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

Never gets old. Even after 29 books, the Jack Reacher story continues to roll on.

Somewhere near the Ozarks, Jack Reacher (no middle initial) is having a burger, coffee, and a slice of pie. Outside, it looks like a couple punks are trying to steal a car. Reacher’s sense of right/wrong won’t let him ignore them, steps outside and in his typical friendly manner, convinces the would-be thieves to rethink their plan.

The car owner is quite grateful and in the ensuing conversation learns that Reacher is headed toward New Orleans via his thump and a bus ticket. The grateful car owner offers Reacher a ride. While showing off what his car can do, the driver runs the car off the road. Driver dead. Reacher unconscious. No memory of the attempted car theft, the ride, of the crash.

Somehow, Reacher ends up in a hospital with a healthy case of retrograde amnesia and a casted broken wrist. A day in the hospital is more than Reacher can stand and makes his leave against medical advice.

His first task is to find out more about the driver. On second thought, that might not have been his best decision because he’s stumbled onto a small ‘gang’ of crooks who specialize in stealing/selling counterfeit or original artwork. And they’ve been pretty good at it.

One member of this gang is quite the online researcher. She directs her compadres on where to find and obtain said artwork. But she’s also hacked into something called Cone Enterprises and has hit on what could be the motherlode of motherlodes. A report whose contents are so explosive that they could name any price and sell it to enemies of the US. Reacher, a suspended Phoenix PD detective, and the FBI try to track down the report and keep it away from any form of prying eyes.

Good grief. This is the 29th Jack Reacher book. And Child and Child still manage to keep the story fresh and current. This was a fast 3-day read for me. Saying it was a page-turner is trite. You just can’t wait to see where the next page will take you.

And if you’ve been living in a cave, Amazon Prime Studios has two seasons of Reacher for streaming. And no, Tom Cruise isn’t playing Reacher. Alan Ritchson (all 6’2” and 240 lbs of him) is carrying the weight of the franchise on his considerable shoulders. Season 3 is being shot now and a 4th season has already received the green light. With 29 books, the Reacher character has plenty of source material. I've watched both seasons twice. A third is in my future.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advance reviewer copy. Publication date is 22 OCT 2024 so reserve your copy now . . . not tomorrow. NOW.

East Coast Don

This is co-authored by Lee and Andrew Child. It starts with Reacher awakening tied to a table with no memory of what had happened to him and how he got there. He’d been hitchhiking and the car he was in went over the edge of a winding road. The story is about how he got there and why. The antagonists were merciless and only interested in the money they could make selling important and confidential material and murdering each other to increase any individual’s cut. Reacher has broken an arm in the automobile accident and not slowed down at all. He is also teaming up with Knight, a suspended detective from the Phoenix Police who is planning to avenge her father’s murder. The FBI is also part of the package and has the expected love/hate relationship with him. It’s been a while since I’ve read one of Reacher’s adventures, but it won’t be that long again. Thanks to Net Galley and Delacorte for an ARC for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. I have read the first two books in this series and now this one. I have also watched both seasons of Reacher on Prime. The series on Prime is the reason I started reading the books. I enjoy both very much.

I have read literally every Jack Reacher book written, and anxiously await each new release. I am so pleased to see we are back to classic Reacher!!!!! Probably just me, but I felt like he was missing something from the last few books. In Too Deep was a great revival of Reacher’s critical thinking skills and his ability to outmaneuver his opponents as well as other law enforcement agencies. Really enjoyed the book and hope there might be a follow up with him visiting Phoenix,AZ.

IN TOO DEEP is the latest Reacher novel by Andrew Child. Lee Child has his name on the cover, but as is seen in the writing style, is obviously no longer writing the books himself. Reacher comes to and finds himself shackled, unable to move, with no knowledge of where he is or how he ended up this way. Escaping, he Is determined to find out who's behind his injuries and capture. Reacher is informed by a man who appears and states he is there to help him. Reacher is told he was involved in a car accident. Unfortunately, Reacher has lost his memory of the past two hours happening and no way of knowing what the truth is. As he seeks to learn more about the man offering his assistance and his captor, the more questions arise. The story is filled with twist and turns that keep one reading till the end. Reacher light, as most of the books are these days, but still quite enjoyable.

Lee Child and Andrew Child are both excellent writers who know exactly how to pull you into their books and make you want to not stop reading until you finish them. Their characters are very interesting along with the story. It begins with Jack Reacher waking up being restrained with no memory of how he got there nor does he remember who has him in this location. This incredible book will take you on a journey of how Reacher got into this mess and how he gets himself out of it.

This book is so good. I really liked everything about this book. This was the first book I’ve read in this series and plan to read this series in the correct order soon.

Thank you so much to Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Lee Child has another winner for Jack Reacher in the latest book, In Too Deep! Jack Reacher does not disappoint his readers as he is in trouble beginning with the first chapter! Gripping suspense and plenty of action keeps one reading this book way past bedtime.

I've yet to meet a dull Reacher book, so it's no surprise that the Childs deliver again with a great page-turner. Indeed, the pacing this time was particularly good; I thought halfway through that it was pretty much wrapped up and was wondering what could possibly keep the narrative going for another hundred pages. Of course, plot happened, and I couldn't put it down until I'd finished. I also have a soft spot for Reacher's romantic interests, so I was glad to see him connect with a girlfriend, however temporary. I don't think this is the best of the Reacher books, but it's still very, very good and much recommended.

Reacher fans will not be disappointed! Lee and Andrew Child score again with another action-packed thriller. A case of amnesia, a mild concussion, and a broken wrist do little to slow down our intrepid hero. As usual, he finds a strong woman to team up with and she proves a good match for Reacher. The plot is engaging with lots of twists and turns. Definitely a good read.

Jack Reacher is back in action- or more like inaction - as he comes to consciousness handcuffed to a steel framed bed after being the passenger in a car crash that he cannot remember. And so this fast moving next Reacher adventure leaps into high octane action.

Reacher figures out how to escape the handcuffs, but now the shady dealings of a small Southern town near Birmingham have become highly personal. As usual Reacher’s not leaving until he figures out what is really going on. Turns out what’s happening ladders up to a huge national threat, and Reacher is forced to move in and out of lone ranger mode as he reluctantly calls for help from the FBI.

With multi-nefarious plots underway along with a woman cop on leave seeking her Dad’s murderer who is a part of all this, Reacher has much heavy lifting to do as he struggles to figure out what’s really going on.

Prepare to stay up late in one sitting to devour this awesome latest Reacher vigilante thriller!

Thanks to Random House Pubilshing Group and Netgalley for an advanced reader’s copy.

Another solid offering in the Reacher series. Lots of twists and turns. Enjoyable and a good addition to the series.

In a clever twist on the classic Reacher story, this time our hero suffers an injury that has him fighting literally with only one hand. The plot is complex and even a bit muddy, but, as ever, this is a gratifying read.

Adrenaline filled chaos Reacher wakes up chained to a bed with no idea how he got there. The rest of the book answers that question. Impossible odds are table ante for this series and readers will be glad to play.

This character and these books are just plain fun.

Great addition to the series

This was a good, fast-paced book with one flaw needed to change it from a novella to a novel. Reacher and a suspended police officer have the bad guys literally tied up half way through the book. Then they leave them with the FBI reportedly a half hour away from collecting them. Of course, that falls apart and the book continues. There are two problems with this. First, there are no law enforcement officers that can reach the bad guys sooner? Second, couldn't Reacher and company wait until the FBI was basically pulling in the drive to leave?

But, this was a very good book. There was some fighting, but not the over-the top, jump-the-shark kind that almost had me abandon the series a few books ago. I think I have the addition of Andrew Child as an author to thank for that. The supporting characters were good and the plot interesting. There were lots of dead bodies and more blood than I am fond of, but that is easy to skim over.

All in all this was a solid book and a great addition to the series.