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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780553813432 Edition: New Ed ISBN: 0553813439 Label: Bantam Books Manufacturer: Bantam Books Number Of Pages: 560 Publication Date: April 01, 2003 Publisher: Bantam Books Studio: Bantam Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Lee Child has inexorably pulled himself into the upper echelons of thriller writing with a series of tough, lean and perfectly crafted novels featuring ex-US military cop Jack Reacher. Without Fail is the sixth outing for the resourceful Reacher, and far from showing any signs of incipient fatigue, the series just goes from strength to strength as Child hones his abilities. As in such previous books as Die Trying and The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher is a maverick. He carries no ID, and any place he hangs his hat is home. And while he's more than capable of dealing out massive violence to the bad guys who take him on, he's a sucker for a plea for help--particularly from a woman. This time, he's asked by the persuasive Ms Froelich to help her protect the Vice-President of the United States from an assassination attempt that's on the cards. So Reacher, with only the clothes he stands up in, finds himself deep in the rarefied world of the United States Secret Service in Washington, where his problems come from the stiff-necked bureaucrats as much as from the utterly ruthless killer who soon has Reacher in his sights as much as the Vice-President. If the plot here is a tad reminiscent of the Clint Eastwood movie In the Line of Fire, that's no coincidence--Child has his characters discuss the echoes of their situation with that film at length. But, boy, does Child ring some powerful variations of his own on the theme: this the most kinetic Reacher novel yet, full of the brilliantly orchestrated set-pieces that are a specialité de la maison with the author (the final climax in a snowy ravine is a pip). The action here is relentless, but never at the expense of character--Child is canny enough to keep dark shadows from Reacher's past a key part of his motivation. And the skill that the British-born Child is so proud of--his faultless evocation of the American landscape--is the final icing on a very tempting cake. --Barry Forshaw Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Exciting thriller genreAnother classic reacher book in the series, I could read them one after the other one !! If you like serial characters try the Soft Target novels by Conrad Jones they are electric thrillers, similar genre. Excellent reading Mr Child Rating:  - DisappointingReading this book is an odd experience. You keep turning the pages, but you're not always quite sure why. The whodunnit (or who'sthreateningtodoit) is powerful enough and threats come up often enough to keep you hooked. But the problem is that the story slides sideways a lot of the time and the way clues are followed is clumsy. Rating:  - Never Fails to Hit the Spot...Another gripping Jack Reacher novel. Lee Childs has expertly managed, yet again, to thrill the reader with every twist and turn of this very well written story. My honest opinion is that once you've picked the book up - you'll have a job to put it down again. While writing this review I would also like to recommend 'The Constantine Legacy by Andrew Towning. His Jake Dillon charactor is also inspiring. Rating: - Great ReadLike all Child's books, its a gripping read and would highly recommend it to anyone. Reacher is a legend and you can;t help but want to be him! Read it! Rating: - GrippingContrary to what many reader's believe Lee Child is British, but moved with his family from Cumbria to the United States to begin a new career as an American thriller writer. What probably fools a lot of people is that is rare for a British author to be able to write American thrillers with any kind of authenticity. He has won a number of awards with his books and he lives just outside New York City with his American wife Jane. The couple have a grown-up daughter, Ruth and when Lee is not writing he shares his time between music, reader and supporting the New York Yankees. There's no doubt about it Jack Reacher is a man's man but when it comes to the opposite sex, he a sucker for a cry for help and this has got him into more trouble than he bargained for on more than one occasion. This time he is asked by the persuasive Ms. Froelich to help her protect non other than the Vice-President of the US from an assassination attempt that is being set up and the powers that be have got wind of. Reacher soon finds himself where he doesn't want to be involved with the Secret Service in Washington. Usually a loner Jack soon finds problems looming with the bureaucrats that are just as far reaching as the problems with a hard nosed, ruthless killer, who is just as willing to have Jack Reacher in his sights as the Vice-President, after all that is what assassin enjoys most of all, killing, and an extra one is just a bonus . . .  Try searching the Internet for "Without Fail (A Jack Reacher novel)" or Ebay for "Without Fail (A Jack Reacher novel)". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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