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Summary: Macho Jacko
Review: Jack Recher, everyone's all American tough guy. He has knowledge that makes 007 seem in pre school. From proper armor to Russian nose lubricant for wrist watches he outshines all others. All kidding aside he is always a good read, this is my third book and I plan to read them all.
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Summary: NOT UP TO PAR
Review: Lee Child caught my attention with Killing Floor. It is unusual to have a novel become a page-turning story in the first few paragraphs. Since then I have read all of his novels. I was surprised that WithoutFail took nearly 60 pages to even begin to catch my attention. It had it's times of suspense, but overall it wasn't up to par, and the plot was pretty lame. He is still an above-average author, but this book was a bit slow and full of too much detail.
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Summary: Superb!
Review: Lee Child gets back on track with his hero, Jack Reacher.After being disappointed in Running Blind and Echo Burning, I'd hoped that Child would return to the form of his first three Reacher novels, and he did! Although it seems as though there are some readers that didn't appreciate the story, I found it to be exciting, fast-paced, and novel. Reacher is acting as a consultant to the Secret Service, drawn in by his dead brother's former paramour, M.E. Froelich. There's good interaction and character development between Reacher & M.E., (not much in the way of other characters, though) and the plot builds to an exciting climax. I'm glad to see that Child has Reacher back "on the road".... and look forward to more in the series. Loved it!
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Summary: Winner!!!!!
Review: Lee Child grabs readers attention immediatly in this very believable thriller. Someone wants the newly elected Vice President dead. With more twists and turns than a mountian road the investigation often becomes deadly. Once again Child, whose middle name must be THRILLER leads us on an adventure sure to keep readers glued to their chairs.
Beverly J Scott author of RIGHTEOUS REVENGE
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Summary: Reacher on the government payroll again??
Review: Lee Child's "Without Fail" has a slightly different onset than his previous novels. Ex-MP major Jack Reacher, for once hasn't inadvertantly stumbled into a quagmire requiring his expertise and skills, he's being sought out. Secret Service agent M.E. Froelich is relentlessly pursuing him. Froelich, a former girlfriend of Reacher's deceased U.S, Treasury agent brother, Joe, has just been promoted to command the entourage sworn to protect Vice President elect Brook Armstrong. Apparently during pillow talk, Joe bragged that his younger brother Jack would be the perfect individual to test the efficiency of the protective Secret Service net surrounding a high ranking government figure. Froelich, remembering Joe's boast and now being in a position to authorize this type of audit was seeking out Reacher. She ultimately convinces Reacher to secretly stalk the V.P. and try to uncover opportunities to broach security and do him harm. Reacher recruits ex-Army master sergeant and lethal and capable colleague Frances Neagley to work with him. During their mission Reacher and Neagley discover that the audit was a charade. The Secret Service has apparently been infiltrated and there actually have been threats made on the life of V.P. elect Armstrong. At the urging of Froelich's boss, Agent Stuyvesant they join with the Secret Service to help eradicate this dangerous threat to security. Reacher fans can imagine what happens next! Suffice to say that Lee Child is an extraordinary entertaining writer.
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Summary: Reacher on the government payroll again??
Review: Lee Child's "Without Fail" has a slightly different onset than his previous novels. Ex-MP major Jack Reacher, for once hasn't inadvertantly stumbled into a quagmire requiring his expertise and skills, he's being sought out. Secret Service agent M.E. Froelich is relentlessly pursuing him. Froelich, a former girlfriend of Reacher's deceased U.S, Treasury agent brother, Joe, has just been promoted to command the entourage sworn to protect Vice President elect Brook Armstrong. Apparently during pillow talk, Joe bragged that his younger brother Jack would be the perfect individual to test the efficiency of the protective Secret Service net surrounding a high ranking government figure. Froelich, remembering Joe's boast and now being in a position to authorize this type of audit was seeking out Reacher. She ultimately convinces Reacher to secretly stalk the V.P. and try to uncover opportunities to broach security and do him harm. Reacher recruits ex-Army master sergeant and lethal and capable colleague Frances Neagley to work with him. During their mission Reacher and Neagley discover that the audit was a charade. The Secret Service has apparently been infiltrated and there actually have been threats made on the life of V.P. elect Armstrong. At the urging of Froelich's boss, Agent Stuyvesant they join with the Secret Service to help eradicate this dangerous threat to security. Reacher fans can imagine what happens next! Suffice to say that Lee Child is an extraordinary entertaining writer.
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Summary: Jack Reacher is back and he's better than ever.
Review: Lee Child's latest novel, "Without Fail," is a top-notch action-adventure novel that will delight Lee Child's established fans and earn him some new ones. "Without Fail" features Jack Reacher, the formidable ex-military man who answers to no one but himself. Reacher can be deadly or compassionate and a more appealing mythic hero would be hard to find. This time around, M. E. Froelich asks Jack to help her protect the Vice President elect of the United States, Brook Armstrong. Froelich is in charge of the Secret Service detail that is assigned to keep Armstrong safe as he travels around the country. Of late, Armstrong has received a series of threatening letters from an anonymous source. Froelich was in love with Jack's late brother, Joe Reacher, who died tragically in the line of duty, and she knows that Jack is a terrific investigator with a sharp mind and unerring instincts. Froelich wants to be certain that there are no gaps in the security that she is providing for Armstrong and she believes that Reacher is the man who can help her. He agrees and he brings on board a former military associate, a woman named Frances Neagley, who is now a security consultant in Chicago. Neagley is as well trained and as sharp as Jack himself, and she and Jack make a great team. Reacher and Neagley put their heads together to answer some tough questions. Who is threatening Brook Armstrong and why? Does someone have a personal vendetta against the Vice President elect? Or is the perpetrator a disgruntled individual who has a grudge against the Secret Service or perhaps against Froelich herself? Reacher and Neagley call upon all of their considerable investigative resources as they consult with representatives of both the Secret Service and the FBI to track down the killer or killers before they carry out their threats. During the investigation, Froelich and Reacher find that they are attracted to one another. This adds another complication to an already tense situation. Child's novel is fast-paced and entertaining. As always, his details about firearms and investigative procedure add authenticity and background color to the plot. The characters are all finely drawn, and Reacher has never been so commanding and astute as he is in "Without Fail." The denouement of the book is both surprising and unpredictable. In every way, "Without Fail" delivers the goods. It is an action-packed thriller that will have you turning pages quickly to see how the situation will play out. If you are not yet a fan of Jack Reacher and Lee Child, don?t be surprised if you soon join the ranks of those who are.
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Summary: Did Not Fail!
Review: Mr Child gets better and better. I've read all his novels featuring Jack Reacher and continue to be intrigue. Reacher gets better with every book. I love reading how his analytical mind works and how his confidence in himself and his cohorts never waivers. This is one political thriller that holds you and makes you curious to see what comes next. This book is highly entertaining and is highly recommended. Loved the suspense.
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Summary: Violates the basic rule of mysteries
Review: NOTE - SPOILERS AHEAD. I am stunned that no other reviewer has mentioned the fundamental flaw of this book. This is a mystery - who is trying to kill the vice-president? Like any good mystery it invites the reader to sleuth along with the investigators. The reader rightly expects that the bad guy is a character in the book; the question is, which one? But in this book, the bad guys are not characters in the book, they simply drop from the heavens once the story is 90 percent finished, leaving the reader feeling fundamentally cheated. I found this doubly disappointing because I had thought that Child understood this rule - Tripwire, for example, was a near to a perfect mystery as I have read. It leaves the reader with the sense that all of the clues were there, and had he just thought about them harder, he could have solved this, too. It is too bad, because Jack Reacher is indeed a great, escapist fiction character, and Child has a flair for research, economical writing and complex plotting. But one more book like this and I will give up on this series!
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Summary: First Reacher Book I did not finish
Review: Slow paced and bogged down in details, this sixth Reacher novel lacks the action that made the first five novels so good. I sincerely hope one of my favorite action heros hasn't slowed down to this pace permanently. Now Lee Child will have to win me over again. Next time I will wait for the paperback.
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