eBook
Published 2012 by Delacorte.
Someone is leaking specs for a new sniper rifle. Because of a highly contrived setup, the Army has to call Reacher in to wine and dine the 4 female suspects without them knowing he's undercover. A prequel story set before Reacher leaves the Army and becomes the drifter that moves through most of the books.
Deep Down is… acceptable. It is really short, and still has all the hallmarks of a Jack Reacher novel. You get a mystery, some action, and Jack coming up with answers that you could have guessed but probably didn’t.
On the other hand, it felt like 75% of the story was spent on preamble and set up. The detective work and action unfolds extremely quickly and is over in a few pages. The ending is equally abrupt.
In summary - eh. I mean it’s a fine waste of an hour or two, but it’s just an appetizer.
Tight, face paced, thoughtful and just plain old fun.
