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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Thriller
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Jack Reacher.
The ultimate loner.
An elite ex-military cop who left the service years ago, he's moved from place to place…without family…without possessions…without commitments.
And without fear. Which is good, because trouble—big, violent, complicated trouble—finds Reacher wherever he goes. And when trouble finds him, Reacher does not quit, not once…not ever.
But some unfinished business has now found Reacher. And Reacher is a man who hates unfinished business.
Ten years ago, a key investigation went sour and someone got away with murder. Now a chance encounter brings it all back. Now Reacher sees his one last shot. Some would call it vengeance. Some would call it redemption. Reacher would call it…justice.
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Another really good Jack Reacher book. I was afraid it might be too disturbing, but it wasn't bad. The suspense built up quite nicely. The characters were believable and complex. Lee Child always delivers.
Unlike the other books in the Jack Reacher series I've read, this one is written in the first person. While all of them are told from the protagonist's POV, this one actually refers to the narrator as "I" rather than as "Reacher."
I continue to be impressed with the Jack Reacher stories. Child does a great job of getting Reacher to figure out things based on observation, experience, and intuition rather than the more typical tech-savvy route.Were I to describe the opener, I'd give away a pretty cool plot twist, so just know that Reacher infiltrates a drug ring in part to finish off someone he thought he'd killed 10 years earlier.
It's the first novel I've read of Jack Reacher series in the First Person narrative. Although the style is bearable, it was a bit long winded on some soliloquies. One instance is on the drowning sequence.
The main character is good, but sometimes too good, able to get the women one way or another. I promise myself if this next novel (THE ENEMY) which is another First Person Narrative, goes the same way, I am abandoning the series.
The only driving point to reading them, for myself, is that he spent time in the Philippines, and interjects his memories of this from time to time.
The main character is good, but sometimes too good, able to get the women one way or another. I promise myself if this next novel (THE ENEMY) which is another First Person Narrative, goes the same way, I am abandoning the series.
The only driving point to reading them, for myself, is that he spent time in the Philippines, and interjects his memories of this from time to time.
Reacher is back doing Reacher stuff, but working with (for?) the government. Not the best stuff in the series.
One of the very best of Reacher.Ironically - this sentence a wee spoiler - started out somewhat differently and I wasn't sure - he wasn't an accidental good Samaritan but working with a government agency.Then apart from the intro there's not any violence until late in the book. However, what there is is a god plot, full but not complex, full of rich detail and rationale, and a superb Recheer ending we're all proud of!If you like Jack you'll love this one and yup, this would be one hell of a movie!
Taciturn Jack Reacher of dubious and mysterious credentials and vague resume, gets caught up in a vendetta and assists authorities in a clandestine take-down of bad guys, who seemingly, are not all bad, all the time. there is enough meat here to make it worthwhile along with some suspense and twists. I will read another book by this author.
I have been working my way through Child's Reacher novels, reading them in order. This is the poorest one - plodding
It moved along had to listen at every chance. Very good
Cold-blooded combat analytics and good guys wins! Captivated book! Lee Child is a master!
One of the best Lee Child has written so far.
Horrible recording. Skips around and doesn’t have the last chapter included in the recording.
Consistent with the other entries in the series and still ennjoyable, only this time he tells two stories at once. He is just overflowing with them!
Audible. I listened to the end, so I must give it at least two stars. Interested in getting a sense of genre fiction. REacher the hero. Mainly the lonely guy, can't see much else here. Lover. Loyal. A certain ethic about who it's okay to slaughter. A long painful history your'e supposed to care about. Can't even count all of the folks he kills in the book. The main evil guy he kills twice, pretty clever I suppose--once in the flashback but obviously not really and once in the present of the story. In both ladies he beds and also "mentors" or supports. And tries to save, sometimes succesful sometimes not, that helps propels the story. Failure to save the damsel. Why do I read to the end. I'm propelled by a plot. And also just interested in how folks write novels that make them rich and popular. The violence here just wasn't balanced by something in terms of social or psychology that some novels aspire too. Don't think I'll read that many more Childs. But I did listen to the whole thing. . . . . .
I have been working my way through Child's Reacher novels, reading them in order. This is the poorest one - plodding
Shit, This Thing Is Selling Millions: "Persuader" by Lee Child Published 2004.
I’m taking two risks here by writing this review. The first risk sounds repetitive. I have the distinct impression that I’ve written about this in several of my previous texts. The second risk might be because you might incur a waste of my (and your) time by reading this diatribe. After reading one more Reacher book, I just had to write (again) about this.
Imagine the following dialogue with the author of this text: “Shit, this thing is selling millions. Anyone of us could have written it. I don’t believe we can put Lee Child on the same shelf along with some of Mervyn Peake's books, sadly being eaten away by moths.”
I agree that Peake's prose is much more enticing than Child’s or Meyer’s. Peake's reflections have much more inner depth. This would tempt us to say that Peake “has” more inherent quality than Child or Stephanie Meyer.
The rest of this diatribe can be found elsewhere.
I’m taking two risks here by writing this review. The first risk sounds repetitive. I have the distinct impression that I’ve written about this in several of my previous texts. The second risk might be because you might incur a waste of my (and your) time by reading this diatribe. After reading one more Reacher book, I just had to write (again) about this.
Imagine the following dialogue with the author of this text: “Shit, this thing is selling millions. Anyone of us could have written it. I don’t believe we can put Lee Child on the same shelf along with some of Mervyn Peake's books, sadly being eaten away by moths.”
I agree that Peake's prose is much more enticing than Child’s or Meyer’s. Peake's reflections have much more inner depth. This would tempt us to say that Peake “has” more inherent quality than Child or Stephanie Meyer.
The rest of this diatribe can be found elsewhere.
Did all kinds of chores around the house today, including taking an old toothbrush to the space between the tiles in my bathroom. I'm not very fond of housecleaning, but once in a while I get a fixation on a certain specific task and get it done as if it was an Olympic event. I also did lots of stuff around the kitchen which involved hours of pureeing foods and washing dishes. Anyhow, all that gave me ample time to finish listening to my latest serving of Lee Child, Persuader, which is the 7th book in the Jack Reacher series. I've come to expect lots of gripping, violent action and unputdownable thrills-a-minute from this series, along with more flirting an sex than any Sex and the City episode used to offer up, but somehow I found this one quite boring. Here, Reacher goes undercover within what is already an undercover 'off the books' government agency operation, presumably to rescue a female agent gone missing, but also to avenge the brutal murder of one of his former work colleagues (who happened to be a very attractive young woman and would-be lover) by killing a sadistic ex-military official gone rogue. Lots of gun descriptions, which were a yawn-fest for me, though obviously essential to the story since arms dealers played a large role, and somehow not all that much action, save for two major scenes which I guess made the price of admission worth the expense. I should make the effort to count how many times Child mentions 'he/she said nothing' in any one of his books. But I guess the music is in the space between the notes, or at least, that's what I remember reading somewhere. All the same, it took me just two days to finish this 14+ hour listen, and it did get me to do a lot more chores than I normally do in a six-month period, so it couldn't be all that bad, or at least, it won't keep me from moving on to the next book in the series, to which we get a free 20-minute preview presenting the next case in which a two star General is found dead from a massive heart attack with an empty condom still stuck to his appendage in a two-bit motel a few steps away from a sleazy girlie bar. Just right for when this old maid needs her next dose of testosterone-driven action. My rating (2.75 stars) is based on my rating system in which three stars means 'enjoyed it (good)' and two stars mean 'it was just ok'.
With a past including events like the ones Reacher recalls in this book, I can see why he is homeless by choice and hitchhiking aimlessly. Another brutal page-turner.
I've never read Lee Child before but based on what I've heard thought he would be one of the better thriller writers. Downloaded this book for free on Kindle about a year ago and in retrospect that wasn't cheap enough to justify getting it.
It started out promisingly enough with an action scene that propels the protagonist, Jack Reacher, forward into the thriller plot. Although the book was a thrill a minute (if you count extensive descriptions of firearms, hackneyed descriptions of killing and occasional sex), I was kept going by the feeling that there had to be major surprises in store. It just couldn't be that the people who appeared good (and most of them were really good) and those who appeared bad (and they ranged from very bad to extremely bad) really could be what they appeared. But sadly, they all were. The "plot" was just a question of how Reacher would kill them all the bad ones while rescuing some of the good ones and avoiding being killed himself.
Some of the purported suspense comes from situations you can't possibly imagine how Reacher will escape. Like a 300 pound killer with two guns who has cornered him weaponless. In that case, the killer decides to put down his guns and beat Reacher to death with his bare hands -- which doesn't work out too well. About three more bad guys similarly take their time describing their diabolical plans to Reacher while letting him handle what they think are unloaded guns -- but surprise, surprise, they're loaded. Similar plot devices make this increasingly a chore to read.
It started out promisingly enough with an action scene that propels the protagonist, Jack Reacher, forward into the thriller plot. Although the book was a thrill a minute (if you count extensive descriptions of firearms, hackneyed descriptions of killing and occasional sex), I was kept going by the feeling that there had to be major surprises in store. It just couldn't be that the people who appeared good (and most of them were really good) and those who appeared bad (and they ranged from very bad to extremely bad) really could be what they appeared. But sadly, they all were. The "plot" was just a question of how Reacher would kill them all the bad ones while rescuing some of the good ones and avoiding being killed himself.
Some of the purported suspense comes from situations you can't possibly imagine how Reacher will escape. Like a 300 pound killer with two guns who has cornered him weaponless. In that case, the killer decides to put down his guns and beat Reacher to death with his bare hands -- which doesn't work out too well. About three more bad guys similarly take their time describing their diabolical plans to Reacher while letting him handle what they think are unloaded guns -- but surprise, surprise, they're loaded. Similar plot devices make this increasingly a chore to read.
I enjoyed this one. I actually quite like the ones where Reacher is working with other people to fix something.And I prefer the buildup of the story, rather than the conclusion where Jack kicks arse. I often skip bits of the endings where there's lots of fighting etc.
This was quite a violent storyline and very atmospheric. I usually leave plenty of time inbetween Jack Reacher books, to savour, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Persuader is one of the many Lee Child novels featuring Jack Reacher, an ex-military police officer who now passes his time as a loner and vigilante. He doesn’t go looking for trouble, but it keeps finding him. (Actually one isn’t sure what he is looking for, but it’s a moot point since “bad luck and trouble” as one of Child’s other books is called, keeps following Reacher around.) Like the other six or so Jack Reacher books I have read, this one features snappy, macho dialog, short sentences, at least one very attractive, competent woman, and a few surprising plot twists. In this book, the biggest surprise takes place in the first 30 pages, but the rest of the book holds one’s interest and is not anticlimactic. Lee Child is very consistent in his portrayal of Jack Reacher: tough, very tough; completely uninterested in monetary rewards; and driven to see that evildoers get their comeuppance. This book may be significant in that for the first time Reacher encounters a bad guy who is bigger (a lot bigger) and tougher than he is. Don’t worry. Jack hasn’t gone soft. This bad guy, at nearly 7 feet tall and over 400 pounds, would be more than a match for Hulk Hogan in his prime. To find out how Jack handles this monster in hand to hand combat, you’ll have to read the book. The book is pure escapism, well executed. As always, the bad guys are really bad, and the good guys will have to overcome some serious obstacles to prevail. As an added bonus, the author treats (if that’s the right word) the reader to a discussion of the comparative merits of a host of different assault weapons. Child keeps the action taut, usually ending most chapters with a brief sentence that makes you reluctant to put the book down. Evaluation: I would rate this book as one of the best Reacher novels, with Child at the top of his game. This is the seventh book in the Jack Reacher series, but there is no need to read them in order.(JAB)
This first-person tale is a strong entry in the series. Child's Reacher books can always be counted on for hard-ass action, but this one shows a new hard-boiled artfulness to Child's approach, capturing the bittersweet tinge of tenderness that lies in the heart of every tough guy, and serving up some terse prose that, in a couple of action sequences, will make a fan of the genre laugh with delight.
Here's one: "I caught him with a wild left in the throat. It was a solid punch, and a lucky one. But not for him. It crushed his larynx. He went down on the floor again and suffocated. It was reasonably quick. About a minute and a half. There was nothing I could do for him. I'm not a doctor."
Reacher is at his best when his emotions are engaged. Particularly those emotions that require vengeance, and the dark thrill of taking out the baddest guys. The ones who can't be suffered to live. And that's what we get here. Reacher in full avenging mode.
Here's one: "I caught him with a wild left in the throat. It was a solid punch, and a lucky one. But not for him. It crushed his larynx. He went down on the floor again and suffocated. It was reasonably quick. About a minute and a half. There was nothing I could do for him. I'm not a doctor."
Reacher is at his best when his emotions are engaged. Particularly those emotions that require vengeance, and the dark thrill of taking out the baddest guys. The ones who can't be suffered to live. And that's what we get here. Reacher in full avenging mode.
Getting involved in an off the books DEA operation wasn't on Reacher's to-do list, but when he spots a dead man's face in the crowd, he's on board. Undercover, out numbered with his cover unraveling, Reacher's determined to find some answers. And this time make sure the dead man stays dead. There's no one quite like Reacher for pure bloody - very bloody - determination.
Description from Fantastic Fiction:Never forgive, never forget. That's Jack Reacher's standard operating procedure. And Francis Xavier Quinn was the worst guy he had ever met. He had done truly unforgivable things. So Reacher was glad to know he was dead. Until the day he saw him, alive and well, riding in a limousine outside Boston's Symphony Hall. Never apologize. Never explain. When Reacher witnesses a brutal attempt to kidnap a terrified young student on a New England campus, he takes the law into his own hands. That's his way, after all. Only this time, a cop dies, and Reacher doesn't stick around to explain. Has he lost his sense of right and wrong? Just because this time, it's personal?My Thoughts:Jack Reacher is such a great character and I wouldn’t say no to him. He is such a sexy guy, and I would want him on my side if there were any trouble.I have read the first book and picked this one up by chance, number seven in the series and been a stickler for reading in order I felt that this time it wasn’t necessary. This book could have been read as a stand alone as I didn’t get the feel that I had missed anything by not reading the other five inbetween. I did feel however that this book was very much like the first. I have been told that if you have read one then you have read them all. Different scenerio but the main skeleton of the book is the same, Jack Reacher drifting along minding his own buisness, gets into a situation to help out, bang bang, shoot em up, your dead ! The book offers plenty of action, the body count soon adds up very quickly, and there is a love interest along the way. The book has plenty to offer but is very action packed but I can’t help thinking have I now read enough, but part of me wants to see more of Jack.
Jack Reacher is an ex-MP who doesn't always play by the book. While out on a walk, he sees a dead man, a man he would have sworn he killed ten years prior. Beginning a new search for his old target, Reacher winds up with the feds on his doorstep. Knowing who is on the loose, and what he's capable of, Reacher joins forces with the feds to infiltrate a suspected drug ring to try and finish what he started. I couldn't put this book down. I love Jack Reacher. Lee Child did a good job developing the characters, set a great pace in the book, which was obviously well researched, and threw in some fantastic twists to keep me turning the pages (or at least clicking my next page button) late into the night.
This is the 7th book in the Jack Reacher series and I didn't like it as much as some of the earlier books. I thought it started rather slowly and took awhile for me to really get into the storyyline. However, the last 100 pages where good and it turned into a page-turner. I will continue to read the next books in the series hoping for another good read.
Jack Reacher is one of my all-time favorite characters, and I am a big fan of Child's direct, concise writing. Although this isn't my favorite Reacher novel, it easily meets my high expectations for the novels in the series.The tale begins with some curious goings-on that aren't easily reconciled with Reacher's character. The discrepancies are explained, and hidden agendas are explained.As always with Child's novels, once Reacher figures out what's really going on, the reader sees the clues that were scattered along the way. Reacher novels are enticingly frustrating in this regard. Which details are key, and which are superfluous?
I've never read Lee Child before but based on what I've heard thought he would be one of the better thriller writers. Downloaded this book for free on Kindle about a year ago and in retrospect that wasn't cheap enough to justify getting it.It started out promisingly enough with an action scene that propels the protagonist, Jack Reacher, forward into the thriller plot. Although the book was a thrill a minute (if you count extensive descriptions of firearms, hackneyed descriptions of killing and occasional sex), I was kept going by the feeling that there had to be major surprises in store. It just couldn't be that the people who appeared good (and most of them were really good) and those who appeared bad (and they ranged from very bad to extremely bad) really could be what they appeared. But sadly, they all were. The "plot" was just a question of how Reacher would kill them all the bad ones while rescuing some of the good ones and avoiding being killed himself. Some of the purported suspense comes from situations you can't possibly imagine how Reacher will escape. Like a 300 pound killer with two guns who has cornered him weaponless. In that case, the killer decides to put down his guns and beat Reacher to death with his bare hands -- which doesn't work out too well. About three more bad guys similarly take their time describing their diabolical plans to Reacher while letting him handle what they think are unloaded guns -- but surprise, surprise, they're loaded. Similar plot devices make this increasingly a chore to read.
The best Jack Reacher book so far, cant wait to read the next one.