Small Wars
2015 • 44 pages
Ratings9
Average rating3.6
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Ratings9
Average rating3.6
In this ebook short story, also available in the new, complete Jack Reacher short story collection No Middle Name, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Lee Child goes back to 1989, when Jack Reacher is serving as an officer in the military police. A young lieutenant colonel, in a stylish handmade uniform, roars through the damp woods of Georgia in her new silver Porsche - until she meets a very tall soldier with a broken-down car. What could connect a cold-blooded off-post shooting with Reacher, his elder brother Joe, and a secretive unit of pointy-heads from the Pentagon? _________ Don't miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.26, Better off Dead! ***COMING SOON and AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW***
Series
28 primary books44 released booksJack Reacher is a 44-book series with 28 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Lee Child, Joseph Finder, and 3 others. The next book is scheduled for release on 10/22/2024.
Series
26 primary books39 released booksJack Reacher Chronological Order is a 39-book series with 26 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Lee Child, Joseph Finder, and 3 others.
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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Reacher is still in the army for this one, and is pulled from his assignment to take over for an injured MP. Major Reacher's first job at his new post is to investigate the murder of one of the Pentagon's fastest rising stars.
To help him out (and to help train his underlings) Reacher gets Frances Neagly assigned to him. This story turns out to be a great spotlight for Neagly, actually. She even gets the big fight! This case hits close to home and ends up revealing a lot more about the Pentagon and the victim than anyone expected.
Dick Hill's performance was fine – there wasn't a lot for him to do here, but what he did worked.
This one didn't work all that well for me – the solution was unsatisfying, and Reacher's reaction to it might even be worse.
