This is the 29th Jack Reacher book and of you’ve been around for a majority of the previous 28 installments, you probably have *expectations.* Like, Jack, without his own transportation, will stumble into a seemingly sleepytown and people will notice the 6’5” 250 pound veteran right away. Jack will visit a local Goodwill or thrift store to get more seasonal clothes and, I hope, although it’s unsaid, a replacement toothbrush and new underwear. Some injustice will be discovered that bugs Jack and with the help of a local (probably female), there will be action, some fighting, uncovered secrets, but eventually justice will prevail. And we’ll love it! We also might be the people who always order vanilla ice cream instead of raspberry pistachio, but it’s so enjoyable, so don’t be judgy.

Book #29 does open with a twist: Jack wakes up in a hospital with a broken wrist and is shackled to the bed, so we’re starting in the middle of the action for once. “In Too Deep” is the 5th book that Lee Child has co-written with his younger brother Andrew Child, so it’s possible we’re seeing more of Andrew’s influence. The fact that both brothers are British still always blows my mind, but they do homage to the portrait of a quintessential American hero with every book. And with the recent streaming series (not the movie with incredibly too short Tom Cruise), I bet more people want to be like Jack.

Just as expected, you’re going to enjoy the story as Jack must work through some amnesia and eventually solve the mystery of his broken bone as millions of loyal fans love their annual dose of the loner hero. There’s a turn of events midway that keeps the action going just as you think the plot line is wrapping up. As always, it was a satisfying read — full of twists and action sequences (that you usually know that the larger than life Reacher will prevail in). Series fans will not be disappointed! 4.5 stars!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): NO As usual, there are always blackened eyes in Reacher stories, but no green ones.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO Lots of dense trees, but an acknowledged lack of flowers.

Thank you to Delacorte Press and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy!

another thriller from Lee Child that I could not put down. Lots of surprises and the bad guys always lose!

Thank you Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Delacorte Press for the ARC!

This was another fun installment in the Reacher universe! It had everything you look for and expect in a Reacher novel- action, twists and turns, suspense. It was exactly what I want from a book in this series! Some might find that redundant, but I find it comforting!

This had a couple of nice twists. It was a solid story but far from my favorite in the series. Reacher usually gets involved for a reason, this was a little different, which I enjoyed. Some of the story felt a little forced and there were moments that were just over the top.

Thanks to Lee Child, Andrew Child, Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Delacorte Press, and NetGalley for access to the Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Book 29 in the Reacher series opens with Reacher hurting and in trouble. From there the story develops as Reacher figures out his situation, who he can trust, and resolves things while at less than full strength.

This was an enjoyable addition to the Reacher canon, and I moved through it quickly. The dialog is great, the plot is interesting, and the characters good. I especially enjoyed the description of the process Reacher used to figure out what was going on and therefore what his next steps should be. Reacher fans will not be disappointed with this one.

Another solid entry into the Reacher universe with In too Deep. Overall it is what you would expect a Reacher book to be, Reacher trying to solve a crime and something happens to go wrong. I feel like the more recent ones are turning more of Reacher becoming a partner of the OGA and helping solve big world issues rather than small city crimes, murders, etc. maybe that’s the new Reacher we are going to get. Overall fun story. 4.5/5.

I received a free advanced copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have read almost all of Lee Child's solo Jack Reacher works. Ever since he began collaborating with his brother, I have been disappointed with them, and this volume is still sub-par to the solo efforts. Reacher seems disconnected from the conflict situation, his interactions with the local police and criminals somewhat stilted, and the descriptions sparse and without the interesting color that the solo books contain. I do think this volume -- where we are introduced to the entire criminal gang in the early chapters -- was initially interesting, but then it just falls flat about half-way through. If you are starving for Reacher stories, you will be initially drawn to this but I came away unfulfilled.

Reacher is in a car accident after hitching a ride, but the driver is dead and Racher is taken captive. Yet he doesn’t remember the accident or the time beforehand because of a concussion. He does escape his captor but trouble follows him and all he wants to know is why. I have read all the Reacher novels and after 29 of them, I have to say that this was not the best in the series. Almost the same all thing where Reacher gets invo9lved with something illegal, tries to make it right, gets involved with another and all works out for him and he is back to being a drifter. Maybe the Reacher stories have dried up but I will get reading and hoping for better.

Every one’s hero, Jack Reacher is back with his smarts, muscles, and ability to outwit captors, bad guys, women, and misguided good guys.
All makes for a fun read full of action and “how on earth did he get out of that!?”
Lots of fun and you always learn something from the inscrutable hero. don’t miss.

The story begins with Jack Reacher regaining consciousness and finding himself handcuffed to a bed with an injured and painful right hand and no memory of what happened or how he got there. In typical Reacher fashion he is able to overcome his captor with only his left hand and escape. He ends up partnering with a woman in law enforcement, Knight.. It seems they are both after the same man. When you think all has been solved yet a new twist begins the action again. This clever and fast paced action keeps the reader turning pages. For Reacher fans this is a must and a great introduction to Reacher for new fans.

Loved the book. It was very fun to be dropped into a story mid action and follow Reacher through short-term, concussion-related amnesia, because there was so much he didn't know, and so much we didn't know, but also because his head and arm were injured, which is really hard for a brawler dealing with criminals.

This is the first Reacher book that actually felt like a different voice. This is the fifth book credited to both Lee and Andrew Child and I'm curious if this is the first one that's more Andrew than Lee. It's possible that the ARC I was given (thank you!) is from the British publisher, which could explain small things like leaving in "spanner" for "wrench" (which I had to look up) and other Britishisms. But that wasn't the only thing that made me wonder.

I still feel strongly from these 5 that the series transition is going really well, and I still love the decision to do this as a transitional period where they write together.

The plot of this one was set up well by dropping us in the action with no prior knowledge and making us have to piece it together with Reacher. I always love when active operatives use Reacher as a resource, and the continuing presence of Wallwork is fun, even if it is a little bit starting to approach deus ex machina on the information front. It's fun to have recurring characters.

Lee Child's twenty-ninth Jack Reacher novel, In Too Deep (Delacorte Press 2024) starts with retired Army Investigator Jack Reacher bound on a table with little memory of what happened to him. Not only is he not "in too deep", this doesn't even slow him down. How did he end up here? He accepted a ride from a man as he often does because he doesn’t own a car. The man is killed in a collision, but Reacher is rescued. Why? The reader will find out later, but that is how he ended up in the Page 1 predicament. It takes him no time to free himself (despite a broken wrist and no tools). As he digs into what is going on, he finds out his captors think he is an accomplice to the scheme that got the driver killed so before they kill him, want to determine what he knows. That is their first of many mistakes. Capturing and holding him makes Reacher mad. Mad Reacher is not a good thing. No surprise the crime is a lot more complicated than simply a rear ending. It involves lots of stolen secret documents, crooked FBI agents, and the worst--the potential harm to innocents. That above all, Reacher can't allow to stand.

I read this in a day and a half, though I did notice a bit of loss in voice and personality with Lee Child sharing the writing with Andrew. Still, I can't wait for the next.

Jack Reacher #29 - This was a fast-paced book with plenty of action which Reacher is known for. Once I started this book, I really didn’t want to put it down. I know that Andrew is probably writing most of the book, but I could see that he was trying to keep what makes Reacher the powerhouse he is. It didn’t flow as well as the earlier Reacher books, but I still really enjoyed it. Once again Reacher falls into danger and winds up fighting against the bad guys. What really made this book interesting was in the middle of the book when you thought everything was solved. Child then puts a new spin on things. I highly recommend this book. The story opens with Reacher tied to some type of bed by both wrists and feet. He also has one wrist that is broken. Reacher is trying to figure out what is going on because he doesn’t remember how he got into this situation. Reacher was able to escape this locked room and ended up bumping into one of the conspirers, Vidic, who brings him to a hotel and gets him help with fixing up his wrist. Vidic tells Reacher what is happening and convinces him to help him out. This is when things really start to heat up and the adventure begins. Thank you, Netgalley and Random House/Delacorte Press for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Another great book in the series. Plot is predictable but does have a twist. Always meets a woman but will never settle down. Saves the world again

Reacher continues to be Reacher in this next installment in the series by Lee Child and Andrew Child. The story unfolds differently, in that we do not know initially what incident Reacher was involved in. He wakes up with no memory of how he got injured and begins to piece it all together in true Reacher fashion with lots of fights, tips, tricks, and mystery. Another great story in the Reacher series!

The Jack Reacher series is escapism on steroids. In Too Deep gets closer to capturing the character as Andrew Child takes over writing the series. I loved the beginning of In Too Deep finding Jack literally in binds with injuries to his head and arm. How does he get out of this one?After all, the man needs his coffee. Suspense and lots of Reacher style violence, aimed at some real bad operators kept the pages turning. My request to Lee and Andrew, more please! Thanks to Netgalley and Ballantine Books for the opportunity to read this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. It was my pleasure.

In Too Deep
by Lee Child; Andrew Child
Pub Date: Oct 22, 2024
Thanks to the authors, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew ChildReacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a bed in a makeshift hospital room. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing he can recall is the car he had hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. The people who staged the attack assume Reacher was the driver's accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk.
#29 in the Reacher series I found this book very suspenseful.
I have read a majority of Lee Child's Reacher books, and would have to go back and re-read some to really see how the tone of the writing, or the plot progression changed with the co-authors. What I can say now is that although I love the Reacher series, I feel the plots have become almost too formulaic and less personal about Reacher - always involving a major global situation, with Reacher maintaining his one outfit and toothbrush lifestyle despite his approximate age.
Good book!

Lee Child outdid himself on this one. Just when you thought you had reached the end, he expanded it to another climax. It is always hard to put down a Lee Child book, especially one about Reacher!!!

I was so excited to receive an advance copy of In Too Deep, the new Jack Reacher book! I have read all 29 in the series, and this was another great installment. Reacher is like an old friend. Very uncharacteristically, it begins with Reacher waking up alone and handcuffed to a bed, with no memory of how he came to be in this predicament. This now is Reacher racing against time to solve a mystery with the FBI regarding national security with a broken wrist and a mild concussion. No, it doesn’t slow him down. Reacher is still a strong character who roams the country without a change of clothes or a cell phone. This is a well plotted, concise, thrilling book which grabs the reader and doesn’t let go. It’s better to read this without too much information at the start. There are interesting, well developed characters and many twists and turns. I highly recommend In Too Deep which is a fresh and new Reacher book. With thanks to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group- Ballantine for this ARC. My opinions are my own.

This is book #29 in the Jack Reacher series which has had its share of great stories and not so good.
I gave it the following SCORE:
Setting: Present day, Florida and the Bahamas
Characters: Jack Reacher, the vagabond, one-toothbrush, one-credit card, one-change of clothes, coffee-guzzling superman who, in this story doesn’t have to look for trouble and, instead, wakes up in trouble. Of course, there is a traditional, new, able, female law-enforcement assistant in this one who is almost equally capable and there is a herd of despicable bad guys who are easily and summarily dismissed/incapacitated/extinguished.
Overview: Nothing new here with the exception that Reacher, in addition to being greatly out-numbered and facing improbable odds, has the multiple handicaps of a badly injured arm and a memory loss from before being captured and restrained.
Recommendation: I rate this book 3 stars
Extras: A large cast of bad guys (or are they good guys?) requires the reader to pay attention and keep track of who is who and where they are. And, as always with Reacher, it is a generally fun read and one that has a mildly surprising twist to hold interest in the story.
Thanx to NetGalley and Random House/Delacorte Press for the opportunity to provide this candid review