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Reacher stands at a “T” in the road, does he turn left and look at his unknown past or does he turn right and walk into unknown future - he takes a step left.

Jack Reacher is walking through New Hampshire when he sees a sign to a town where his father says he was born and curiosity makes him take that street into town. As he slogs his way through census records, police reports, and town records, he manages to find himself helping out a person or two which finds him in a bit of some hot water with some of the local “gangsters” and of course the police who want to keep their town quiet. There is another Reacher in town who has his own agenda and does not want Jack to have any part in it.

Did what I just write sound boring to you? Lee Child gave us 487 pages of this story in Past Tense, his 23rd Jack Reacher novel. I love the Reacher character and even he would say that this story dragged on too long. The search for the birthplace of his father was not that exciting nor was the resolution which was resolved (or was it) in the final chapter very quickly. As for Marc Reacher's storyline, this too was dragged out and we were told it was to psych out the participants of his game, but once again it was quickly solved in the last chapter. There was no real tension or excitement in the book. It was just a long roundabout as Jack went on his way again. Hopefully the next book brings some excitement to Jack's life again and to our's - see you in the next town.

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