TITLE: Better Off Dead
SERIES #: Jack Reacher #26
CHARACTERS: Jack Reacher
AUTHOR: Lee Child & Andrew Child
PUBLICATION DATE: 10/26/21
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Jack Reacher is back in a brand-new page-turning thriller from acclaimed #1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.
Digging graves had not been part of my plans when I woke up that morning.
Reacher goes where he wants, when he wants. That morning he was heading west, walking under the merciless desert sun—until he comes upon a curious scene. A Jeep has crashed into the only tree for miles around. A woman is slumped over the wheel.
Dead? No, nothing is what it seems.
The woman is Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people. Most of them would rather die than betray their terrifying leader, who has burrowed his influence deep into the nearby border town, a backwater that has seen better days. The mysterious Dendoncker rules from the shadows, out of sight and under the radar, keeping his dealings in the dark.
He would know the fate of Fenton’s brother.
Reacher is good at finding people who don’t want to be found, so he offers to help, despite feeling that Fenton is keeping secrets of her own. But a life hangs in the balance. Maybe more than one. But to bring Dendoncker down will be the riskiest job of Reacher’s life. Failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead.
REVIEW:
3.25 Hearts Holy heck… This is #26 in the Jack Reacher series. How are they still coming up with stuff?
Jack is still on the way to the Pacific Ocean and this time he makes it as far as the Arizona/Mexico border. When Reacher finds a veteran who needs help he can’t help but step up.
So let’s be honest. Reacher has to be about 70 now, right? Not really but it seems he has managed to stay young and is still able to hold his own. Yes he is a vet but he never seems to have time in his life to work out or even eat healthy. So each time I am waiting to read that he has finally aged.
Anyway, This is a typical Child book and the second one co-writing with his brother. I can read the difference but mostly it is exactly what readers expect from a Reacher book.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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