This is book number 15 in the jack reacher series, and while the books can be read in any order, worth dying for continues from the end of 61 hours. Thee are many ways to enjoy a good book and the action of reacher allows you to do so. The title implies that something very momentous is about to happen at precisely 61 hours after the opening scene leaves reacher stranded in a small south dakota town in the middle of a very cold spell of a very cold winter. I was thankful when i heard that worth dying for was coming out this year. March 2010 3rd in south dakota, a tourist bus crashes during. While filled with familiar excerpts from jack reacher novels, it is simply a listing of various guides that lead reacher to act the way he does. It is the first time i have ever been disappointed in a reacher book.
The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessedbut so is the woman hell risk his life to save. Dick hill is my idoli will read anything he narrates. They follow reacher as hes trying to get to virginia to return to his old base and a womans voice. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Lee childs fourteenth jack reacher novel, 61 hours, ended in a cliffhanger of sorts, with the. Sep 28, 2010 the craftiest and most highly evolved of lee childs electrifying jack reacher books the truth about reacher gets better and better. Childs 14th jack reacher novel, and i am happy to report that he has not phoned it in, but instead honed a taut, evocative ticktock of a book that includes single.
Worth dying for 61 hours is the fourteenth book in the jack reacher thriller series written by lee child. That said, i eagerly awaited the arrival of the new lee child book. The first was one shot, the basis for the movie jack reacher. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In 61 hours, reacher gets stranded in a south dakota small town when the tour bus that he is on skids and a snowstorm approaches. I got as far as reacher making it to the top of the stairs, since the stairwell was. After going through list i still have five to pulsive reading once strated. In the story, former military police officer jack reacher agrees to help the police in a small south dakota town protect an elderly witness to a. There are four books that form a subseries starting off with 61 hours then continuing in worth dying for, a wanted man and finally never go back. In 61 hours, the 14th, craftiest and most highly evolved of lee childs electrifying jack reacher books, we find out about a metal desk in a musty old office that reacher once occupied in. The first book in lee childs series, killing floor, is so good it seems a shame not to.
I really enjoyed it, and it felt like a very different read to most previous reacher books, with lengthy periods of little or no action. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 61 hours jack reacher, book 14. Within the entire reacher series, there are four novels which can be considered a connected story arc. With all of these thrilling, often crazy and sometimes unimaginable situations that jack reacher finds himself in just during the course of his every day life, it is easy to see how a reader can get sucked in, and really not. A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands jack reacher in the. Early reacher, as in killing floor through to about the 7th book were pretty good, then seems to be rinse repeat method of changing a few names and cashing in on everything by child. Jack reacher, a former us army military policeman, travels america without baggage, credit card or phone, picking up odd jobs every few weeks, buying cheap workmanlike. Once again, child spins a riveting, tickingclock jack reacher adventure. Yes i thought that also, but i was trying to put the logic together after reading about the. The jack reacher books are well written, gripping, and allow individuals to identify with the title character.
Jan 05, 2016 it sort of picks up where 61 hours leaves off as far as jack reacher, but there isnt much continuity between the two books unless you count reacher trying to get to virginia. It includes some of the typical reacher humor in things that you wont find reacher saying or doing, i. The craftiest and most highly evolved of lee childs electrifying jack reacher books the truth about reacher gets better and better. After all the injured and elderly boarded the bus and took them to various hotels. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than he could have guessedbut so is the woman. Though your idea is intriguing but in the next book worth dying for, jack. May 06, 2010 after books, you may think you know jack reacher pretty well but in 61 hours delacorte, may 18, lee child allows small, revealing glimpses into reachers psyche that might surprise you. Its guarantees youll finish this one in less than 61 hoursand the jolter conclusion will shock and awe you.
The new york times child is a superb craftsman of suspense, juggling several plots and keeping his herrings wellrouged. After books, you may think you know jack reacher pretty well but in 61 hours delacorte, may 18, lee child allows small, revealing glimpses into reachers psyche that might surprise you. Buy a discounted paperback of 61 hours online from australias leading online bookstore. Jack reacher 14 by child, lee from amazons fiction books store. In nearby bolton, south dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. It was published on march 18, 2010 both in the united kingdom and in the usa. A bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands jack reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. Lee child provides enough background in each book to bring the reader current without sounding repetitive and redundant. The secrets are deadlier and his enemies are stronger than. In the story, former military police officer jack reacher agrees to help the police in a small south dakota town protect an elderly witness to a biker gang methamphetamine deal. Child usually produces only one novel featuring his tough exarmy action hero each year, but the latest book, 61 hours, will be followed up with a speedily issued second new reacher related novel this autumn. It was published on 18 march 2010 both in the united kingdom and in the usa. Jack reacher, a former us army military policeman, travels america without baggage, credit card or phone, picking up.
Susan turner, the current commanding officer of his old unit, the 110th. On lee childs website they just come right out and tell you that he survived, so it must not be a secret, you cant have a reacher novel without jack reacher. This is a fantastic book another taut, tense, and extremely wellwritten thriller in the series about the former military cop who travels the united states and finds himself helping those who. Dead good lee childs jack reacher books in order dead good. Numberone new york times bestselling author lee childs latest thriller is a ticking time bomb of suspense. The very next book released in the same year 2010 worth dying for does make a reference to the ending of 61 hours which does answer a few questions, but i understand what you mean. Here youll find information on the reacher novels and short stories, nonreacher short stories, two international movies.
Get ready for the most exciting 61 hours of your life. Lee childs fourteenth jack reacher novel, 61 hours, ended in a cliffhanger of sorts, with the plot resolved but reacher desperately running for his life. Although i enjoyed the last book, i was glad to find this one puts reacher firmly back into his regular asskicking, badguy thumping ways. May 14, 2010 in 61 hours, the 14th, craftiest and most highly evolved of lee childs electrifying jack reacher books, we find out about a metal desk in a musty old office that reacher once occupied in.
It was great to finally see one book carry into the next. Its guarantees youll finish this one in less than 61 hours and the jolter conclusion will shock and awe you. It was published on 18 march 2010 both in the united kingdom and in. Reacher gets caught up in a hunt for a murderer and the protection of a key witness. Typical of what i have seen in the last half a dozen books is say a contract for 440 pages, gets to page 420, and then think only another 20 pages to go, and. This is a fantastic book another taut, tense, and extremely wellwritten thriller in the series about the former military cop who travels the united states and finds himself helping those who are in trouble.
Did anyone pick up any clues in the ending of 61 hours that might tell us if. Welcome to the website of lee child, the creator of jack reacher. There are four books that form a subseries starting off with 61 hours then continuing. A tour bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands jack reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. This 14th novel is different from the rest in quite a few ways, hinting at more revelations in future installments, starting with the one coming out. It is a small hardback type of diary, full of reacher quotes, with no reference to which book they could have come from. The books have continued to attract a certain segment of the population that enjoy mystery and adventure stories. Many individuals may be familiar with the tom cruise one shot movie featuring the character of jack reacher. Lee child 61 hours question about ending talk photography. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 61 hours. After a brief stop in new york city gone tomorrow, jack reacher is back in his element smalltown, u. This book, however, falls short of expectations in an important respect.
Jack seems unusually intospective in this novel, especially through his conversations with janet and susan. Oct 05, 2010 reachers original plan was to keep on moving. Child usually produces only one novel featuring his tough exarmy action hero each year, but the latest book, 61 hours, will be followed up with a speedily issued second new reacherrelated novel this autumn. Lee child joins megan banks on the good living show to discuss the release of his new book 61 hours. March 2010 3rd in south dakota, a tourist bus crashes during a savage snow storm with jack reacher in it. Child discusses jack reacher and his inspiration behind the. After a brief stop in new york city gone tomorrow, jack reacher is back in his elementsmalltown, u. We take a look at lee childs phenomenal jack reacher books in order. Here youll find information on the reacher novels and short stories, non reacher short stories, two international movies. Lee childs 61 hours, a jack reacher thriller the new.
Jack reacher is the lead character and the protagonist in the series of books by british author jim grant who writes under the pseudonym of lee child. We have a bibliography of his written material so you can check off what youve read see books or. Nov 25, 2015 the very next book released in the same year 2010 worth dying for does make a reference to the ending of 61 hours which does answer a few questions, but i understand what you mean. Best of all, this is a rare series book that reads like a standalone. But 1 hour 3600 seconds so 61 hours 61 x 3600 219600 seconds asked in math and arithmetic. He was a foot taller than any of the other passengers and evidently very strong. The major problem with lee childs last jack reacher novel, 61 hours, was the anticlimactic ending that also managed to be a bit of a cliffhanger. Ive really enjoyed the series so far, but lets face it, sometimes the plots stretch credulity so badly as to make them simply boilerplate thrillers with a really cool and likable character. Following the events of 61 hours, jack reacher is on his way to virginia to meet maj. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.