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Once again, Jack Reacher has just hitchhiked into a new town when something happens. This time, a woman kills herself by jumping under the wheels of a bus. But that is not what Reacher saw. He saw a man push the woman, and then retrieve the purse she was carrying from beneath the bus and disappear down an alley. So, being Reacher, her follows the man, beats him unconscious and checks out the contents of the purse. Why is this woman, who works for a prison system in Mississippi, in a small town in Colorado? And why is she carrying a letter addressed to someone else?

It doesn't take long for the "bad guys" to identify Reacher as a threat, but to what? What is going on in that prison in Mississippi? In typical Reacher fashion, he finds out and clears up the problem, leaving a bloody trail behind.

Not the best Jack Reacher, but it is a good read.

This is adventure #27 for Jack Reacher, still the retired military policeman and roving hero of small town America. In this action-packed installment, Reacher is an eyewitness to someone pushing a woman into an oncoming bus just to steal her purse. Other witnesses tell the police it seemed like an accident but Reacher locates the guy who pushed her and an accomplice. Jack briefly sees what they were trying to retrieve, and so begins his involvement in a thriller about corruption in the private prison system.

This is the third collaboration between Lee and Andrew Child and the series has not lost any of its zing. This book seemed like some of early Reacher stories — novels with millions of loyal fans who love an annual dose of the loner hero. As always, it was a satisfying read — full of twists and action sequences (that you usually know that the 250 lb, 6 foot 5 Reacher will prevail in). Series fans will not be disappointed! 4 stars!

Thank you to Random House Publishing/ Ballantine and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): NO Black eyes, of course, because it’s Reacher, but no green eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO Although the landscape does change, getting lusher as Jack travels from Dallas into Louisiana.

Jack Reacher is back with a new mystery to solve and more bad guys to beat up in the terrifically exciting and satisfying, No Plan B.
We find Reacher in Gerrardsville, Colorado exploring a historic museum when he witnesses a woman pushed in front of an oncoming bus. While some witnesses attest to the woman stepping out willingly onto the street, Reacher knows what he saw and it wasn’t a suicide, it was cold blooded murder. Reacher sets on the warpath of finding out who killed the woman and why. His unofficial investigation makes quick headway, with the breadcrumbs leading him to a prison facility where something sinister seems to be occurring behind bars. Soon enough, Reacher is way too deep in to back out and he must fight his way out the old-fashioned way. There’s no other way.
No Plan B takes a somewhat derivative path to the finish line than most other Reacher stories. While the focus mostly remains on Reacher, Lee Child and Andrew Child also introduce parallel plots seemingly heading down different paths until they intersect in what can only be considered a wild coincidence planned out expertly by the authors. At first glance the parallel plots seem to slow down the pace a bit as they introduce new characters with unique motivations but in hindsight, this pays off big time to set up an awesome action-driven finale with classic Reacher fist-hammering moments along with a jaw-dropping shootout where we get to read Reacher showcase his prowess with firearms in a more vivid quality.
It’s clear as day that Jack Reacher has more than enough fuel in the tank to keep on blazing ahead with his trademark charisma and a healthy intolerance of bad guys, elements that have made him iconic over the years. You’ll find yourself attracted to the strong foundation that is constantly built-upon by the authors as the narrative zooms ahead with Reacher putting his deductive reasoning and sharp mind to excellent use and occasionally, his fantastic combat moves that somehow manage to be both smooth and primal at the same time. No Plan B is a delightful treat for hardcore Reacher fans!


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Very good buildup that kept pages turning, but what felt like a very abrupt ending. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC

As always, another fantastic Reacher story. It hits all the notes and then some. The beginning of the story is a little unrealistic that Reacher just happens to be somewhere in Colorado and sees the first thread of a major conspiracy. He keeps tugging and works to uncover everything. If you accept the premise and a few other points in the book, it flows well and pulls you along until the end. Reacher always keeps his moral compass and this time is no different.

I was issued this book by NetGalley for my unbiased opinion.

I always enjoy a good Reacher story. You have to suspend reality a bit, but he is great character.

This book had a lot of twists and turns and took some time to put all the pieces together. Kind of had me wondering how it fit but it did.

Another good one from Lee Child.

I always enjoy Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books. They always deliver - lots of fast paced action. Yet to be honest, while the plots are always unique, they become somewhat predictable. Lots of head-butting where Reacher always prevails. I thought this plot line took a little too much effort to come together, but it did tie up all the loose ends eventually.

This ARC was given to me from Netgalley.com at no cost and I am providing an unbiased review.

Some spoilers may be present.

This is the 27th book in the Jack Reacher series and finds our main character in Colorado, where he witnesses a murder. Of course, being 'on the scene' he has to find out why. Thus our story starts. As usual, the story flows in the same fashion as most of the others in the series, though I don't recall offhand some splits in how the story is told from previous books. This one splits between Reacher and a younger boy, as they both travel and get closer to where the story comes to it's conclusion.

This is the third book that Andrew Child has assisted Lee Child in writing, and I felt like I was reading more of his writing than Lee's. Not a bad thing, just a bit ... different. The story, of course, is centered more around Reacher, and how he handles things to satisfy his own curiosities. Of course, justice is served Reacher-style, and there is bits of violence throughout the novel. World building was fine, as they traveled Colorado to Mississippi, and I do not know much of the terrain, but felt it was described acurately. There isn't much character building for Reacher himself, but some of the other characters there had development, though we rarely see repeats of many characters from the stories. The main reason Reacher didn't have much for additional character building, well, hey, we are on book 27!

Definitely was a book I enjoyed (as I have the whole series) and look forward to more to come. Also, if you have it available, you should check out the television series, Reacher, on Amazon Prime. Look forward to any additional books to come out.

Reacher is in Colorado where he witnesses a murder that is being passed off as a suicide. He reports what he witnessed to the police, but what he saw contradicts with they’re saying happened. Based on information he’s uncovered; he suspects everything ties to an accounting issue, which leads him to a prison in Mississippi. Until he makes a connection between something he saw in Colorado with something that’s happening at the prison.

There is a lot going on in this book, some seemingly random, but it all ties up nicely at the end.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I love Jack Reacher!!! I'm so happy to be back in his kick-a$$ world!! Give me a Lee Child Reacher book any day!

When you read a Reacher book, you don’t need a Plan B because it holds your interest from first page to last. How do I love a Reacher story? Let me count the ways.
Reacher is highly competent and exhibits no self doubt. In an age of moral ambiguity, that is highly satisfying.
The straightforward writing matches the character. Take, for example, this descriptive paragraph:
“Twenty minutes later a car appeared at the gate. A huge wallowing Cadillac coupe from the 1970s. It was burgundy. Its paint was shiny. It was well cared for. A guy climbed out. He could have been the same age as the car. He was a little under six feet tall, stocky, with a round face and brown curly hair. He was wearing a brown leather jacket and jeans. He shoved the gate open. Drove through. Closed the gate. Continued to the last building in line, and swung in next to Emerson’s van.”
All simple declarative sentences worthy of Hemingway. The reading flows effortlessly and quickly. And yet one phrase (“a huge wallowing Cadillac”) gives you that sly wink that tells you it is not quite as easy as he makes it out and he is a great writer as well as storyteller.
There are no emotional entanglements to slow dow the action or divert Reacher from his path. As usual, his female characters are just as strong as the men and as capable.
Along with the action, there are occasional humorous digs and dialogues, just enough to let you catch your breath.
As usual there is the primary story in which Reacher, intending to pass through a forgettable town, finds himself staying to right some far-reaching egregious wrongs. In addition there is a seemingly minor plot which meanders along until the stories join up in an entirely satisfactory manner.
Whether it was always in his DNA or Andrew Child just hit his stride,, let me reassure you, Reacher fans, that Andrew is ready to take over from his big brother.

A fast read and an excellent addition to the Reacher mystery thrillers. This one has Jack walking into trouble (yet again) minding his own business, when he observes a woman being pushed under a bus. The local police swear she jumped in front of the bus as does another pedestrian. But Jack's intuition knows something fishy is going on and as usual, one event leads to another and Jack ends up investigating the nefarious going on.

The main action involves a private, for profit, prison. There are several plot lines to follow in this story including one of a woman who ends up helping Reacher, a runaway boy who is traveling to the prison for his own reasons, a professional assassin with revenge on his mind and the prison administrators who are up to no good. The reader is wondering how the pieces fit together along with Reacher. There are a lot of great fight scenes and action scenes along with subtle humor. The authors, brothers in real life, keep the Reacher legend true to the previous books and I love how Reacher overcomes all the odds stacked up against him.

The only thing I wish is the authors would switch the first and second chapter and not start with a prison chapter since I found that as a first chapter to be boring and not involving. The second chapter with Reacher is much more compelling and has the reader anxious to read on.

I rate this one 4/5 stars with one star off for the boring first chapter. I thank NetGalley and Random House /Ballantine Publishing Company for the chance to read this ARC.

Three plot lines meet at a privately run Mississippi federal prison. Jack Reacher is trying to find out why a woman who worked there was killed. Another man, who has a successful murder/property destruction-for-hire business is after the person who sold something that killed his addict son. And there is a young boy, Jed, who is trying to find his father whom he believes is a resident of the prison.

There are a few mis-steps and perhaps a few too many side stories (including Reacher having a one-night stand at the very beginning of the book that seemed to be gratuitous or maybe requested by the publisher, but it didn't add to the story at all), but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I has been a little off the Reacher series because the fight scenes got too outlandish. This did have Reacher fighting several people at once, but the scenes were always on the good side of too much. Sometimes it was close, but there weren't the big groups of men in an alley who line up to fight (and never bother to shoot).

Another satisfying entry in this long-running but still fresh series. As he did so successfully in [book:Past Tense|34019122], the author weaves several narrative threads, only one of which tracks Reacher himself. But never fear, they all come together in your classic Reacher culmination/orgy of violence. Reacher is at his laconic best as he implacably tracks down yet another group of wanna-be wreakers of havoc, and the side characters are great too. I especially got a kick out of Jed, the hapless teen who is also slouching his way to the apocalyptic wrap-up. I'm terrible at figuring out what is coming in a book, so the various twists, revelations and unveilings all took me by surprise, despite the abundance of clues (in retrospect, lol). I found the transition from Lee to Andrew pretty seamless, with no diminution of author skill or reader enjoyment. Fans of this series will not be disappointed, for sure! Many thanks to Delacorte Press for the e-Arc through NetGalley

Another Jack Reacher winner! I loved the alternating stories which eventually merged. Lee Child and his brother sure can tell a story. My customers will love this newest addition.

Dissatisfied by the lack of investigation into a murder he witnessed, Reacher takes matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, a fixer seeks his own violent brand of justice for a shoddy product he purchased, and a young boy embarks on a hazardous bus trip. The three plots lines move ever closer over the course of the novel.

NO PLAN B is the first story born of the collaboration of Lee and Andrew Child that felt like a vintage Reacher novel to me. Despite the three plot lines, the story was nicely focused on a group of baddies who were introduced early. Reacher relied on his intelligence as well as his physical power to remove his many opponents from the playing field.

In earlier books in the series, Reacher often connected with his romantic partners over the course of the story. In the coauthored books and in the short story “New Kid in Town” by Andrew Child in Don Bruns HOTEL CALIFORNIA anthology, Reacher is all about the casual hookup. While I miss the built up of the earlier connection, the pacing of Reacher’s romantic rendezvous in NO PLAN B was super fun.

The opening chapter, which involved a covert meeting with six participants, might not have enough character development to immediately hook a reader new to the series. However, some of the hired muscle, particularly Pep and Harold the hulk, and the motel desk clerk were beautifully drawn. I found the ending a bit rushed. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed seeing Reacher do what he does best in this latest installment.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, for providing an Advance Reader Copy.

Point one: I enjoyed reading it.

Point two: But not as much as I could have.

Back when I was involved in making crap movies for cable television, there was a saying you heard all the time: "Keep the camera on the money.' The reason people read Jack Reacher novels is that they love Reacher. He's the money. No matter how well all the other multiple subplots were knitted together at the end, there were too many of them and they were too divergent. At best, they caused the narrative to lose focus. At worst, they were confusing and required more effort to sort out than they were worth.

'Keep the camera on the money.' More Reacher and fewer subplots, and this would have been a real winner.

In No Plan B, Jack Reacher is in Gerrardsville, Colorado, to see a Civil War Museum when he witnesses a murder intended to look like an accident. Reacher chases the killer, and each thing he learns about the victim draws him deeper into a larger, wicked series of crimes with dangerous people trying to stop him.
As one victim after another seemingly unconnected people die, Reacher gradually connects the threads between them of friendship and employment, but who will believe him? Other witnesses, who are reliable locals, testify that the first murder was either a horrid accident or a suicide--directly contradicting Reacher.

The breakneck pacing and parallel stories of unrelated characters converge as Reacher closes in on why the victims were targeted. Unrestrained by due process and probable cause, Reacher conducts a cross-country investigation in his own bare-knuckle, full-throttle, follow the clues way that delights readers.

Authors Lee Child and Andrew Child explore the What-ifs of private for-profit prisons in memorable, shocking, and horrifying ways. This collaboration of these brothers delivers a satisfying 27th book in the Jack Reacher series,

Thank you, Lee Child, Andrew Child, Random House Publishing Group, and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy. This book comes out in October, 2022 on the heels of the exciting Amazon Prime 8-part series called “Reacher,” which stars Alan Ritchson in the title role.

Again, a Reacher book, that is too action driven and not enough plot to be satisfying. Earlier in the series, I always understood Reacher’s motivations, but here it seems like we see see Reacher’s physical prowess but not sure why it is so constant. There are too many bodies, not sure why nobody ever seems to notice them.

These books keep my interest, but I need Reacher to return to his more cerebral persona.

Thank you Netgalley for tge opportunity to read and review a book by one of my favorite authors.

I wish to thank NetGalley and Penguin Random House Publishing for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book. I have voluntarily read and reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I am and have always been a huge fan of the Jack Reacher character. I was delighted to get a first peek at the newest book in this series. There are lots of characters and the reader must pay attention to discern the identity of each. I did not get as deeply involved with Reacher as I usually do. I would love to have seen more of his odd personality. There is a lot of the usual fighting and violence but not enough of the quirkiness that proves him to be unique.

The story begins when Reacher witnesses a woman‘s murder and of course he uses all his skills and gets involved. This is a man who thinks outside the box. I love that about him. If you are a Jack Reacher fan you will not want to miss this one. But be prepared, as usual, this is a book you will not put down until the very end. Any Reacher book immediately gets to the top of my MUST READ list.

The addition of a teenage boy is a great feature and the reader immediately bonds with him. That is a nice addition. I highly recommend this book. I even loved the title chosen for it...