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Tripwire (Jack Reacher)
written by Lee Child
Studio : Jove
by Jove
Publisher : Jove
Released : 2007-05-29
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780515143072
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 108 reviews)
List Price : $7.99
Our Price : $3.94
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Reacher's anonymity in Florida is shattered by an investigator who's come looking for him. But hours after his arrival, the stranger is murdered. Retracing the PI's trail back to New York, Reacher's compelled to find out who was looking for him and why. He never expected the reasons to be so personal-and twisted. |
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Americancivilwar.com Review |
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Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is lying low in Key West, digging up swimming pools by hand. He is not at all pleased when a private detective starts asking questions about him. But when the detective, Costello, turns up dead with his fingertips sliced off, Reacher realizes it is time to move on. As in Lee Child's two previous thrillers, Die Trying and Killing Floor, Reacher is soon up to his neck in lethal trouble, this time involving a vicious Wall Street manipulator, a mysterious woman (of course), and the livelihood of a whole community. Even the fate of soldiers missing in action in Vietnam is stirred into the brew. But this is not a book by one of the new breed of U.S. thriller writers. Child prides himself on his ability, as an Englishman, to write American thrillers that are utterly convincing in milieu and toughness of action, without a trace of English sensibility. Tripwire is no exception. Every bit as lean and compulsive as its predecessors, it also builds on the freshest aspect of those books: Reacher may be a tough, epic hero, but he always remains human and vulnerable. --Barry Forshaw |
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There's something about Lee Child's style |
I have read 4 or 5 of Lee Child's books so far and I can't help feeling that there's something different about his style. Something classier than that of his American counterparts, e.g., Baldachi and Vince Flynn. Would it be because he is English? Even in the violent scenes, he can deliver the same impact without leaving too much gross image in your mind. His storyline is typically very good. Then there's Jack Reacher - a character I've never seen before in any books or movies.
About this particular book, the Hobie guy really pissed me off throughout the book. I was so mad at him that if Reacher didn't take care of him, I'd go to NYC to introduce a 9 mm or two to his brain myself. Beside that, I don't think this book is any better or worse than other books of his. Everybook has a different story and this time it's about what happened in the Vietnam war. You'd enjoy it. |
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Craft issues and a dull snare |
The key to a thriller or mystery is to write an opening that snares or hooks the reader into turning the page. Read any Elmore Leonard book for an example. Crisp, clean writing will also propel a reader into the real meat of the story. Unfortunately the first page of this book lacks either. Some editorial cleanup might have eliminated the second appearance of the phrase "wall that wasn't there" or the use of the term "some kind of" as a modifier. The third strike on page one was reading "hot whiteness of the Key West sun" followed by "a hot white sun."
Maybe I'm not giving the author his due, but in every creative writing class one of the early lessons emphasizes these points. |
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Excellent Book. |
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What a vivid mind this Author has. Absolutely inspiring. I highly recommend reading everything Mr Childs writes. |
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A real page turner |
A real page turner...I couldn't flip through the pages fast enough to get it over with. Tripwire was my first introduction to Jack Reacher, and I don't think we will be getting to know each other better. The mystery wasn't very mysterious and the romance was dull, cliqued, and filled with sophomoric angst.
The weak mystery is covered over with an overly complicated plot and hodgepodge of fluff characters. The two characters that hold any promise of being interesting, Tony and Marlin Stone, are either ignored or given up on in the last several chapters. The only real surprise comes in the end when we find out that Reacher is really Superman and his only weak spot is his head. |
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Brilliant Reacher book |
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I have now read all Lee Child`s Reacher books.....if you enjoy Child and Reacher try Soft Target, and Soft Target 2 `tank`, by Conrad Jones, similar genre, far more punch!!! |
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