Killing Floor by author Lee Child (Jack Reacher novel)

Book: Killing Floor  (Jack Reacher Novel)

Author: Lee Child  (www.jackreacher.co.uk )

Publisher:  Bantam Books and Random House (www.booksattransworld.co.uk and www.rbooks.co.uk and www.randomhouse.co.uk )

ISBN: 978-0-553-50540-5

The hero of this series is Jack Reacher. Lets get it straight at the start of the review. He is a man’s hero and a woman’s dream man. No nonsense, less emotions, less of mushy wooshy stuff.  Tough exterior, good looking in a rugged way. Drifter, who doesn’t have any strings, nor any loose ends. Retired trained Military police, or in his own words: the man who keeps trained killing machines in check and order. Absolute expert in weapons and martial arts. Doesn’t fight often, but when he fights you have to call in the insurance people…. for the place and the people. Do I have your attention?

Jack Reacher is drifting along and reaches a decrepit town in Georgia. Reacher takes his break there and walks on a whim into Margrave to honour a guitar played who died there 3 decades ago. Its Reacher’s bad luck that there is a murder in town, and he being the only stranger, the murder is pinned on him. Will Reacher have met his match in the law? Will he be doing time? And what is it about this town that everyone is so fearful and reluctant to talk.?

An good read, an action packed thriller. The book : One Shot is now a major motion picture starring Tom Cruise.

Private by author James Patterson

Book: Private 

Author: James Patterson  (www.jamespatterson.com )

Publisher:  Random House (www.rbooks.co.uk )

ISBN:  978-0-0995-5374-8

Private. A detective agency run by an ex US Marine Jack Morgan. Very huh hush agency where you  would go if you needed things to be solved with utmost discretion and utmost force. Private has one of the most advanced Forensic laboratories on earth, where the influential,the glitterati and even the law keeping agencies come to get their problems resolved.

Suddenly, in LA, you have the brutal slaying of eighteen teenage girls. Is their some stalker angle? Is there a love cult? Is there any extortion involved? Jack is using his extreme talents to solve this while on the other hand the resources of Private are occupied in investigation of a gambling scandal. As if these stress weren’t enough, Jack is called into investigate the brutal murder of his best friends wife…. his ex lover. Is this in some way related to the murders of the school girls or is it a smokescreen put up to throw Private of the hunt?

Read on to find out in author James Pattersons novel Private.

Tripwire by author Lee Child (Jack Reacher Novel)

Book: Tripwire  (Jack Reacher Novel)

Author: Lee Child  (www.jackreacher.co.uk )

Publisher:  Bantam Books and Random House (www.booksattransworld.co.uk and www.rbooks.co.uk and www.randomhouse.co.uk )

ISBN: 978-0-553-81185-8

The hero of this series is Jack Reacher. Lets get it straight at the start of the review. He is a man’s hero and a woman’s dream man. No nonsense, less emotions, less of mushy wooshy stuff.  Tough exterior, good looking in a rugged way. Drifter, who doesn’t have any strings, nor any loose ends. Retired trained Military police, or in his own words: the man who keeps trained killing machines in check and order. Absolute expert in weapons and martial arts. Doesn’t fight often, but when he fights you have to call in the insurance people…. for the place and the people. Do I have your attention?

Jack Reacher is trying his best to remain anonymous. He is digging pools in Florida !! But his anonymity is being probed and prodded by a man, who turns out to be a private detective. When Jack tries to get in touch with him the man turns up murdered. When Jack tries to probe more into this, he is confronted with his past. Jack likes no strings to the past and yet here he is faced with his mentor and his mentors daughter, his ward, his responsibility. She seems to be involved in a deal. But when Jack probes further the clients turn out to be a salacious, greasy character known in the underworld as Hook. Why would Jodie be dealing with Hook? Is her life in danger? Or is there more than meets the eye?

This book is one of Lee Childs better efforts. An absolute must read, a buy to be treasured, action packed thriller. The book : One Shot is now a major motion picture starring Tom Cruise.