Book Review: "No Plan B" by Lee Child and Andrew Child

 

The gripping new Jack Reacher thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child

“No Plan B is not to be missed. A perfectly plotted, fast-paced thriller, with bigger twists than ever before. It’s no wonder Jack Reacher is everyone’s favorite rebel hero.”—Karin Slaughter

In Gerrardsville, Colorado, a woman dies under the wheels of a moving bus. The death is ruled a suicide. But Jack Reacher saw what really happened: A man in a gray hoodie and jeans, moving stealthily, pushed the victim to her demise—before swiftly grabbing the dead woman’s purse and strolling away.

When another homicide is ruled an accident, Reacher knows this is no coincidence. With a killer on the loose, Reacher has no time to waste to track down those responsible. 

But Reacher is unaware that these crimes are part of something much larger and more far-reaching: an arsonist out for revenge, a foster kid on the run, a cabal of powerful people involved in a secret conspiracy with many moving parts. There is no room for error, but they make a grave one. They don’t consider Reacher a threat. “There’s too much at stake to start running from shadows.” But Reacher isn’t a shadow. He is flesh and blood. And relentless when it comes to making things right.

For when the threat is Reacher, there is No Plan B. - from Netgalley.com

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.