Lee R. (fibonacci) reviewed on 1/16/2011 + 29 more book reviews

Lee Child avoids the political diatribes of his previous books to create a spellbinding book sans personal sermons. The book begins and ends with a countdown; every few paragraphs you are reminded of how much time remains to the cataclysmic finale. You cannot help but think to yourself, "This had better be BIG" and Child doesn't disappoint; the big event truly is worthy of Jack Reacher, Child's enigmatic loner cum judge, jury and executioner.
The story starts with a simple bus accident followed by an unrelated murder that has the entire police force baffled. Soon enough, Reacher, who is asleep on the bus at the beginning of the story, is thrust into the middle of fray only to discover a draconian agreement between the police department and the penitentiary the town so earnestly sought after. Also involved is a drug-selling biker gang who have taken over a mysterious abandoned air base. And at the very heart is a fiery old lady who was witness to an event that may hold the key to the whole mystery.
Strap on your seat belt; this is an E-ticket ride that ends with a very loud BANG!

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