Highly Recommended for Jack Reacher Fans!
924373
This is classic Lee Child. So if you read it through before bed time, you may not fall asleep right away. It is not great literature. So it does not rate 5 stars IMHO. However it is full of riveting action with believable conflicts and a believable ending.
1204465
Well, anything involving Jack Reacher is interesting.  Works really well and was thoroughly enjoyable.  Do add it to your collection!
3233544
When I decided to read the Jack Reacher series, I decided to start with the first and read them in the sequence that they were written.  So far (two), I really like Jack Reacher and think that he is the best of his genre.  The action starts on the first page and doesn't let up until "The End".  Great action scenes, great characters, lotsa interesting plot twists.

My only knock against Lee Child and his Jack Reacher character, based on the first two novels, is that the scenarios in both novels were instigated by highly improbably coincidences.  In #1, Reacher decides to get off a bus in a strange town, and is immediately caught up in an action-packed drama that has no relation to him, except that he was there.  In #2, he's walking by a dry cleaner and helps a woman carry her packages to her car, and gets kidnapped along with the woman.  To compound matters, the authorities think he was in on the kidnapping, so they're after him too!  Not that it really detracts from the overall work of fiction, but I'll be interested in seeing if this trend continues.

Bottom line, great read, great fun, looking forward to the next one!
3039701
This was my first Jack Reacher book. I like to mix up my readings with high-end readings, and then some fun stuff. This was obviously just good, mindless, fun! Certainly not a Dostoyevsky. This was the perfect Kindle book to sneak into meetings and read. It also passed the time on commutes. After reading this, you'll not only become a Jack Reacher fan, but you'll also want to go out and learn how to shoot a gun, take up Krav Maga and drive a pick up truck.
2259716
I loved the book!
Jack reacher is a force to be reckoned with.
Can't wait for his next adventure.
Brilliant
1938310
Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed this book!  I could not put it down and couldn't wait to see how it all played out.  If you like Jack Reacher, you'll love this book as well.  A little scary in that some of the technology could very well be real and that adds to the suspense.  I hope Tim has more books with these characters because I will definitely read them!
3035552
I had grown tired of Jack Reacher and his vigilante approach to justice, so I hesitated to get this book. Thankfully, I was very surprised by the restraint shown in the plot and think this may be one of the best Reacher novels ever. Yes, Jack gives the bad guys exactly what they deserve (especially given their heinous actions) and I think most fans will be more than pleased.
852601
This is by far my favorite Jack Reacher novel. Set in 1997 Mississippi, Reacher is a MP and is sent to investigate the murder a woman near a military base.  One murder turns out to be three murders. Child never lets the suspense or the question of whom and why let up. The doubt and curiosity I hade with certain characters followed me with each page. Reacher's only focus is to find the truth no matter what happens to him. It is his passion for that truth that led me to finally discover how and why Reacher became the wonderer he is. This was a great mystery and a great story!

I don't remember a great deal of sex in the Jack Reacher books. I have lots of romance novels and nothing compares to the writing of a particular sex scene in Chapter 43. It is absolutely outstanding. It is not gratuitous since it plays into the mystery. It is not vulgar and Child did not use any foul language in the scene. Most of the "best" romance writers use salaciousness and chessiness in a sex scene. Not with Child. He uses a midnight train.  Child had me mesmerized and not just with that scene. What a great writer!

Another interesting part of the book is Reacher trying to contact his brother who left for Georgia - which probably led Reacher there  for book #1 -&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Killing-Floor/dp/B0046F0PC8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Killing Floor</a>.  I'm ready for Reacher's next adventure.
4511777
Fabulous book as all Jack Reacher books are!  In this case Jack is recruited by the government to find a military trained sniper that he put in prison 16 years ago.  The man is in Europe and it is feared he will begin shooting at the G8 conference scheduled to take place in a few days.  Reacher is to find the sniper and eliminate him without causing any other trouble.  He is assigned a sweet young CIA female companion to watchdog him.  While there is not a romantic relationship between the two , Reacher is concerned about this young woman because she has had zero field experience and he knows that this is going to be a rough job. As all Reacher "jobs" tend to go, one thing leads to another and the plot thickens as the bodies pile up.  Reacher does finally get closer to his man but the moment of reckoning is almost anticlimax after everything else that had happened.  If you had really paid attention you would have learned by now that this entire operation was a set up!  I won't ruin it for you and tell you who the rotten government person is who put the killing in motion and who put Reacher's life on the line.  You will have to read PERSONAL yourself to find out those details and enjoy the thrill of Lee Child's writing,
4428638
We can hardly wait for each new Jack Reacher novel from author Lee Child - we've read all sixteen to date in order and invariably love them. Indeed, we insist that Reacher is one of the most outstanding mystery/thriller fictional characters of the last twenty years, right up there with Harry Bosch, Lucas Davenport, Alex Cross, and JP Beaumont. Not surprisingly, there is nothing to disappoint in "The Affair."

The plot takes us back in time (to 1997) to Reacher's last mission as an Army MP (in the rank of Major) - he's already out of the service in the rest of the books. He has been sent as an individual, undercover, to a small Mississippi town next to an Army base, the town's sole support, to "keep the locals under control" as a murder investigation unfolds that might involve military personnel from the base. Meanwhile an official investigator has formally been sent to the base, but it's Reacher that uncovers a much more involved set of killings and other suspect events. While our hero was quickly "made" by the local Police Chief, Elizabeth Deveraux, it's only because she's ex-Marines and was anticipating the arrival of someone like him. Reacher and Deveraux proceed to work the cases together, spending some quality time late at night on other matters!

As with virtually all Child's novels, the pace with which our resourceful protagonist uncovers the truth and his incredible self-defense skills and brainpower come to play in a gripping and elaborately suspenseful tale. We wonder till almost the last page whether justice will prevail and what will happen to Reacher's career. This "Affair" is for sure another terrific entry in the set and is enthusiastically recommended!
1552798
For me this was your typical Jack Reacher novel and I loved it. I read it in 2 days and had me reluctant to even set my Kindle down to eat. I'm already anxiously awaiting the next novel by Lee Child.
3486792
The usual excellent Jack Reacher story .. Believable, fast action, well written an impossible to put down. Highly recommended reading.
2224696
Here's an outstanding book representing the excellence that makes me keep going back to Lee Child's writing. His variety of plots and character development of his villains and his hero, Jack Reacher are just outstanding in this book. When I talk to others about this series, "One shot" is one of the best examples that I can find of the type of book that epitomizes the skills of a #1 best selling author!
The violence by either the villain or J.R has a purpose, and is not just thrown at you for shock value. The plot pulls you in and keeps you thinking all the way through the book, right up to the grand finale. The problems faced by both Jack Reacher and the sniper, James Barr, lead you through a series of mental twists and problems which are apparently unsolvable, but in hindsight all have logical solutions. They are planned and spelled out within the story to such a degree that the skimming reader will have to go back and reread sections to pick up those critical details that make this a murder mystery thriller that you won't figure out ahead of the game.
My wife and I had great fun talking about the story after each of us had read the first fifty pages. Those first pages drag you right into the center of the assassination and the tension of the story. We both figured that it was going to be a slam dunk to send James Barr to the 'chair' for his sniper killing of five persons in the heartland of Indiana. Then we read on....  At the conclusion of the novel we revisited out first impressions. Wow! What a bunch of amateurs we were when it came to the art of becoming a top gun sniper! This is a book probably best called a 'twice' read book. Once at a fast pace to get the adrenaline going, and then the second time through to go back and pick up on all those key little details you missed or glossed over because you didn't think they had much meaning. How easy it is, to jump to flawed conclusions based on the 'facts'.
The book will keep you guessing through the last four hundred pages as Jack Reacher dissects the evidence while eluding the local cops who seem to have it in for him, as well as James Barr.
Yep, it's a great novel. Take it on vacation, take it on the airplane, or just curl up in a corner and turn your spouse into a book widow(er) for a couple of days while you have an intense immersion experience. Then hand them the book and be prepared to take your own medicine! Discuss after the first fifty pages, but for goodness sake, don't spoil the fun. Let them figure it our for themselves, if they can!&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Ghosts-of-Ukuthula/dp/1532995342/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Ghosts of Ukuthula</a>
3713106
I have yet to read a Jack Reacher novel that doesn't take my breath away - Lee Child never disappoints!
3098588
I have read every book in the Jack Reacher series, so I obviously love this character and the temper of the stories.  This one does not disappoint and is actually one of the best.  The story line is rich, and the action is solid.  I enjoyed it and am already wishing for the next one.
2657610
I am a long time Reacher fan. Have read and retread all of the books. I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. The author did an excellent job of carrying the original story forward as well as creating some equally enjoyable characters.
3343109
Once again Mr Child has given us a great story with his larger than life character, Jack Reacher! There's no wonder his books are always on the best seller list, they keep you involved in the stories rooting for Reacher to take care of the bad guys. Thanks for another great read!!