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A Wanted Man: (Jack Reacher 17) [Hardcover]

Lee Child (Author)
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Release Date: 30 Aug 2012 | Series: Jack Reacher (Book 17)

Featuring Jack Reacher, hero of the new blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise.

When you're as big and rough as Jack Reacher - and you have a badly-set, freshly-busted nose, patched with silver duct tape - it isn't easy to hitch a ride. But Reacher has some unfinished business in Virginia, so he doesn't quit. And at last, he's picked up by three strangers - two men and a woman.

But within minutes it becomes clear they're all lying about everything - and then they run into a police roadblock on the highway. There has been an incident, and the cops are looking for the bad guys ...

Will they get through because the three are innocent?Or because the three are now four? Is Reacher just a decoy?

With his signature Swiss-watch plotting and heart-thumping suspense, A Wanted Man shows Lee Child at his sublimely skilful best.

'He could take out Bond, Dirty Harry, Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt with both hands tied behind his back,. And then sleep with their girlfriends two at a time before getting the last bus out of town' Sun

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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (30 Aug 2012)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0593065735
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593065730
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 3.8 x 24 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (482 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"I love him. It's said that a Jack Reacher novel is bought every four seconds somewhere in the world. He is to crime fiction what Clint Easwood's 'man with no name' was to the western. Lee Child's genius in 17 novels has been to create a tough guy hero that men will envy and women will adore." (Daily Express )

"Pure escapism...He has redefined the thriller for the 21st century...Reacher is a knight errant every bit as much as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe was. ...stunningly good." (Henry Sutton Daily Mirror )

"I am no longer (if I ever was) an unbiased critic. I am more of a Lee Child fan. I am pro-Reacher, his massive but benevolent brute of a drifter, vigilante hero....I'll definitely barrel through the next one too." (Andy Martin Independent )

"Smart, breathless...more ingenious than other Reacher books have been about the underground activities Reacher is thwarting." (Janet Maslin New York Times )

"A fascinating, swaggeringly confident performance" (Sunday Times )

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Reacher is back - the taut new thriller from the Sunday Times and New York Times number one bestseller, winner of the Specsavers Crime & Thriller Book of the Year
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98 of 101 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Jack's back, but he's locked in a car for half the book 8 Sep 2012
By G. Russo
Format:Hardcover
As any die-hard Reacher fan, I was counting down the days till release. I devoured the book in one sitting, and then tried, as I normally do, to read it again, at leisure, to enjoy it. I couldn't do it. Couldn't bring myself to read this again. I have the greatest respect for Lee Child, but I am wondering if all the Tom Cruise hoopla around his movie was more of a distraction than Lee was letting on.

As I don't believe in spoiling the book for those who haven't read it, all I will say is that the storyline is unimaginative, underdeveloped, and downright boring. You can't keep Jack in a car for half the book. It won't work. Sorry Lee, but you've written so much better. After the utter disappointment A Wanted Man was, I went back and started reading the Reacher epic from the beginning. It is fantastic. My favorite so far has to be Tripwire. The character development, storyline, and suspense are all there. Although, Die Trying and Killing Floor were very enjoyable as well. I guess early Jack is best Jack. Like my other favorite, Jack, Mr. Daniels.

I know Lee Child is a fabulous writer. I'm thinking he was either distracted, or maybe had this book written already and needed to bring his publisher another book to sell. Anyway, I am still a huge Reacher fan and I appreciate the work Lee Child puts into his novels. Just not this one. Sorry Lee. Gotta tell it like it is.
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56 of 59 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Time to renew the Passport Jack 7 Sep 2012
By chinmusic
Format:Hardcover
I'll give it 3 stars as it still got read every waking non working moment until finished. Starts well, definately tails off and the ending is poor compared to One Shot, a similar exercise in cleaning up bad guys in their own fortress. Not the best ever, but compared with the back catalogue that's still a cracking good read compared to the tosh Patterson is churning out. We should be glad Lee hasn't copped out (not with books anyway - don't start me on Tom Cr**se). Positives - good female characters and after the cringeworthy revelations in "The Affair" about what Jack likes to get up to behind the bedroom door the girls had a lucky escape this time. Jack gets plenty of good coffee. Just enough about guns and ammo. Negatives - Someone walks away from a Bar fight ! And the whole reason for the bad guys doesn't really stand up as credible. So where does Lee take Jack next ? Abroad I hope. Well at least after he's been to Virginia. One of my Favourites is "The Hard Way" where Jack comes over to England, it's great to see him in the Village Pub with all those (cliche) gap-toothed Brits. At least the driving is described as much better ! So lets go to 1) Quebec - bikers, French separatists, incredibly rude people, coffee. 2) Germany - maybe in flashback MP mode, always makes for a good tale. 3) France - Reacher speaks the lingo, has blood links. Marseilles etc full of gangsters and plenty of reasons to get his top off, get in a boat etc. Open to further suggestions ? Lee may stick to middle america due to readership but I think a little foreign adventure would be educational all round. So if Jack can get his passport sorted we should be good to go !
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Oh dear! the bubble has well and truly burst 8 Sep 2012
By HeathSJ
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I honestly cannot believe I'm writing a poor review about a Jack Reacher novel but I'm sorry, this book was not good at all, in fact it was awful. I've been a fan of the Reacher series since the beginning and one of the main things I remember while reading them was I couldn't put them down, however, with this one I found myself constantly doing just that, it's simply uncomparable to the others.

I like the stories I read to be fast paced, interesting dialogue, likable characters and intriguing plot, which the past Reacher novels usually dished out in bucket loads. Sadly this book does not deliver any of these. It shouldn't take over 75% of a book to be read before anything of any consequence actually happens and even when it does it seems rushed and detached.

I'm a huge fan of Child's writing and I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the Reacher books so I truly hope that the next one is back to what we know and love.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Reacher is becoming infallible and just a bit PC
I've always liked these as good escapism. This one I found a bit too safe. Its a book written to offend no one, a hint of market targeting to include a many demographics in the... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Malcolm Roy Ash
4.0 out of 5 stars Jack Reacher is my hero!
I do love Jack Reacher my modern cowboy hero!
Please Lee give him a better job/journey to do. I love reading about him - he's my dream man even with a broken nose mended by... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Dm Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb storytelling
I was very impressed with this book finding the story very enjoyable and difficult to put down. Unlike a number of other reviewers I had no problem with the first half of the book. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Crime Buff
5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't want to put it down but work got in the way!!
Typical reacher. All principal and black and white.
A very decent read and well worth the effort!!
Recommend that you give this a go.
Published 5 days ago by craig a gall
4.0 out of 5 stars Reacher on form
I generally love the Reacher books, so I was a bit worried that all the reviews I have given have been of the ones that didn't quite do it for me. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Tom Williams
3.0 out of 5 stars A wanted man
Not the best of the collection needed a lot more action at the beginning I got a bit bored with the drive !!
Published 8 days ago by Bobdog
1.0 out of 5 stars a ride across two states
I discovered the jack reacher books early and have read them all with great enjoyment.I started this one with the same anticipation. Read more
Published 13 days ago by the walker
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
Another great read from Lee Child. I enjoyed from beginning to end. Long may he continue to bring out stories about Reacher. Worth a read.
Published 13 days ago by Mr. P. Robbins
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Series of Books
Like all of Lee Child's other books this one was equally excellent. I have enjoyed every single one of the Jack Reacher books & am very much looking forward to subsequent books.
Published 14 days ago by Carolyn Green
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I am a Lee Child/ Jack Reacher fan so the rating should not be a surprise. I do enjoy the fact that the books are easy to read with the short concise chapters. Read more
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