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One Shot (Hardcover)

by Lee Child (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 389 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (1 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593051831
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593051832
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 99,251 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Lee Child's Jack Reacher thrillers always have remarkably inventive setups, and One Shot is true to form. A sniper, Barr, kills five people with six shots and leaves a clear trail of evidence; arrested, he asks for Reacher. When Reacher was a military policeman, politics stopped him pursuing Barr--he cannot understand why Barr would ask for him and Barr has been beaten in jail until he cannot remember himself. Yet, for Reacher, the loner who looks at things differently from civilians, the story does not add up--Barr should not have got himself caught, should not even have fired from where he did.

Child is a master of the perverse solution to the set of questions no-one ever asked in quite that way before, and the macho yet sensitive Reacher is one of the more interesting series characters in thrillers. One Shot is a smart set of puzzles which strings the reader along to false conclusions and a sense of real danger. It also, like its hero, has a heart. --Roz Kaveney

Evening Standard, April 11 2005
'fast-moving dialogue and gripping action sequences...the excitement lasts from the first to the final page'

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Reacher's back on top form, 1 April 2005
First, let it be said that I love all these books. I've been looking for someone else who can write a thriller as well as LC but to date he still impresses me the most. The Jack Reacher character is brilliant, multi-layered, but most of all, he kicks ass when he needs to and always gets the girl. One Shot was extremely well written, suspensful and twisted and turned like all his others, but I think the characterisation of Reacher in this one is probably not as deep as in the previous book, but for a plot driven thiller, it's five stars all the way. As long as LC keeps up the writing, I'll always be devoted to this series.

A must read for all Reacher fans.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch Lee Child as usual, 10 May 2006
By S. Mazumder "s_maz" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Shot (Paperback)
Fans of the Lee Child series need no introduction to the star of the show, Jack Reacher. Reacher is a former military policeman, now turned drifter, traveling across the US enjoying life and occassionally running into trouble too.

In 'One Shot' his journeys take him to Indiana, where a former army acquantaince is in trouble for killing five people with a sniper's rifle. The evidence against the suspect is damning, yet Reacher finds one loose point in the investigation, and the whole case is blown apart.

This story is full of suspense, and moves along at a good pace. Although set in a small town, it is ideal for the story at hand, especially with a character of Reacher's magnitude. Reacher is very smooth and sleek in the sense that he is a supremely confident man, not in arrogant way, but in a matter-of-fact way. This makes the character fascinating and endearing.

Its not the best in the Reacher series, but is definitely an exciting read, and is further evidence of the quality of Lee Child as a thriller writer. I think it is high time for someone in Hollywood to pick up on these Reacher stories...they are totally ready to be made into movies!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Jack Reacher does it again, 4 Aug 2005
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This is a brilliant thriller that starts off with a kick, and doesn't let go until the very end. Very rarely do I say that I couldn't put a book down, but this is one of those few books. I loved the ending where Reacher proved just how tough he can be. Lee Child has to be one of the best thriller writers working today.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read, good Reacher
Good story line based on an inventive proposition which unfolds as the book progresses. Possibly not quite as gripping as the rest of the Reacher series, but here is Jack doing... Read more
Published 1 day ago by JE Moore

4.0 out of 5 stars good read
started a little slowly - but picked up. not up to his usual standard but a good read nevertheless
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. J. Durbin

4.0 out of 5 stars Jack Reacher rocks!!!
This has been my introduction to Lee Child, and I will soon be going back for more!

I had expected a fairly typical, plot-driven thriller (Dan Brown et al) and in... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lara Croft

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great page-turner
Jack is most definitely back, and in a much faster-paced story than some of the others. Lee Child's formula balancing action and suspense is spot on, making it almost impossible... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stella

5.0 out of 5 stars Great books
This was the first Jack Reacher book I read, I've read them all now. Says it all really.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. R. Kaberry

5.0 out of 5 stars mr child is the real deal
I dont remember ever reading a book so fast. I literally couldnt turn the pages fast enough. Thye plot is as old as Agatha Christie but then she did get all the good storylines... Read more
Published 2 months ago by David Spanswick

1.0 out of 5 stars schite
This will be one of the only negative reviews here as I got this book free with a newspaper, therefore I am not a fan of Lee Child like all the other reviewers will be. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A. Moore

4.0 out of 5 stars One Shot twists and turns ***1/2
'Friday, five o' clock in the afternoon. Maybe the hardest time to move unobserved through a city. Or, maybe the easiest. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Minogue

5.0 out of 5 stars One SHOT- Totally HOT!
Fantastic Fantastic Fantastic. From 1st page to the last Lee Child has you by the throat- a fabulous JACK REACHER adventure -thriller- Incredible! Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. C. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Love Leo Tolstoy - but Lee Child is a new favourite
I picked up a copy of this book for free one day with a London newspaper. It sat on my shelf for weeks unread - probably partly because I had my own snobby preconceptions about... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. James Smith

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