Flashfire

Looking for a substitute for Reacher now I've nearly finished that series, I heard good things about this character Parker. He's a bit harder, a bit meaner, and a lot more taciturn, so steps in neatly to fill the hole left wanting revenge fantasies pursued by utterly assured and realistic but invincible protagonists.

Re-read via audiobook in November 2014.

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Fun stuff! I picked this up because of the movie forthcoming next year, and of course because of Levi Stahl‰ЫЄs infectious enjoyment of the author‰ЫЄs work. Enjoyed this more than the earlier Parker book I read, and made me want to read more of these. The pseudo love triangle that never happened stuck with me afterward for some reason. When we actually were in the vicinity of Palm Beach visiting Scott‰ЫЄs grandparents before American Thanksgiving, I kept thinking back to this book. That's the best kind of book, I think, the one that keeps coming back to you after you finish it.