Größenwahn

Interesting characters, compelling plot line, and total brain candy. This was, like many others', my first Jack Reacher experience. On the whole, I enjoyed myself. The main issue I took with the storyline was the plot twist in the end. While it was foreseeable from the beginning, not to mention woven into the dialogue as the plot unfolded, that illusive tenth person was disappointing. I had hoped to see a different reveal. I waited the whole book to discover Roscoe was the decoy, the silent insider, only to have my hopes dashed when Picard assumed the role. Cliché as it may have been, Roscoe's role as the “spider woman,” if well written, would have been way more satisfying than Picard. Especially as we embark on more and more Reacher novels, I would have preferred Child had developed the humanness of Reacher through that vulnerability.