I can't believe I've let a year pass without reading a book by Lee Child. He writes big books but they're so fast-paced. I said it last time and I'll say it again: I'll never get bored by a story about Jack Reacher.
This one takes us back to the time that Jack Reacher was still an MP. It takes place a few days (or weeks) before the first book Killing Floor in the series.
Reacher is sent to a small town where the murderer of a young girl might either be a civilian or someone from the nearby army barracks. This is a bit awkward for the army, so Reacher is sent to the town as a civilian to do a bit of his own research, while another MP researchers the situation at the base.
It's a thrilling story, it kept me reading non-stop. It only slowed down a bit during the end. Too many characters, too many stories, it lost a bit of its appeal for me. That's why I didn't give this book the full five stars.
I liked the fact that this book was written as a bit of a diary by Reacher later on. It has a few forebearings, and it's written in first person. Child sometimes switches perspective, and it thought it worked really well in this book. I highly recommend it, but then I highly recommend almost all of Child's books.
4 stars
Statistics:
Date read: March 28, 2020
Date published: September 27, 2011
Publisher: Random House
Format: Paperback
Pages: 526
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Horror
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 16
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