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Book Review of Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, Bk 5)

Echo Burning (Jack Reacher, Bk 5)
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I'm not really into thrillers, so I often hesitate to start a new "Reacher" novel. But once in, I"m hooked.

This one was interesting in that you first start off thinking there are two opposing groups. But further on you realize there are three. But who is running the third group, and why? You meet the "foot soldiers" of the third group, but the person behind them is a mystery. But Child keeps dropping hints you later realized you overlooked. However, halfway through the book he drops a short hint, that, if your thinking cap is on, gives you a good idea who the person running the third group is. Only much later do you understand why.

However, there was one time "Reacher" came to a conclusion that leaves you wondering how he arrived at it. And Child never explains.