two witnesses。 Two conflicting accounts。 One witness sees a woman throw herself in front of a bus - clearly suicide。 The other witness is Jack Reacher。 And he sees what really happened - a man in grey hoodie and jeans， swift and silent as a shadow， pushing the victim to her death， before grabbing her bag and sauntering away。
Reacher follows the killer， not knowing that this was no random act of violence。 It is part of something much bigger。。。a sinister， secret conspiracy， with powerful people on the take， enmeshed in an elaborate plot that leaves no room for error。 If any step is compromised， the threat will have to be quickly and permanently removed。
Because when the threat is Reacher， there is No Plan B。。。
'Perfectly plotted， with bigger twists than ever before' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'The world's favourite hero packs an even harder punch than ever' PETER JAMES
Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order， No Plan B is the 27th book in the internationally bestselling series。
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW
Reviews
Matt S Johnson
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This was an outstanding book！ I love all the Jack Reacher series！ I can't wait till the next installment of this beloved series！ Thank you Lee Child for this character！ This was an outstanding book！ I love all the Jack Reacher series！ I can't wait till the next installment of this beloved series！ Thank you Lee Child for this character！ 。。。more
Eileen Hutton
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A new Jack Reacher novel is something to anticipate and treasure。 In No Plan B， the authors have given us three story lines that culminate in one satisfying — albeit violent — conclusion。 With Reacher on the hunt， the bad guys really have No Plan B。 Highly recommended。 #NoPlanB #Netgalley #SaltMarshAuthors
Gina Moltz
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Some women love a Hallmark movie。 I love a Jack Reacher adventure。 This stop has Reacher tackling some really despicable people and had me intrigued until the last chapter。 I loved the addition of a young innocent teenager and would have loved more interactions with him and Reacher。 Maybe it is time for Reacher to have a protege！ But I will always be ready for Reachers next adventure。
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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No Plan B by Lee Child， Andrew Child is a highly recommended action thriller and the 27th novel in the Jack Reacher series。Jack Reacher is passing through Gerrardsville， Colorado， when he sees a man stealthily push a woman under the wheels of a moving bus。 He is the only witness who saw the complete view of the murder and the killer taking the woman's purse。 The death is ruled a suicide， but， Reacher， being who he his， chased the killer down and now he is a target。 When urge to not get involved， No Plan B by Lee Child， Andrew Child is a highly recommended action thriller and the 27th novel in the Jack Reacher series。Jack Reacher is passing through Gerrardsville， Colorado， when he sees a man stealthily push a woman under the wheels of a moving bus。 He is the only witness who saw the complete view of the murder and the killer taking the woman's purse。 The death is ruled a suicide， but， Reacher， being who he his， chased the killer down and now he is a target。 When urge to not get involved， he doesn't care。 He is going to find out why the woman was murdered and who is responsible。 The problem is that those responsible don't truly understand the talents of Reacher and think any threat he poses can easily be eliminated。Adding to the main story line which follows Reacher's quest for justice， there are two other subplots。 In one， a 15-year-old boy runs away from his foster home in L。A。 after learning from his dying birth mother the identity of his father。 The second one is a father， who is also an arsonist， is seeking vengeance for his son’s death。This thriller moves along at a rapid pace， with plenty of complications and twists along the way。 Readers of the series know there will be violence as Reacher dispenses justice and stops the bad guys。 Reacher should be a known character by this time， along with his physique， background， and determination to right wrongs and bring justice to whatever situation he encounters。 You might have to suspend disbelief， but No Plan B， the latest addition to the series， will be read for the action movie plot， clever fight scenes， and escapism。 Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Random House via NetGalley。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2022/1。。。 。。。more
Suzanne
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The best parts of a Jack Reacher novel are always when he faces adversaries that demand he capitulate in some way and he refuses; in the face of overwhelming odds， he reigns supreme。 It never really matters if the bad guy’s weapon of choice is a gun， fist， data point or car door。 Reacher will have the perfect response and will deliver it with precision。 The rest of the story is just filler。 In NO PLAN B the plot is about average for the series， with some nice twists by the end， yet more convolut The best parts of a Jack Reacher novel are always when he faces adversaries that demand he capitulate in some way and he refuses; in the face of overwhelming odds， he reigns supreme。 It never really matters if the bad guy’s weapon of choice is a gun， fist， data point or car door。 Reacher will have the perfect response and will deliver it with precision。 The rest of the story is just filler。 In NO PLAN B the plot is about average for the series， with some nice twists by the end， yet more convoluted than necessary。 For fans of the series， this will be a pleasure to read。 I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley。 。。。more
Jean
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Even though this is the 27th book in the series （and 3rd collaboration between the Child brothers）， this book can be read as a stand-alone。 Relentless pacing， big action sequences， and a masterfully plotted adventure that sets the beloved drifter on a collision course with another powerful antagonist。No Plan B has all the staples we’ve come to appreciate in a Jack Reacher story: a small-town（or towns in this book） with dark secrets， Reacher， naturally， will apply brutal reason and force to find Even though this is the 27th book in the series （and 3rd collaboration between the Child brothers）， this book can be read as a stand-alone。 Relentless pacing， big action sequences， and a masterfully plotted adventure that sets the beloved drifter on a collision course with another powerful antagonist。No Plan B has all the staples we’ve come to appreciate in a Jack Reacher story: a small-town（or towns in this book） with dark secrets， Reacher， naturally， will apply brutal reason and force to find his way into the depths of the small town’s corruption。 Most Reacher stories focus on Reacher， the victims， and the bad guys， but this one has two additional side-plots: a teenage boy runs away from his foster home in L。A。 to reunite with his imprisoned father; and an arsonist wants vengeance for his son’s mysterious death。 It's a fast-paced， fun adventure that all Reacher fans will enjoy。 Thank you to NetGalley， Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine and Lee and Andrew Child for a copy of No Plan B in exchange of an honest review。 。。。more
Mark
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No one thought Jack Reacher could visit Colorado without something happening。 While on the sidewalk， Reacher observed a male push a woman into the street。 That woman got hit by a bus。 That male reached under the bus， grabbed her purse， put it in a trash bag， and left the scene。 Reacher and a few other witnesses were interviewed but Reacher was the only one who saw the male push the victim。 The other "witnesses" saw something else and the police believed those other "witnesses。" No Plan B was an No one thought Jack Reacher could visit Colorado without something happening。 While on the sidewalk， Reacher observed a male push a woman into the street。 That woman got hit by a bus。 That male reached under the bus， grabbed her purse， put it in a trash bag， and left the scene。 Reacher and a few other witnesses were interviewed but Reacher was the only one who saw the male push the victim。 The other "witnesses" saw something else and the police believed those other "witnesses。" No Plan B was an exciting fast-paced read。 。。。more
Kaye
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I am a Jack Reacher fan and happily read the 27th in the continuing series。 Reacher witnesses a women getting pushed in the way of a bus and someone steals her purse。 When the death is ruled a suicide he knows something isn’t adding up。 That death leads to him to discover the death of a male friend of hers that she was supposed to meet。 Hannah， ex-wife of the dead man， teams with Reacher to figure out what is behind the conspiracy。 The journey takes them from Colorado to Mississippi meeting henc I am a Jack Reacher fan and happily read the 27th in the continuing series。 Reacher witnesses a women getting pushed in the way of a bus and someone steals her purse。 When the death is ruled a suicide he knows something isn’t adding up。 That death leads to him to discover the death of a male friend of hers that she was supposed to meet。 Hannah， ex-wife of the dead man， teams with Reacher to figure out what is behind the conspiracy。 The journey takes them from Colorado to Mississippi meeting henchman along the way。Reacher is an ex-military MP， who lives a drifter life。 He prefers to use his fists， head and feet but will use a gun when pressed。 There is a lot of violence in these stories but only mild cursing and seldom intimacy。 Andrew Child is taking over writing the series from his brother and I believe this is his third book。 I sometimes miss the old Reacher that would map out the fight and the physics behind in his head before it taking a swing。 But I like Andrew’s newer Reacher who is more likely to partner with someone and even use a cel-phone。 There are a couple of storylines that lead to a twisting ending。 And I appreciate the big bad isn’t a vague villain like a drug cartel。 Highly recommend to Reacher readers。 If you’re new to the character this book can be read as a stand alone as there are no connections with previous books and contacts。 Thank you to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Wade
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“The drifter from Colorado。 Reacher。 He was trying to come here。”“On the surface everything looked normal， but he knew there was something wrong。 He just didn’t know what。 Yet。”“Maybe it’s time we switched to Plan B。”Another solid outing from our favorite vigilante drifter。 I’m getting a little more used to Andrew Child’s writing style which was noticeably different in the last book， Better Off Dead。 While there are a few times Andrew Child unnecessary overly describes a scene/location， he reins “The drifter from Colorado。 Reacher。 He was trying to come here。”“On the surface everything looked normal， but he knew there was something wrong。 He just didn’t know what。 Yet。”“Maybe it’s time we switched to Plan B。”Another solid outing from our favorite vigilante drifter。 I’m getting a little more used to Andrew Child’s writing style which was noticeably different in the last book， Better Off Dead。 While there are a few times Andrew Child unnecessary overly describes a scene/location， he reins it in more in Plan B thankfully。 So this makes it read more like a Lee Child written Jack Reacher book。 Reacher is in his element again， at the right place at the right time （or maybe the wrong place at the wrong time）。 He goes out of his way to bring the bad guys to justice while knocking many， many people unconscious。 I enjoyed that one of the people he knocks out was named Wade！ What made this Reacher book a little unique was there were several storylines merging together。 We see Reacher， of course， but also the storyline of Jed， a teenage runaway。 We also see a few storylines of the bad guys which was cool。 So there are definitely a lot of sections of this book where you do not know what is happening or how it relates。 But with experienced authors， you know they will get you to the finish line with all answers revealed。 And they do。 And as always， looking forward to the next Reacher book next year。 I received this book free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kay
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No Plan B by Andrew Child is full of intrigue！Reacher's journey starts in Gerrardsville， Colorado where he witnesses a woman being pushed under a bus， and a man in a hoodie took her purse and left the scene。 Another "reliable" （non-drifter） eyewitness said she lunged into the bus， a definite suicide。 The police took his word and close the case。 Reacher knew what he saw。 Being a former MP， he's not letting this go。 Reacher meets Hannah who recently lost someone close where both deaths seem to con No Plan B by Andrew Child is full of intrigue！Reacher's journey starts in Gerrardsville， Colorado where he witnesses a woman being pushed under a bus， and a man in a hoodie took her purse and left the scene。 Another "reliable" （non-drifter） eyewitness said she lunged into the bus， a definite suicide。 The police took his word and close the case。 Reacher knew what he saw。 Being a former MP， he's not letting this go。 Reacher meets Hannah who recently lost someone close where both deaths seem to connect。Reacher and Hannah formed an alliance to find out the truth。 A father in Chicago loses his son。 A fifteen-year-old foster boy from Los Angeles searching for his dad。 Everyone heads to Winson， Mississippi。 I guess I was being very cocky， I thought I figured it out at 20%。 Haha， wrong！！ I should've seen it coming though， but it was better this way。This is full of action and intrigue and can be read as a standalone。 I think this is the best Andrew Child yet。 I squirm at a certain scene。。。brutal， but Reacher is still my hero。💓Thank you Random House - Ballantine， Delacorte Press， and Netgalley for my DRC。Published Oct 25， 2022！ 。。。more
Margaret Yelton
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I have not read any of the Reacher books before， so wasn't exactly sure what to expect from this author。 I would have to say he would not fall into the category of favorite authors。 Sadly I did not connect with this book or character at all。 I don't mind violence in books， for me I have to wonder what so many people see in this character and author。 Having said that I would still suggest it to others that enjoy this author or series， because I know not eveyone enjoys the same writing styles。I re I have not read any of the Reacher books before， so wasn't exactly sure what to expect from this author。 I would have to say he would not fall into the category of favorite authors。 Sadly I did not connect with this book or character at all。 I don't mind violence in books， for me I have to wonder what so many people see in this character and author。 Having said that I would still suggest it to others that enjoy this author or series， because I know not eveyone enjoys the same writing styles。I received an ARC from NetGalley and Delacorte Press in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bam cooks the books ;-）
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Lee and Andrew Child team up again in the 27th thriller of this series， the third for Andrew。 As with any long-running series like this， the plot scenario never varies too far from what has always worked well。 Here， Reacher has stopped in Gerrardsville， CO， to spend time in a museum that interests him。 Right in broad daylight in the downtown， he sees a woman pushed to her death。 But the official ruling is suicide so Reacher feels compelled to figure out what's really going on and who would want Lee and Andrew Child team up again in the 27th thriller of this series， the third for Andrew。 As with any long-running series like this， the plot scenario never varies too far from what has always worked well。 Here， Reacher has stopped in Gerrardsville， CO， to spend time in a museum that interests him。 Right in broad daylight in the downtown， he sees a woman pushed to her death。 But the official ruling is suicide so Reacher feels compelled to figure out what's really going on and who would want her dead。 The search leads him to a privately-owned prison in Mississippi。 In subplots， two other people are heading to that prison as well for their own purposes--one， a young boy running away from foster care， wanting to find his birth father; and the other， a man looking for revenge。 This story is as always very entertaining escapism， with lots of action and violence。 This plot would definitely make a great Prime Video movie with a crew of unscrupulous bad guys carrying out their sneaky plans and eliminating anyone who stands in their way。 There is a noticeable difference in style of writing， now that Andrew has joined the writing team， perhaps a bit less warmth about our hero， but I'm happy to see there is still an occasional bit of humor to lighten things up。 I received an arc from the authors and publisher for which I am grateful。 My review is voluntary however and the opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I'm not a big fan of the Jack Reacher books anymore。 I feel like it's a lot of the same thing， different town， but same scenario where Reacher goes to battle for the underdog。 It's not much of an action thriller anymore。 I held out hope after the last one and although I still love the Reacher character， I have to give up on this series。*Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book to read and review* I'm not a big fan of the Jack Reacher books anymore。 I feel like it's a lot of the same thing， different town， but same scenario where Reacher goes to battle for the underdog。 It's not much of an action thriller anymore。 I held out hope after the last one and although I still love the Reacher character， I have to give up on this series。*Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book to read and review* 。。。more
Jackie
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My Thoughts First time I did not bother reading other reviews on a book。After reading as many of this series as possible via my local library borrowing and NetGalley， many thanks to both of you， am well versed on Jack。 Reachers capability action wise and etc。The 27th story stayed true to those expectations without a doubt。Reacher is however， as others have mentioned， more decisive about how fast conflicts are to be resolved with his trademark method of brutal and swift violence。I thin My Thoughts First time I did not bother reading other reviews on a book。After reading as many of this series as possible via my local library borrowing and NetGalley， many thanks to both of you， am well versed on Jack。 Reachers capability action wise and etc。The 27th story stayed true to those expectations without a doubt。Reacher is however， as others have mentioned， more decisive about how fast conflicts are to be resolved with his trademark method of brutal and swift violence。I think some readers may be less accepting of this but personally for me it works better so we can get past that and on to the part answers are given to us along with Reacher。For me this was an excellent addition as its converging story lines， which others have also pointed out， were at times confusing until they all came together。Reacher is unforgettable as a character and with each new foray into this series I find something else to respect him for。This book did not prove that respect to be misplaced。A worthwhile read with lots of moving parts to keep one reading until finished。 [EArc from Netgalley] 。。。more
Brad
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No Plan B is the third book in the Reacher series written by Andrew Child and originally written by Lee Child。"Reacher sees a woman pushed under a bus and goes after the man who did it。 Reacher sees something the killer didn't want him to see。 In the chaos Reacher is pinned by debris。 He starts looking into what he saw and meets Hannah， whose ex-husband was also murdered。 Together they head to Winsome， Mississippi， home of Minerva Correctional Facility where they hope tp find the men responsible No Plan B is the third book in the Reacher series written by Andrew Child and originally written by Lee Child。"Reacher sees a woman pushed under a bus and goes after the man who did it。 Reacher sees something the killer didn't want him to see。 In the chaos Reacher is pinned by debris。 He starts looking into what he saw and meets Hannah， whose ex-husband was also murdered。 Together they head to Winsome， Mississippi， home of Minerva Correctional Facility where they hope tp find the men responsible。 But money and desperate men will make it hard for Reacher to serve justice。。。"Andrew Child writes a different Reacher。 This Reacher is less reluctant to get involved。 No one has to talk him into helping to punish the bad guys。 The fights are very descriptive as to what Reacher is doing - angles and torque and mass and velocity。 This Reacher likes a fight。There are several storylines here。 They all come together at the end。 It's a different class of bad guy for Reacher this time。 And the prison is full of surprises。It feels like Andrew has settled into the character now。 Fans of Reacher will enjoy this next installment。 。。。more
Brad
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No Plan B is the third book in the Reacher series written by Andrew Child and originally written by Lee Child。"Reacher sees a woman pushed under a bus and goes after the man who did it。 Reacher sees something the killer didn't want him to see。 In the chaos Reacher is pinned by debris。 He starts looking into what he saw and meets Hannah， whose ex-husband was also murdered。 Together they head to Winsome， Mississippi， home of Minerva Correctional Facility where they hope tp find the men responsible No Plan B is the third book in the Reacher series written by Andrew Child and originally written by Lee Child。"Reacher sees a woman pushed under a bus and goes after the man who did it。 Reacher sees something the killer didn't want him to see。 In the chaos Reacher is pinned by debris。 He starts looking into what he saw and meets Hannah， whose ex-husband was also murdered。 Together they head to Winsome， Mississippi， home of Minerva Correctional Facility where they hope tp find the men responsible。 But money and desperate men will make it hard for Reacher to serve justice。。。"Andrew Child writes a different Reacher。 This Reacher is less reluctant to get involved。 No one has to talk him into helping to punish the bad guys。 The fights are very descriptive as to what Reacher is doing - angles and torque and mass and velocity。 This Reacher likes a fight。There are several storylines here。 They all come together at the end。 It's a different class of bad guy for Reacher this time。 And the prison is full of surprises。It feels like Andrew has settled into the character now。 Fans of Reacher will enjoy this next installment。 。。。more
Dr。 Alan Albarran
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First I want to thank the authors， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced review copy of this book。 What follows is my own original review。I'm a huge fan of Jack Reacher。 So let me get that bias out of the way。 I've read every Reacher book。 Love the new Amazon series。 Didn't care for the Tom Cruise casting。 Most of the books I have really enjoyed。 When Lee Child was writing by himself some of the books started to get too formulaic and endings that were so-so。 The additio First I want to thank the authors， publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced review copy of this book。 What follows is my own original review。I'm a huge fan of Jack Reacher。 So let me get that bias out of the way。 I've read every Reacher book。 Love the new Amazon series。 Didn't care for the Tom Cruise casting。 Most of the books I have really enjoyed。 When Lee Child was writing by himself some of the books started to get too formulaic and endings that were so-so。 The addition of Andrew Child has breathed some fresh life in the franchise。 The books are in my opinion much better， and reflect the Reacher of old。No Plan B keeps you engaged for pretty much the entire novel。 Reacher witnesses a murder that is passed off as a suicide。 If you know Reacher， you know that he is not going to stand for that kind of shenanigans。 So here's Reacher， in yet another small town USA seeking to find out the conspiracy behind a woman's gruesome murder （she was shoved under a bus but you know that already I'm guessing）。As Reacher digs in to the mystery he finds an interesting colleague who wants to help--a widow whose ex-husband was also a friend of the victim who winds up dead of mysterious causes。 The plot gets deeper as Reacher seeks to understand the connections。There is a side plot involving a runaway orphan teen boy who is trying to find his birth father who he has never met。 The boys mother died of cancer when he was very young and Jed （his name） ended up in foster care。 His storyline is not as interesting， and as your read you wonder "what's this got to do with Reacher？" Eventually towards the end of the book it all comes together; its Reacher versus the bad guys and the body count starts to pile up。 Actually Reacher doesn't kill too many in No Plan B。 This is not Killing Floor。 But he does knock off a few thugs and knocks out cold a bunch more。Fall means a new Reacher novel and I'm pleased to see Child & Child have teamed up for another successful adventure。 I liked the book and recommend it if you enjoy murder mysteries and action adventure novels。 。。。more
Ashley
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I received a free epub copy from NetGalley！What can I say it was a Jack Reacher novel。 This is my first of his novels I have read， but I have watched the movies and shows， so I sort of knew what to expect。 This did not disappoint。 The story was intriguing， Reacher was gruff and aggressive and smarter than the bad guys。 His helpers were also smart and learned to accept his ways of doing things。 This was a good book to just be able to read and enjoy， not really having to maintain a lot of plot poi I received a free epub copy from NetGalley！What can I say it was a Jack Reacher novel。 This is my first of his novels I have read， but I have watched the movies and shows， so I sort of knew what to expect。 This did not disappoint。 The story was intriguing， Reacher was gruff and aggressive and smarter than the bad guys。 His helpers were also smart and learned to accept his ways of doing things。 This was a good book to just be able to read and enjoy， not really having to maintain a lot of plot points， learn a bunch of characters， or deal with sudden unexpected plot twists。 It was a solid novel that if you know Jack Reacher， then you know what you're going to read。 Nothing out of the ordinary but totally enjoyable。 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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Review Oct 27
CaraDico
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*Thank you to Random House， Lee Child， Andrew Child and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*Previously published at https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/no。。。“To fill a small bag means selecting，and choosing， and evaluating。 There’s no logical end to that process。 Pretty soon I would have a big bag， and then two or three。 A month later I’d be like the rest of you。”― Lee Child， 61 HoursThis is my second Jack Reacher book， and it fascinates me that I love them so much。 They are eas *Thank you to Random House， Lee Child， Andrew Child and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review*Previously published at https://www。mysteryandsuspense。com/no。。。“To fill a small bag means selecting，and choosing， and evaluating。 There’s no logical end to that process。 Pretty soon I would have a big bag， and then two or three。 A month later I’d be like the rest of you。”― Lee Child， 61 HoursThis is my second Jack Reacher book， and it fascinates me that I love them so much。 They are easy reads。 There is no “floral” language， lots of “beat em up” scenes， and the occasional woman。 What I love about Mr。 Reacher is his “I don’t give a damn” attitude。 Six guys waiting to kill him at a rest stop？ No problem。 Roadblock in the middle of the desert？ We’ll work it out。 There are a lot of characters in this book compared to the last Reacher book I finished。 One person wants revenge for the death of his son， a teenager looking for his father， a woman seeking knowledge on the death of her ex-husband， and some bad guys who seem to follow Reacher wherever he is。 。Jack Reacher is a drifter， traveling through the country with nothing but the clothes on his back。 No wallet， no change of clothes， no car。 No possessions。 In No Plan B， Childs’ latest novel， Reacher is in the small town of Gerrardsville， Colorado。 There is a civil war museum that he thinks might interest him。 While en route， he witnesses a man pick a woman up and throw her under a city bus。 Because he is Jack Reacher， he pursues the man on foot into an alley， wanting to confront him and hold him for the police but that doesn’t happen。 The killer escapes。 The Police Detective arrives at the scene and informs Jack they are already ruling the woman’s death a suicide based on a statement by another witness。 Reacher， as always， wants justice。 When he investigates， it leads him to another death from a heart attack but he knows there is more to the story。 He realizes there is a strong connection between the woman thrown under the bus and the man who recently died of a heart attack。 Both deaths lead to a for-profit prison in Mississippi and Reacher heads there with the ex-wife of Sam Roth， the heart attack victim。Minerva in Winson， Mississippi is a private institution where prisoners are doing things that may or may not be illegal under the instruction of the owner of the prison。 These are evil men but we don’t really understand how evil until the last chapters of the book。 The different storylines converge at the end and it was quite satisfying。Jack Reacher is such a great character， but he almost doesn’t seem human。 While he is enormous （6’5 and 250 lbs） and seems to never age， he has some real human qualities。 He cares about people but doesn’t always respect the law。 He seems to have an innate distrust， which is intriguing and I assume discussed in earlier books。 Another reviewer described him as having a lizard brain and this is true。 Reacher seems to look at any situation and immediately know what to do as he can sense danger long before it arrives。 I can’t comment on the Jack Reacher of earlier days when Lee Child was writing his books。 I can say I understand the appeal of these books， now written by Andrew Child， Lee’s brother。 They are easy to read and all the facts are right there。 And most importantly， Jack is a very likable character and seems to fight for the underdog。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Reacher's back in fine form in this latest outing in the long running series。 An impulsive decision to visit a museum in Colorado sets off his quest for truth when， while walking around the town， he sees a woman pushed in front of a bus- and then a man steal her purse。 Who was she， what was she doing there， and what's the connection to a private prison in Mississippi？ Well， that won't be revealed for a long time but Reacher decides he's going for answers， especially after he meets Hannah， the ex Reacher's back in fine form in this latest outing in the long running series。 An impulsive decision to visit a museum in Colorado sets off his quest for truth when， while walking around the town， he sees a woman pushed in front of a bus- and then a man steal her purse。 Who was she， what was she doing there， and what's the connection to a private prison in Mississippi？ Well， that won't be revealed for a long time but Reacher decides he's going for answers， especially after he meets Hannah， the ex-wife of Sam， a contact of the woman who has just died of a heart attack。 The two of them set off to drive to Mississippi， tracked all along the way by the bad guys。 And what's the deal with the mysterious man Everson who is seeking vengeance for his son？ And what about Jed， the orphan who has run away from his foster home and is riding the Greyhound？ Jed's story， btw， while compelling， doesn't seem to really mesh with the rest but this is Child so wait for it。 No spoilers from me but know that this is less violent than the last one （although， let's face it， it's still violent） and the plotting is better。 I admit I was a little confused about where it was going but once all was revealed， I realized there had been breadcrumbs。 No need to comment on Reacher- he is what he is- but Hannah made a dynamic companion。 Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC。 Classic Child that will please his fans。 。。。more
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I was a latecomer to this thriller series， but it reads easily as a standalone。 Reacher is described as a drifter， homeless man， former military cop， destitute and lethal。 His brain fires off his steps and the results in advance like a chess player plans the next move。 He operates like MacGyver on steroids。 I was well into chapter seven before I remembered to take a breath， not realizing I’d been holding it awhile。 The apparent suicide of a woman in Colorado triggers the collision of a vastly op I was a latecomer to this thriller series， but it reads easily as a standalone。 Reacher is described as a drifter， homeless man， former military cop， destitute and lethal。 His brain fires off his steps and the results in advance like a chess player plans the next move。 He operates like MacGyver on steroids。 I was well into chapter seven before I remembered to take a breath， not realizing I’d been holding it awhile。 The apparent suicide of a woman in Colorado triggers the collision of a vastly opposing cast of characters。 There is a privately operated prison， Minerva Correctional Facility， in Mississippi。 It’s run by corrupt co-founders Bruno Hix and Brockman。 Their evil is only surpassed by their greed。 Then there’s a runaway boy from L。A。， seeking his unknown father。 His journey to the prison to meet this man is arduous and full of crime。 Emerson is a fixer whose drug addicted son died。 He’s seeking revenge against the supplier。 His idea of justice doesn’t include the law。 Reacher’s making his own way to Minerva as an army of muscle men attempt to stop him。 The brawls， chases and gunfire increase the nearer he gets to answers。 Reacher has his own unique sense of justice。 The story is gritty and violent with head spinning action。 The pieces of the plot are finally pulled into place and the dots are connected at the tension filled conclusion。 There were motives and reveals I did not predict。This was another winner for me。 I will continue to read and recommend the authors。Many thanks to NetGalley for the digital advance reader copy of “No Plan B” Jack Reacher #27 by Lee Child and Andrew Child and to Random House Publishing and Ballantine。 These are all my own honest personal thoughts and opinions given voluntarily without compensation。 。。。more
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A middle of the pack but fairly enjoyable Reacher novel。 For quite some time， the Jack Reacher series has been running on fumes--as if Child feels obligated to pump one out every year， even though the formula has by now warn out its welcome。 The action in this book is fairly well done， but Reacher has almost completely lost interest as a character， especially compared with the early books in the series。 The villains in this book are ciphers; they have no personality at all。 I didn't feel like my A middle of the pack but fairly enjoyable Reacher novel。 For quite some time， the Jack Reacher series has been running on fumes--as if Child feels obligated to pump one out every year， even though the formula has by now warn out its welcome。 The action in this book is fairly well done， but Reacher has almost completely lost interest as a character， especially compared with the early books in the series。 The villains in this book are ciphers; they have no personality at all。 I didn't feel like my tame had been totally wasted reading this， but nor did I feel it was time all that well spent。 Stick to the first ten or so books in this series for the best experience。Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book to review。 。。。more
John
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I received an ARC through "NetGalley" and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。This story begins with Reacher in Colorado where he witnesses a woman being hit by a bus。 His view of the event was that it was a murder。 He spots the perpetrator and chases him into an alley。 As he wasn't able to capture this person， he wasn't able to convince the police that it was a homicide。 Receiving information from a detective he began his own investigation。Based on what he had seen he began his trek to Mi I received an ARC through "NetGalley" and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。This story begins with Reacher in Colorado where he witnesses a woman being hit by a bus。 His view of the event was that it was a murder。 He spots the perpetrator and chases him into an alley。 As he wasn't able to capture this person， he wasn't able to convince the police that it was a homicide。 Receiving information from a detective he began his own investigation。Based on what he had seen he began his trek to Mississippi along with the ex-wife of another individual that had died。 In addition to Reacher's quest， there were two other situations in plan that were described。 All three of these events will all wind up in the same place。 It appears that the possibility of Reacher arriving had been considered， steps were put in place to stop him。 To discover what consequences happened， why the woman was killed and who was responsible， then you need to read this book。 If you like action， then you will definitely enjoy this book。 。。。more
Mark Easter
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Typical Reacher; Reacher fans will enjoy it。 Thriller fans will find it a pleasant diversion。 What has to be a nearly 40 year old wandering Reacher now， blows into yet another town， finds yet another damsel/child in distress， kills or maims all the bad guys， heads to the next town。 I think this formula is getting a bit tired and， face it， how much longer can Reacher keep this up。 How 'bout he finds a nice girl and settles down somewhere， develops his character and few others in the process， and Typical Reacher; Reacher fans will enjoy it。 Thriller fans will find it a pleasant diversion。 What has to be a nearly 40 year old wandering Reacher now， blows into yet another town， finds yet another damsel/child in distress， kills or maims all the bad guys， heads to the next town。 I think this formula is getting a bit tired and， face it， how much longer can Reacher keep this up。 How 'bout he finds a nice girl and settles down somewhere， develops his character and few others in the process， and matures like a fine wine。 Come on， Andrew; it is time for something new。 。。。more
Brianne N
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What happens when a former Army Military Police Major happens to wander into your town？ It could be that he takes in the sights， grabs a good cup of coffee， and moves on。 If that man is Jack Reacher and you are harming others， well that's a different story altogether。 By now we know that when Jack Reacher comes to town he is the physical manifestation of violent justice and he’s not afraid to break some stuff （and bodies） while tipping the scales in favor of the oppressed。In No Plan B， Jack Reac What happens when a former Army Military Police Major happens to wander into your town？ It could be that he takes in the sights， grabs a good cup of coffee， and moves on。 If that man is Jack Reacher and you are harming others， well that's a different story altogether。 By now we know that when Jack Reacher comes to town he is the physical manifestation of violent justice and he’s not afraid to break some stuff （and bodies） while tipping the scales in favor of the oppressed。In No Plan B， Jack Reacher gets to town just in time to watch a woman murdered by a moving bus。 Will Reacher move on， ignore this brutality， and go sightseeing？ Of course not， what follows is a fast paced trek to find the killers and the discovery of a dark conspiracy in the process。 With each step， Reacher uncovers more layers of the truth， more baddies to harm， and puts a growing target on his back。 As with all Reacher stories， No Plan B is a fast paced， action packed， page turner that has you rooting for the hero and feeling sorry for the baddies that crossed his path…but not really。 If you are a fan of the Reacher series， then you’ll definitely love the next chapter in Reacher’s vigilante justice tour of America。 。。。more
Cliff Jennings
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Jack Reacher is in his normal place。。a town he is in because a museum interested him。 He happens to be on a street when he sees a woman pushed in front of a bus。 He sees them grab her purse and sneak away。 He follows and finds himself in an alley where he is able to immobilize the guy who pushed the woman under the bus。 That done， he finds the purse and determines the woman’s name， that she works in a prison and an envelope addressed to someone。 He makes note of all this and then returns everyth Jack Reacher is in his normal place。。a town he is in because a museum interested him。 He happens to be on a street when he sees a woman pushed in front of a bus。 He sees them grab her purse and sneak away。 He follows and finds himself in an alley where he is able to immobilize the guy who pushed the woman under the bus。 That done， he finds the purse and determines the woman’s name， that she works in a prison and an envelope addressed to someone。 He makes note of all this and then returns everything to the purse。 Then everything goes downhill。 A car shows up， a gunfight ensues， they escape and Reacher ends up under a fire escape that collapsed under his weight and traps him until a crowd shows up and frees him。 Most people think she committed suicide but he knows better。 With the info he gathered from the purse he starts unraveling the mystery before him。 The Child’s， father and son， have brought us another wonderful Reacher novel。 I would like to thank the authors， the publisher， and NetGalley for the advance copy to review。 。。。more
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
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