Running Blind (Jack Reacher Novels (Audio))

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This was a very entertaining book and the best Reacher novel I have read thus far. Several women have been murdered throughout the country and they all have one thing in common. Each of them knew Reacher from the military. However, the murderer is very efficient in that no clues remain as to what caused the death of each woman. Reacher has been coerced by the FBI to assist them with the investigation and he reluctantly decides to help the agency. Unfortunately, most of the agents on this assignment really do not respect nor like him with the exception of a very attractive yet inexperienced 29 year old named Lisa Harper. She also proves to be a valuable ally to Reacher in his search for this cold-blooded killer.

Very graphic with intense language but very exciting book.

Rating:
Summary: An Exciting Thriller
Review: This was my first Jack Reacher book, and I think Lee Child's series is worth checking out, so I'll probably read the other three. I like Jack. He's a tough, no-nonense guy and you never know what he's thinking. He almost appears bigger than life, but the rest of his character is so understated that it seems to work. This thriller certainly has a different twist to it than most, but I must admit I figured it out about halfway through. That didn't detract from the story though because it moves fairly quickly and I wanted the time to get to know Jack. I too was a bit disappointed with the ending. I think it could have been done a bit better and not just left flat. The book would then rate a 5 in my opinion. Even though you could see the ending about halfway through, I thought the book interesting enough to finish. The paint thing was a bit "over the top" though. I enjoyed the previous three in the series more than this one, but I'm sure the next will be good again.

Rating:
Summary: Flawed but suspenseful Reacher thriller with huge surprise !
Review: We're big fans of Lee Child and his hero Jack Reacher, an ex-military police investigator who can apparently solve any crime! "Blind" is loosely a sequel to "Tripwire" in that Jack has just inherited a house, is busy loving star-lawyer Jodie, and is at odds with himself over "settling down" compared to his normal nomadic meanderings around America sans ID cards and luggage.

After foiling a protection racket at one of his favorite little restaurants, Reacher is nabbed by the FBI, who promptly uses that "crime" and "threats" on Jodie to blackmail Jack into helping them solve a tough set of serial killings that seem to point to someone so exactly like Reacher he's at first the best suspect! Three women have been killed and found in tubs full of paint, yet their cause of death is unknown! A common thread is that all are sexual harassment "survivors" in prior military service situations.

The mental meanderings and skullduggery of the FBI (portrayed rather poorly, a major detraction to the story) and Reacher combine to very slowly close in on the who, how, and why of the murders. The killer's identity and capture is a stunning surprise revealed only a few pages from the book's end, which, aided by a few red herrings, manages to sustain suspense and intrigue until virtually the last gasp of the pages. Child also manages to resolve the growing conflict over Reacher and Jodie's future, although in a manner that we notice has disappointed many of his readers. Still, we found this to be a fine entry in this growing series, and we look forward to the next fun and entertaining Reacher novel!