Jack Reacher (One Shot)

Random House Australia0 stars

2 January 2013 at 5:29pm

Thank you to everyone who left a review in our ONE SHOT READ & REVIEW IT BEFORE YOU SEE IT competition! The 3 major winners are: Barbara87, Denise73 and Cat9.Please email webmaster@randomhouse.com.au with your full name, address and phone number to collect your prize.

Cat94 stars

6 December 2012 at 5:11pm

The incomparible Jack Reacher has to contend with his gut instinct to overcome his initial certainty that arch-enemy Barr is the obvious red-handed criminal in this new thriller from Lee Childs. A character who not only keeps you flicking pages well into the early morning hours, but also draws intriguing and fascinating characters into his orbit throughout the Jack Reacher series. A worthy addition to the outstanding Reacher series!

Denise734 stars

30 November 2012 at 4:30pm

5 out of 6 people have been shot from a secluded position in a car park. Police arrest James Barr, who continuously tells them to "Get Jack Reacher". Now Jack knows Barr from past experience, as a killer who got away, due to technicalities, and hasn't a doubt in the world that the man is guilty - at first. "One shot, One Kill" is the Sniper's Creed, so when Jack finally gets his brain into gear, and starts listening, he gets to thinking about why there was 1 miss. He realises that the miss was on purpose, and that maybe someone has set up Barr to take the fall. In Jack's own rough style he finally gets a lead on another suspect and the hunt is on. Taking on a young defence lawyer, who is also the daughter of the District Attorney and prosecutor, as his sidekick, they find themselves in a battle with an unscrupulous Russian gang, the leader of which finally admits to the set-up, after Jack convinces him, in no uncertain manner, to come clean. Jack's style of getting someone to do that, is not as easy as it sounds. His experience in Military combat leaves nothing out, when it means kill or be killed. This is another unputdownable novel from Lee Child, and keeps the heart racing right to the end.

Barbara874 stars

30 November 2012 at 8:46am

So this is Jack Reacher. This is the first of Lee Child's books I've read and it is an interesting point to jump in at, as this is book 9 of the series. Reacher is an ex-MP, a man mountain who is fast with his wits and his fists. He is the traditional lone-wolf, an avenging angel with little that is angelic about him. Is he a hero? That's a hard call, as there is much about him, that crosses boundaries of morality as he constantly works outside both the law and society. It is that boundary crossing though, that it is at the heart of the story and creates the almost non-stop ride of this thriller. And, Reacher is not the only one who crosses boundaries. There is almost no-one in this story who isn't a survivor, who doesn't work outside the law to get something ... to survive. Many things, and many people, are not as they initially seem as Child takes the reader on an action packed ride in heartland America. Once started, it is hard to put this book down and I certainly found myself reading into the wee hours of the morning!

Dorothy134 stars

25 November 2012 at 7:54pm

One shot, A psychiatrist are you kidding...Oh when they find out who Jack Reacher really is, wow what a rude shock their in for.. I wonder who the shooter is he must have a grudge against Jack..Many years before they must have crosssed paths...Now i need to read it all...Love Lee Childs writing style keeps me filled with excitement, and sometimes a little fear..Jack will save the day...He always does, but how..cant wait to read on..

Suzie114 stars

20 November 2012 at 4:32pm

Right from the start it sped up my heart, a very riveting read and will have you hooked from the first chapter.