Getting a new release Jack Reacher book in the mailbox is like being handed an ice cream cone on a blistering summer day. It's simply not there for appreciating or slowly enjoy, you place right in and take pleasure in every lick. And like the cone, "Never Go Back" does not let you down.
On this occasion, Reacher journeys back to his previous MP unit to meet its new commander, primarily because he was captivated by the sound of her voice on the phone. Then, he discovers that she's been locked up, and he is being brought back on active duty so he can answer to a homicide charge and paternity suit. As always, practically nothing is quite as it appears to be, and Reacher has to peel back layer after layer to get to the truth of the matter.While remaining one step ahead of the law, drug dealers, and the Army.
I don't know if the Reacher sequence can get any better, but it definitely isn't getting any worse or showing any author weariness. The writing is sharp, the pacing brilliant, and the plot is pleasantly complicated and imaginative. You simply cannot put this book down, it's that powerful and addictive.
The one weakness is Child's lack of comprehension of the U.S. military. Reacher refers to an Army major as "miss", something no recent field grade officer would ever do except as a deliberately provocative insult. He has a base with three checkpoints at the entry and exit. I've never seen a base with more than one entry checkpoint, and only an exit checkpoint during exercises or times of heightened security. Checking everyone's ID and trunk three times on the way off-base is manpower strenuous and utterly unnecessary.
Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel
Barnes@Noble
On this occasion, Reacher journeys back to his previous MP unit to meet its new commander, primarily because he was captivated by the sound of her voice on the phone. Then, he discovers that she's been locked up, and he is being brought back on active duty so he can answer to a homicide charge and paternity suit. As always, practically nothing is quite as it appears to be, and Reacher has to peel back layer after layer to get to the truth of the matter.While remaining one step ahead of the law, drug dealers, and the Army.
I don't know if the Reacher sequence can get any better, but it definitely isn't getting any worse or showing any author weariness. The writing is sharp, the pacing brilliant, and the plot is pleasantly complicated and imaginative. You simply cannot put this book down, it's that powerful and addictive.
The one weakness is Child's lack of comprehension of the U.S. military. Reacher refers to an Army major as "miss", something no recent field grade officer would ever do except as a deliberately provocative insult. He has a base with three checkpoints at the entry and exit. I've never seen a base with more than one entry checkpoint, and only an exit checkpoint during exercises or times of heightened security. Checking everyone's ID and trunk three times on the way off-base is manpower strenuous and utterly unnecessary.
Never Go Back: A Jack Reacher Novel
Barnes@Noble
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