The Hard Way: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels) |  | Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Dell
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Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.5
ISBN: 0440246008
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Publication Date: May 19, 2009
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Jack Reacher was alone, the way he liked it, soaking up the hot, electric New York City night, watching a man cross the street to a parked Mercedes and drive it away. The car contained one million dollars in ransom money because Edward Lane, the man who paid it, would do anything to get his family back.
Lane runs a highly illegal soldiers-for-hire operation. He will use any tool to find his beautiful wife and child. And Jack Reacher is the best manhunter in the world.
On the trail of vicious kidnappers, Reacher learns the chilling secrets of his employer’s past . . . and of a horrific drama in the heart of a nasty little war. He knows that Edward Lane is hiding something. Something dirty. Something big. But Reacher also knows this: He’s already in way too deep to stop now. And if he has to do it the hard way, he will.
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 Why feel guilty about guilty pleasures? February 21, 2010
Domestic Gnome (Cornwall, CT USA)
OK, so Lee Child isn't exactly Tolstoy or Dickens, and his hero is a misanthropic thug, but who hasn't daydreamed about being a non-person, wandering about using wits, wiles, and fists to right injustices and settle scores? And that's Jack Reacher who does not try to subvert or trick the system with false IDs and such. He takes the bus, pays cash, buys new clothing when the old stuff wears out. No family, no friends, no entanglements, no regrets - a strong, self-reliant character who floats on the surface, diving deeper only when he feels an injustice has been done. The premise is strained, no doubt, but the writing is just good enough to make it readable. I find it a guilty pleasure and enjoy watching Reacher get himself into and out of difficult circumstances, trying to make things right. So, yep, most of the one- and two-star reviewers are correct, but then they probably think James Bond is not entertaining. If you don't much care for Bond, Reacher won't please you much either, for Reacher is the crude American cousin to Bond. Who says sociopaths aren't entertaining?
If Reacher bugs you, try Thomas Perry's Jane Whitefield series - you'll probably like her since her sociopathic behavior is rooted in her heritage so it's OK. The irony light is on here, folks, so no outrage at my aparent insensitivity.
Jack and the mercenaries February 5, 2010
mrliteral
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The old joke about the TV series Murder, She Wrote, was that the small town that heroine Jessica Fletcher lived in had an exceptionally high murder rate. What was it about her that seemed to result in murders occurring in her vicinity? Obviously, it was just necessary to move the plot forward. Similarly, what is it about Jack Reacher that he can just happen upon crimes? In many books in the Reacher series, he just happens to be in the right place at the right time.
Such is the case in The Hard Way. Since Reacher happened to be drinking coffee at the same place two days in a row, he was able to witness a man get into a car and be around later to tell others about it when they check up on it. It turns out the man who got in the car was a kidnapper who took the wife and child of Edward Lane.
Lane is a wealthy man, having picked up lots of money by running a small private military organization. These ex-soldier-turned-mercenaries are good in a fight but not so adept at investigation, so Lane hires Reacher to get his wife and daughter back. Reacher is able to piece some things together reasonably quickly, including a few side bits of information, such as the fact that Lane is a pretty unpleasant person.
While Lee Child has written another fun suspense novel, The Hard Way also is not as clever as it could be. I was able to figure out many of the twists well before their reveals and I doubt I'm alone; the result is that it makes the usually astute Reacher seem somewhat dense at times. Nonetheless, this will be a worthwhile read for fans of the series.
He's a hard man October 19, 2009
David A. Spearman (Harbor Beach, Michigan United States)
When it comes to exciting fiction Lee Child is right up on top with his man Jack Reacher. He is a one man killing machine,a mind like Einstein and a heart as big as Texas. When he is coming at you there is only one way to go, thats the other way. I certainly have enjoyed all the Novels with him and will continue to be satisfied with any in the future. I would highly recommend not only this Novel but all of the rest.
The next page aint what you think. October 16, 2009
D. Wineland (RoaringSpring,PA,USA)
Lee Child is an Englishman who writes in typical American jargon. He does on occasions insert a little bit of jolly ole England in the story, but it doesn't distract. If you read Patterson, Parker, Burke, Brown, etc., then you'll be right at home with Child. The prose, phrasing, storyline and suspense are just as tense and you really can't figure the ending. His novels could be categorized as page turners, but they also are extremely engrossing, making you want them to not end. Hard Way has, to somebody who has had the experience of what's written, a lot of true to life facts, incorpated in the "fiction" of the novel. If you're a Lee Child novel reader, you'd be hard pressed to find this or any of his books boring and not worth the effort. If you haven't read Child, it's was past the time for you to start.
 not a feel-good read October 11, 2009
T. Harris
My first Lee Child book and I must admit it grabbed me and pulled me all the way to the end in one sitting. Some good surprises, and some predictability. I suppose I can't fault a thriller with mercenaries for being violent, but it was too violent for me. All the horrible things that bad men can do to men, women, and children -- they're described graphically, if briefly, at some point during the story. I was excited to start out reading, but by the end I just felt ill. If you want to escape harsh reality, this is indeed the hard way.
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