In this 23rd novel of Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series, Reacher has just begun his corner-to-corner travels across the United States (Maine to San Diego) when his ride gets an emergency phone call and has to turn around, leaving Reacher on a small highway in the woods of Maine. When he sees a small sign for the town of Laconia, NH, ostensibly his father's birthplace. He decides to stop over and see if he can find out more about his father's past. "Not far from Reacher, Canadian travelers Shorty and Patty pull into a remote motel, their car on its last legs. They're the only guests and the proprietors seem a little odd. Of course things get worse for them and for Reacher, who pummels a local, well-connected bully when he's not poring over census records and playing matchmaker for two government workers" (Library Journal). Publishers Weekly continues, "Reacher uncovers few traces of his father's existence, other than a 75-year-old assault case in which Stan Reacher is named. ...While Reacher is dealing with a revenge posse, the Canadian couple discover just how strange their motel is. Child neatly interweaves multiple narratives, ratchets up the suspense (the reveal of the motel plot is delicious), and delivers a powerful, satisfying denouement." Booklist praises "As always, the prose is lean and efficient, the action scenes are well designed, and Reacher is as formidable an opponent as one could imagine..."
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Past Tense
In this 23rd novel of Lee Child's "Jack Reacher" series, Reacher has just begun his corner-to-corner travels across the United States (Maine to San Diego) when his ride gets an emergency phone call and has to turn around, leaving Reacher on a small highway in the woods of Maine. When he sees a small sign for the town of Laconia, NH, ostensibly his father's birthplace. He decides to stop over and see if he can find out more about his father's past. "Not far from Reacher, Canadian travelers Shorty and Patty pull into a remote motel, their car on its last legs. They're the only guests and the proprietors seem a little odd. Of course things get worse for them and for Reacher, who pummels a local, well-connected bully when he's not poring over census records and playing matchmaker for two government workers" (Library Journal). Publishers Weekly continues, "Reacher uncovers few traces of his father's existence, other than a 75-year-old assault case in which Stan Reacher is named. ...While Reacher is dealing with a revenge posse, the Canadian couple discover just how strange their motel is. Child neatly interweaves multiple narratives, ratchets up the suspense (the reveal of the motel plot is delicious), and delivers a powerful, satisfying denouement." Booklist praises "As always, the prose is lean and efficient, the action scenes are well designed, and Reacher is as formidable an opponent as one could imagine..."
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