| Without Fail by Lee Child May 2002 ISBN 0-39-14861-2 Putnam |
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Jon-
Atlantic City. The east coast Vegas. This is where we find Jack Reacher at the
start of this new adventure, the sixth in the series. Reacher is spending some
time with some musicians to make sure they don’t get ripped off in return
for the ride they gave him. And typical of Reacher, he’s not dressed for
the weather. While this is going on, someone is trying to track him down. And
not having a whole lot of luck doing so.....
Ruth-
Secret Service Agent Froelich is newly in charge of the Vice President Elect’s
security detail and wants Reacher for a special job. She used to work and play
with Joe. Can her team be compromised and the Veep -Elect brought down? What’s
really behind her request?
Jon-
She talks Jack into taking the job, and he does so on his terms.
Ruth-
Tell them about the kick-ass Sergeant, honey!
Jon-
I was getting to that! His terms include recruiting some help from some one
he knows from his Military Police days, Frances Neagly, who now runs a security
firm in the Chicago area. Reacher reports back about six days later and informs
the Secret Service of three and a half chances they would have had to take the
VP out. Jack being who he is, at this point wants to know what's really going
on.
Ruth-
...and the story continues to unfold. Mr. Child holds his audience from the
first page to last in the newest Reacher novel. The addition of Neagly is refreshing
and one hopes we’ll run into her again. This is classic Reacher and whatever
town he hits next this reader will be along with him, wondering what the next
adventure is.
Jon -
I’d like to add that I think Lee Child does a wonderful job of giving us
some more background about Reacher by using Reacher’s brother as a reason
for it to come up. We get information, and it just flows out as part of the
story rather than being added as an after thought. And yet, Reacher is still
enough of an enigma to be interesting for years to come.
So basically, we both love this book!!!
Jon and Ruth Jordan