- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: Bantam; New edition edition (1 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553505416
- ISBN-13: 978-0553505412
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.5 x 17.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 20,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The dynamic second thriller from the author of KILLING FLOOR, again featuring the redoubtable yet romantic hero Jack Reacher.
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A Chicago street in bright sunshine. Jack Reacher, strolling nowhere. An attractive young woman, struggling on crutches. Naturally he stops to offer her a steadying arm. And then he turns around to see a handgun aimed straight at his stomach.
Locked in a dark, stifling van racing across America, chained to the woman, Reacher needs to know why he’s there. The kidnappers are saying nothing.The woman claims to be an FBI agent.She’s tough enough to be one. But at their remote destination, will raw courage and cunning be enough to overcome the hopeless odds?
Full of non-stop action and gritty suspense, Die Trying is a tightly plotted thriller starring one of the most exciting action heroes in today’s fiction, the redoubtable, romantic, footloose former army cop, Jack Reacher.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Not a cracking read as book 1 - Killing Floor, where the continuous action keeps you on your toes. Here the action is infrequent and the story unfolds rather slowly.
Jack Reacher unwittingly is involved in the kidnapping of an FBI agent with a dodgy knee, and this makes escape with her, difficult.
Arriving at their final destination the boss reveals his new kingdom to Reacher, rather than merely execute him. And his guards are easily swayed with mind tricks that allows Jack to wonder around the compound.
All the real action takes place in the final few chapters, but there is little in the way of surprises that create a gripping climax.
I am already on to Book 3 (Tripwire) and this is proving to be much more exciting. Maybe domestic terrorism in the US just did not interest me that much.
Jack Reacher unwittingly is involved in the kidnapping of an FBI agent with a dodgy knee, and this makes escape with her, difficult.
Arriving at their final destination the boss reveals his new kingdom to Reacher, rather than merely execute him. And his guards are easily swayed with mind tricks that allows Jack to wonder around the compound.
All the real action takes place in the final few chapters, but there is little in the way of surprises that create a gripping climax.
I am already on to Book 3 (Tripwire) and this is proving to be much more exciting. Maybe domestic terrorism in the US just did not interest me that much.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have now read 5 or 6 Reacher books, but this is the best I've read and the first I've wanted to write a review for. This is the only one where I felt Reacher was outnumbered, out of his depth, and even though you knew he'd come through by the end there was enough uncertainty to keep it edgey.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first Lee Child or Jack Reacher I have read and I couldnt put it down, I am now addicted and have bought three more. This novel is suspence from start to finish and you cant help but wonder if there is any real life Jack Reacher. He reminds me of "Joe Pike" in Robert Craiss' "Elvis Cole" novels. Hes' just super cool.
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Another good read
This is the second Reacher novel that I have read. A good plot, great character. Not for the faint hearted, some of the descriptive violence but it sits well within the plot and is... Read more
Published 17 days ago by pepper
Hey! I think Jack Reacher is a real man's man
Hey! I think Jack Reacher is a real man's man and I absolutely would not want to upset him in anyway "Die Trying" is a story full of action and tension with a powerfully thought... Read more
Published 21 days ago by John H Glen
Disappointing - the worse book in the series!I
I love Reacher and was excited to realise that I had not read this book. But it is by far the worse book in the series. Read more
Published 24 days ago by J. Giddings
It's an OK book
I read Jack Reacher book 1 first (Killing Floor) and absolutely loved that book. Was very excited to read the second book in the series - Die Trying, but it turned out to be a... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Farmergirl
The master again.
I am reading all Lee Child's books again as they are masterpieces. Never tire of Jack Reacher. The plots are fantastic and fast moving.
Published 1 month ago by doris
Good read
Only just discovered Lee Child and working through his books in chronological order. Read four so far and enjoyed all of them equally. They keep you interested right to the end. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. C. Lightburn
Jack Reacher at his best
I am really into the Jack Reacher character, or more likely Lee Child's style of writing, and this has all the usual elements.
Published 1 month ago by Peter S
A page turner
Keeps the interest all the way through and you're never sure till the end who's to be trusted and how things will work out. Read more
Published 1 month ago by NorthEast
You'll die trying to read this book
I'm really frurous to be honest. Lee Child drew me in with a great first Reacher novel, Killing Floor, so naturally I looked forward with anticipation for his second offering. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Adrian
Slow to get going
If I had been asked half way through this book what I thought I would have said dull and boring and probably not to read it but I persevered and thank goodness I did it does pick... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Justhavingfun
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