Lee Child The Sentinel: (Jack Reacher 25)

The Sentinel: (Jack Reacher 25) Crime, Thrillers & Mystery,Mystery by Lee Child with 384 pages.

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Title : The Sentinel: (Jack Reacher 25)
Brand : Lee Child
Category : Crime, Thrillers & Mystery,Mystery
ISBN : 1787633616
Page of number : 384 pages
Publisher : Bantam Press (27 Oct. 2020)
Language : English
Dimensions : 16 x 3.5 x 24.2 cm

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Crime, Thrillers & Mystery,Mystery The Sentinel: (Jack Reacher 25) by Lee Child The edge-of-your-seat, heart-in-mouth new Jack Reacher thriller for 2020 – his 25th adventure. No one’s bigger than Jack Reacher.Jack Reacher gets off the bus in a sleepy no-name town outside Nashville, Tennessee. He plans to grab a cup of coffee and move right along.Not going to happen. The town has been shut down by a cyber attack. At the centre of it all, whetherhe likes it or not, is Rusty Rutherford. He’s an average IT guy, but he knows more than he thinks.As the bad guys move in on Rusty, Reacher moves in on them . . . And now Rusty knows he’s protected, he’s never going to leave the big man’s side.Reacher might just have to stick around and find out what the hell’s gone wrong . . . and then put it right, like only he can.***‘Jack Reacher is today’s James Bond, a thriller hero we can’t get enough of.’ Ken Follett‘If you haven’t read any Jack Reacher, you have a treat in store . . . a hitchhiker without a phone, a one-man force for good.’ – The Times‘A contemporary version of the knight in shining armour . . . Reacher is a mythic figure.’ Literary Review‘Jack Reacher is a wonderfully epic hero; tough, taciturn, yet vulnerable… Irresistible.’ People‘Jack Reacher has long since earned his prominent place in the pantheon of cool, smart-talking American heroes.’ New York Times

Like so many others, I’ve been an avid reader of the Jack reacher novels. I can even recall when I was first introduced to this amazing character – it was way back in 1997. I remember browsing through my local bookshop (one of life’s simple pleasures). I nonchalantly picked a book off the shelf by an author I had never heard of before. The author was Lee Child, and the novel was his debut, Killing Floor. The shop had several red Chesterfield chairs set aside for customers, I sat down in one and began reading this new novel – and couldn’t put it down. Ended up reading around 30 pages, before deciding that I needed to pay up, and get on home – so I could eagerly continue reading where I’d left off. From that point on I became a fan, and have purchased each and every one of Lee Child’s subsequent novels.However, it’s fair to say that Lee Child has gone off the boil with his most recent offerings. For me, the books have definitely lacked the depth, quality, and entertainment value of his earlier work. That said, I suppose it was always going to be a tough ask to keep the momentum going – especially once he’d sailed past the 20th novel in the series. That’s why I welcomed the idea of Lee bringing his brother on board to assist in writing this his 25th in the series – I looked upon this collaboration as a last ditch effort to get the Jack Reacher bandwagon back on track. The big question is – has it worked? Unfortunately, I don’t think it has, and that saddens and disappoints me. If nothing else, I was wishing Andrew would assist Lee in either giving Jack a good send off, or if not, at least provide fans with a glimmer of hope for the future of this smart-talking American hero of ours.I have to mention that The Sentinel does start off really well. The opening pages introduce us to the character of Rusty Rutherford. He has spent the past week holed up in his apartment. He has recently been fired from his job as an IT manager, and has spent the time alone – eating pizzas, watching movies, listening to music, and playing video games. He feels his dismissal was totally unjustified, and is determined to clear his name, and return to the kind of work he loves. After seven days of self-imposed isolation, he decides to venture outside. However, it soon becomes apparent that the citizens of the small town where he lives have come to despise him. So, as he walks the streets, the locals give him accusing, dirty looks…Meanwhile, around 75 miles away, Jack Reacher has just spent an ‘interesting’ evening in Nashville, Tennessee. He had arrived there late at night by his usual mode of transport: a Greyhound bus. He had been in the mood for some ‘live’ music – so eventually finds a suitable bar. As one has come to expect from this giant of a man, one thing leads to another, and he ends up getting into a fight! The following day he gets a lift from a travelling Insurance guy, who drops him off in a sleepy, small town, where a certain Mr Rusty Rutherford is receiving an hard time from the residents….So yeah, a great opening. And for around a hundred pages this story had me well within its grasp, but I’m afraid my initial enthusiasm was short-lived. As in previous Reacher novels, the tale started to drift, and I found myself having to force my way through pages of unnecessary, boring passages. By the half-way mark I was ready to give up. It’s no exaggeration to say my eyes were starting to glaze over as I willed myself on – often reading through pages that were about as interesting as a train spotters journal. Frustratingly, the story does eventually get back on track, but even then it is convoluted, and compromised by (at times) a stuttering pace, before finally getting the reader over the finishing line.I can’t imagine Lee Child ever reaching the dizzy heights he achieved with his earlier Reacher books. BUT, as this was the 25th book in the series I thought the author would at least have pulled out all the stops to make The Sentinel something special – alas, that hasn’t happened, and that’s a shame. You know, I post a lot of reviews, and it never gives me any great pleasure to be negative about the books I have read, especially as I appreciate the many hours that go into writing one. However, enough is enough, so it’s with a degree of sadness that I end this review with the admission that I am no longer prepared to invest my time, energy, or hard-earned cash on reading any further Jack Reacher novels. Anyway, many thanks for reading my review and please continue to enjoy the magic of books.

When he decided to stop writing any more books Lee Child said he considered letting Reacher die, alone, in a motel room somewhere. How I wish he had. It would have been a more fitting end to a character that I’ve loved and followed for years than the murderous attempt by Child’s brother to keep Reacher going. This isn’t Reacher. It makes me wonder whether Andrew Child has even read any of the previous Reacher books. I’m so sad. So disappointed. This is a shallow attempt by Andrew Child and I’m sorry to say that I won’t be buying any more Reacher books. Unless Lee Child is so horrified by his brother’s assassination of a fabulous character that he decides to take up the reins again. Please. Pretty please.

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