Not a Drill
Ratings9
Average rating3.8
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Ratings9
Average rating3.8
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this eBook exclusive short story from Lee Child, Jack Reacher is again on the move. But even a pleasant hike on a beautiful summer day turns into a walk on the wild side . . . and perhaps something far more sinister. Don’t miss a gripping preview of Lee Child’s highly anticipated new Jack Reacher novel, Personal! Jack Reacher is on the road, hitching a ride with some earnest young Canadians who are planning a hike through some of the last unspoiled wilderness in North America in the dense forests of Maine. They part ways after sharing a hot meal, and Reacher checks out a quiet town surrounded by countryside serene enough to cool even his raging wanderlust. But not for long. First the trail is suddenly and inexplicably closed. Then the military police show up in force. Maybe it’s a drill. Or maybe it’s trouble—the kind of trouble that always finds Reacher, no matter how far he travels off the beaten path. Praise for Lee Child and his Jack Reacher novels “Welcome to the relentless world of Jack Reacher and his impressive tendency to be in the wrong place at the right time. . . . Child has created an iconic character that other thriller writers try to emulate but don’t come close to matching.”—Associated Press “The Reacher novels are easily the best thriller series going.”—NPR “Child is a superb craftsman of suspense.”—Entertainment Weekly “The truth about Reacher gets better and better.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times “If you’re a thriller fan and you’re not reading the Reacher series, you’re not a thriller fan.”—Chicago Tribune “[A] feverishly thrilling series . . . With Child, you can always count on furious action.”—The Miami Herald “Irresistible Reacher remains just about the best butt-kicker in thriller-lit.”—Kirkus Reviews
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★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Reacher sets out for the Canadian border, to make it as far north on this Interstate as possible, just because. Not too far south from there, he stops in a tourist-y town, a haven for backpackers, hikers, wilderness types in general. Before he leaves, a whole lot of military types show up and block access to the forest from the town (well, they try to – the forest is pretty big, it's impossible to block access to the whole thing).
This gets Reacher's curiosity piqued and he starts poking around to see if he can understand why.
I don't want to sound bloodthirsty here, but not a single fight. No threat of violence breaking out. Mostly, it's Reacher walking around and observing things before making a heck of a guess/deduction that proved to be right.
Dark, cynical ending – one of Child's more political statements.
Hill was okay, not terribly interesting, but I think that's Child's fault this time.
It's not bad. It's just disappointing, short and . . . bleh. Proof that they can't all be winners, I guess.
Series
29 primary books42 released booksJack Reacher is a 48-book series with 29 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Lee Child, Marie Rahn, and 5 others.
Series
28 primary books42 released booksJack Reacher Chronological Order is a 42-book series with 28 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Lee Child, Jakob Levinsen, and 5 others.
