Practically every book's dustjacket is covered with reviews and hyperbole. It's refreshing when the book actually lives up to the hyped reviews on the cover.
In the case of Lee Child's "Without Fail" it is truly gripping.
Child is one of those writers that I wish I'd started reading earlier. I like a good thriller, so I have to admit that the character of Jack Reacher really struck a chord with me. He's an oddball character. You know he's got a past and that he's very dangerous, but Child doesn't spell it out for you. Unlike so many Hollywood style novels, Child leaves nice gaps open to your imagination.
So what of the plot itself?
Basic plot is that the vice president elect is under threat from some kind of danger. What type of danger it is isn't 100% clear, but as the plot develops and twists the number of possible sources are eliminated until the book culminates in yet another twist.
Reacher's character is dark and dangerous and thus perfectly fit for the shadowy world he inhabits.
Child populates his "world" with characters set against backdrops that are described in such detail that you can practically smell them
Overall a great read and now I have to admit to being possibly "hooked"
In the case of Lee Child's "Without Fail" it is truly gripping.
Child is one of those writers that I wish I'd started reading earlier. I like a good thriller, so I have to admit that the character of Jack Reacher really struck a chord with me. He's an oddball character. You know he's got a past and that he's very dangerous, but Child doesn't spell it out for you. Unlike so many Hollywood style novels, Child leaves nice gaps open to your imagination.
So what of the plot itself?
Basic plot is that the vice president elect is under threat from some kind of danger. What type of danger it is isn't 100% clear, but as the plot develops and twists the number of possible sources are eliminated until the book culminates in yet another twist.
Reacher's character is dark and dangerous and thus perfectly fit for the shadowy world he inhabits.
Child populates his "world" with characters set against backdrops that are described in such detail that you can practically smell them
Overall a great read and now I have to admit to being possibly "hooked"
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And it's available on my Kindle, yeepeee! They say it's the 6th of the "Reacher" series... Would you advise to start at the first?
JC
JC
Thanks for your comment
I would start with the first :)
It makes a lot more sense, as the first one introduces the Jack Reacher character and lays some of the groundwork for the later stories.
I read "Without Fail" as I was looking for something to read while visiting my mother :) I've since read the first two Jack Reacher novels and will be starting into the third this evening. I'm really enjoying them
Michele