Jennifer's review
Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher Series, #12) by Lee Child
Jennifer's review
rating:
recommended for: anyone looking for a solid thriller
status: Read in July, 2008
rating:
recommended for: anyone looking for a solid thriller
status: Read in July, 2008
Lee Child books will never be mistaken for great literature, but they're solidly plotted thrillers with an intriguing main character, Jack Reacher. Since leaving the military a number of years before, Jack is a man without ties--he has no job, no permanent address, and with the exception of an ATM card, only the clothes on his back. As is typical in this series, trouble finds Reacher even though he is trying to mind his own business. Hitchhiking through Colorado, Reacher decides to stop at the intriguingly named towns of Hope and Despair. Hope is a nice enough place with a decent diner and motel, but it is when Reacher decides to visit Despair that things get interesting . . . and not in a good way. Within minutes of entering Despair, Reacher not only faces hostility from the locals but finds himself arrested on vagrancy charges, and kicked out of town. Not surprisingly, Reacher wonders what the townsfolk are trying to hide and with the help of a policewoman from Hope, he sets abo...more
