As a fan of the movies, reading the Jack Reacher novels should be a joy. However, it's been quite a fall since Reacher's debut in Killing Floor. What I disliked about the second novel continues in this one -- third-person POV, many poor viewpoints, an uninspired mystery... it's quite a disappointment. Reacher himself is barely aware of any plot that wasn't his own, which makes the additional viewpoints superfluous. You would want a masterful dovetailing of multiple character POV throughout the novel and I don't feel we got that. I would say that perhaps half the novel was enjoyable with Reacher doing what Reacher does best, and the remainder was filler.

That said, all the sequences with Reacher are still fantastic. And perhaps my desire to see the author return to first-person POV (and a steady train of thought from the brilliant protagonist) will mean that I'm biased against these novels. Unfair? Perhaps. I'll give this series one more go.