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Bad Luck and Trouble (Hardcover)

by Lee Child (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Press (2 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0593057015
  • ISBN-13: 978-0593057018
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 95,025 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Daily Mirror
Child is a great storyteller, building plots that, although
complex, are as compelling as they are ultimately logical...another
sure-fire hit.

Yorkshire Evening Post
The twists come thick and fast...and the surprise developments are
genuinely unexpected...Child, as always, delivers.


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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK, 18 Jun 2007
By Andy Edwards "staxasoul" (Essex UK) - See all my reviews
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I have read all the Reacher series, and one criticism that could be leveled is that there has been too little character development. Reacher is a great hero, but the "lone avenger" thing was a little too one dimensional.

This story sees things move on, because suddenly Reacher is forced to contemplate and compare his life against the lives of those he has worked with - this provides some welcome variety and depth to things. Similarly the story is more a puzzle than an action thriller, and Reacher has to rely on others to help, rather than fixing things on his own. This helps things in my view, as there are fewer plotlines which strain credibility.

All the familiar landmarks of a Reacher tale are here and this will keep you reading till the end, because you will want to know what happens - it's just that the journey travels through slightly unfamiliar territory.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Taught and twisting....and starting to feel a bit tired, 28 Mar 2007
By C. Green "happily low brow" (Faringdon, Oxon, UK) - See all my reviews
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Bad Luck and Trouble is your typical Jack Reacher novel from author Lee Child. Once again Reacher, our hard as nails, itinerant former Military Policeman hero, gets caught up in a twisting plot involving murderous and iredeemabe bad guys, a hidden conspiracy (this time with links to the global war on terrorism) and a mounting body count. This time the twist is that events require Reacher to reunite and work with former colleagues from his army days; colleagues almost as hard nosed & capable as he is. Apart from that it is the standard mix of hard edged, punchy prose, bone jarring action and twisted plotting, all leading up to to the usual final, bloody reckoning. Its also as entertaining and fast moving as always; a great example of the book that is impossible to put down.

So why only four stars? Well quite simply as good as Bad Luck and Trouble is it also has the undeniable hint of staleness about it. This is the eleventh Reacher novel and without any real exceptions they all follow the same standard template. This has produced some highly entertaining books, but reading this latest one there was a feeling of 'been there, read that' about it. There was no real sense of suprise in how events played out, and as always minimal character development or emotional depth. Reacher isn't exactly a one dimensional character, but nor is he someone with much room for personal development. With such a fixed central character the only way for Child to do something new with the series is by coming up with varied and interesting plots, something he seems reluctant to do. He does normally chuck in some unique twist, such as including Reacher's former colleagues this time around, but otherwise the plots tend to follow an increasingly predictable path. Unless that changes however, there is a real danger of familiarity breeding contempt and the series becoming boringly and predictably repetitive.

Its not quite at that stage yet, but nor is Bad Luck and Trouble in any way a departure from Lee Child's highly successful template. It will therefore please fans and is worth picking up, but its not going suprise anyone and the overly familiar plot quickly fades from the memory. It can only be hoped that Reacher's next adventure tries to break some wholly new ground.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Don't mess with Reacher, 13 May 2007
I am a big fan of the Reacher series..it's the no nonsense loner, such as Eastwood in the Spaghetti westerns, that has a real feel good factor, and tonnes of adventure, with clever plots.

Bad Luck/Trouble was good but not as thrilling as earlier works (Killing floor, One shot). Childs added Reachers old unit buddies as additional characters but the real strength of Reacher is his loner/ carefree approach. The plot also wasn't as strong as earlier works, I had expected a few more twists which didn't come. Still recommend a read, and I'm likely to get the next Reacher book, also!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lee Child thriller
'Bad Luck and Trouble' was my first Lee Child book and the first thriller I ever read further than two chapters, (plus, I usually avoided America based novels). Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. L. Brennan

3.0 out of 5 stars Trouble Follows Him
Lee Child's `Jack Reacher' novels are not the highest brow of fiction and `Bad Luck and Trouble' does not deviate from this. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sam

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
After a slight disappointment with 'The Hard Way', Child does well to introduce us to some new characters from Reacher's past. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stella

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I hoped
I love the Jack Reacher character and have enjoyed many of Child's novels, but I felt that this one read more like a macho'd-up Enid Blyton Famous 5 than the classic thrillers... Read more
Published 4 months ago by The Book Nut

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as thrilling, and much more annoying
I love the Jack Reacher series and was really looking forward to this, but have so far been disappointed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Holly Dolly

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad Luck and Trouble
Without a doubt the best of the "Jack Reacher" Series. Good tale, not overly exaggerated and maybe feasible in this day and age. Looking forward to the next Reacher foray. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Barry F. Cheverst

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Good Jack Reacher Story!
In Bad Luck And Trouble, Jack Reacher gets a coded message for help, from a member of his old army unit. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J.Flood

3.0 out of 5 stars Bad luck if you're expecting a lot from this one
On the plus side, I did find myself wanting to read this as fast as possible, but on the minus side, a part of that was me hoping that the book would get better. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Lazy Lee

3.0 out of 5 stars A Well Written Brain Candy Read
Lee Child is an Englishman living in the US. His main character is Jack Reacher, a former military policeman-turned loner who "walks the Eath" in the US, with trouble usually... Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. Bowen

5.0 out of 5 stars LEE CHILD is Stupendous!
Superb book - gripping, gutsy, realistic!

REACHER - what a character!

Superb! 10/10
Published 10 months ago by M. C. Smith

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