mass market paperback, 377 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 2007 by Delacorte Press.
From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night…. In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex–army investigators is being hunted down one by one.... And on the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher—soldier, cop, hero—is pulled out of his wandering life by a code that few other people could understand. From the first shocking scenes in Lee Child’s explosive new novel, Jack Reacher is plunged like a knife into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends…and is on its way to something even worse.
A decade postmilitary, Reacher has an ATM card and the clothes on his back—no phone, no ties, and no address. But now a woman from his old unit has done the impossible. From Chicago, Frances Neagley finds Reacher, using a signal only the eight members of their elite team of army investigators …
From a helicopter high above the empty California desert, a man is sent free-falling into the night…. In Chicago, a woman learns that an elite team of ex–army investigators is being hunted down one by one.... And on the streets of Portland, Jack Reacher—soldier, cop, hero—is pulled out of his wandering life by a code that few other people could understand. From the first shocking scenes in Lee Child’s explosive new novel, Jack Reacher is plunged like a knife into the heart of a conspiracy that is killing old friends…and is on its way to something even worse.
A decade postmilitary, Reacher has an ATM card and the clothes on his back—no phone, no ties, and no address. But now a woman from his old unit has done the impossible. From Chicago, Frances Neagley finds Reacher, using a signal only the eight members of their elite team of army investigators would know. She tells him a terrifying story—about the brutal death of a man they both served with. Soon Reacher is reuniting with the survivors of his old team, scrambling to raise the living, bury the dead, and connect the dots in a mystery that is growing darker by the day. The deeper they dig, the more they don’ t know: about two other comrades who have suddenly gone missing—and a trail that leads into the neon of Vegas and the darkness of international terrorism.
For now, Reacher can only react. To every sound. Every suspicion. Every scent and every moment. Then Reacher will trust the people he once trusted with his life—and take this thing all the way to the end. Because in a world of bad luck and trouble, when someone targets Jack Reacher and his team, they’d better be ready for what comes right back at them…
Esta vez Reacher hace equipo con sus antiguos colegas. La misión: vengar al caido. Y salvar el American Way of Life. Como la acción ocurre en L.A. hay más embotellamientos que de costumbre.
I think this is it - this is the perfect Jack Reacher book. With ten previous books, Lee Child has refined his style and found that perfect ratio between Reacher doing what Reacher does, and adding third-party narrative to flesh out the story just a bit more. This fine line means that where Reacher is surprised, you're in suspense waiting for the other shoe to drop. Bad Luck and Trouble nails this by providing a very strong set of antagonists offset by the all-star team of Reacher's pals. The two sides really work each other over in a high-stakes chess match while Team Reacher is unravelling the mystery that would blow the whole criminal conspiracy apart. It reaches a thrilling climax... absolutely recommended.
The Special Investigator unit is great to see in action, as Reacher's special skills aren't so special anymore. The entire unit is well characterized and it gives …
I think this is it - this is the perfect Jack Reacher book. With ten previous books, Lee Child has refined his style and found that perfect ratio between Reacher doing what Reacher does, and adding third-party narrative to flesh out the story just a bit more. This fine line means that where Reacher is surprised, you're in suspense waiting for the other shoe to drop. Bad Luck and Trouble nails this by providing a very strong set of antagonists offset by the all-star team of Reacher's pals. The two sides really work each other over in a high-stakes chess match while Team Reacher is unravelling the mystery that would blow the whole criminal conspiracy apart. It reaches a thrilling climax... absolutely recommended.
The Special Investigator unit is great to see in action, as Reacher's special skills aren't so special anymore. The entire unit is well characterized and it gives a ton of background into Reacher's past that has been missing from the last ten other novels. I really enjoyed the final showdown, and by this, I mean the battle around the factory. Getting into a factory secured by Pentagon-level requirements, as well as taking apart the Head of Security and his goons, and then that great chess match for the helicopter was... beautiful. I didn't really care about the terrorist subplot but it did help explain away some of the restrictions on Reacher. Finally... my favorite moment in the entire book was when Reacher finds his toothbrush, broken, after his hotel room is broken into. "Bastard" was his reaction. lol
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