Jack Reacher Series

Review: Killing Floor by Lee Child

The good Fast-paced thriller. A few OK action scenes. A few interesting deductions. The not so good The writing and dia...

Review: Die Trying by Lee Child

I feel like Lee Child hadn’t really hit his stride yet in the first two Jack Reacher books. The plots are a little winding, Jack Reacher isn’t as badass as he is ...

Review: Tripwire by Lee Child

It’s a Jack Reacher book. If you read one and liked it, you’ll like this too.

Review: Echo Burning by Lee Child

(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).

Review: Persuader by Lee Child

Another decent entry in the Reacher series. Some fun characters and good battles in this one. The plot is a bit convoluted and the ending is a bit silly, as alway...

Review: The Enemy by Lee Child

Another solid entry in the Jack Reacher series. This one goes back to the 90s, earlier in Reacher’s career, and focuses on him untangling the mysterious death of ...

Review: One Shot by Lee Child

A highly entertaining read. The good Tight, exciting, fast paced writing. This book is very hard to put down. Fun characters and witty, cuttin...

Review: Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child

(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).

Review: Nothing to Lose by Lee Child

The good Starts out with an intriguing premise that draws you in. As is the case with all the Jack Reacher books, this one is a page turner tha...

Review: Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child

(I did not write up a text review or notes on this book).

Review: 61 Hours by Lee Child

The good It’s a Jack Reacher book, which means you get a whole lot of “competence porn”: quick thinking, smart deductions, clever dialog, and a whole bun...

Review: A Wanted Man by Lee Child

Another solid Jack Reacher book: a good central mystery that keeps you turning the pages; some occasionally witty dialog; a few fun deductions; a few decent actio...

Review: Never Go Back by Lee Child

Another solid Jack Reacher book.

Review: Personal by Lee Child

The good As is often the case with Jack Reacher novels, this book pulls you in quickly and is hard to put down. Plenty of good action, detectiv...

Review: Make Me by Lee Child

Another solid entry in the Jack Reacher series. This one focuses on the dark web and, well, it gets a bit dark at times… But it’s still a fun, fast-paced read, wi...

Review: Night School by Lee Child

Another entertaining Reacher story. This one more focused on investigation and search than fighting, but fun nonetheless, and the ending was reasonable.

Review: The Midnight Line by Lee Child

Terrific first half: great premise, decent detective work, a few fun action scenes, and some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments. Not as good of a second half: the ...

Review: Past Tense by Lee Child

I love the Jack Reacher series, but wasn’t a huge fan of this one. The first half is weird and confusing, following two disjointed storylines that eventually meet...

Review: Blue Moon by Lee Child

The good The typical clean, super-easy-to-read writing style that makes Lee Child books so easy to pick up, and so hard to put down. Also, as w...