The Essential Jack Reacher: Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing to Lose, Gone Tomorrow, 61 Hours, Worth Dying For, The Affair
Jack Reacher is the most compelling hero in action and suspense today—hailed by Stephen King as “the coolest continuing series character now on offer” and a household name for legions of fans who can’t get enough of Lee Child’s #1 bestsellers.
Once an elite military cop, Reacher is now a man with no phone, no address, and no ties anywhere. He wanders the land and lives in the moment—a cool-headed righter of wrongs who can’t let the bad guys get away with anything.
This addictive eBook bundle features ten Reacher adventures, which can be read in any order. But fair warning: Once you start, you won’t stop until you’ve finished them all.
PERSUADER THE ENEMY ONE SHOT THE HARD WAY BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE NOTHING TO LOSE GONE TOMORROW 61 HOURS WORTH DYING FOR THE AFFAIR
Lee Child was born October 29th, 1954 in Coventry, England, but spent his formative years in the nearby city of Birmingham. By coincidence he won a scholarship to the same high school that JRR Tolkien had attended. He went to law school in Sheffield, England, and after part-time work in the theater he joined Granada Television in Manchester for what turned out to be an eighteen-year career as a presentation director during British TV's "golden age." During his tenure his company made Brideshead Revisited, The Jewel in the Crown, Prime Suspect, and Cracker. But he was fired in 1995 at the age of 40 as a result of corporate restructuring. Always a voracious reader, he decided to see an opportunity where others might have seen a crisis and bought six dollars' worth of paper and pencils and sat down to write a book, Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series.
Killing Floor was an immediate success and launched the series which has grown in sales and impact with every new installment. The first Jack Reacher movie, based on the novel One Shot and starring Tom Cruise and Rosamund Pike, was released in December 2012.
Lee has three homes—an apartment in Manhattan, a country house in the south of France, and whatever airplane cabin he happens to be in while traveling between the two. In the US he drives a supercharged Jaguar, which was built in Jaguar's Browns Lane plant, thirty yards from the hospital in which he was born.
Lee spends his spare time reading, listening to music, and watching the Yankees, Aston Villa, or Marseilles soccer. He is married with a grown-up daughter. He is tall and slim, despite an appalling diet and a refusal to exercise.
This set could have been better. PERSUADER: In this 7th book the 1st chapter was so action packed as I read on this story 📖 became boring. THE ENEMY: The only thing I liked about this story is Reacher & Joe family 👨👩👦👦 scenes. The rest of it didn't interest me. ONE SHOT: I enjoyed the action in this story. I really liked Reacher's character. I didn't really get the storyline. THE HARD WAY: I'm sorry I stopped reading this 10th book at chapter 9 because it was boring & it didn't have enough action. BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE: My rating for this 11th book is 2.5 stars ⭐. The beginning was good. I couldn't get into this book's storyline & the action was too far apart. NOTHING TO LOSE: The beginning had my attention. After that this storyline became slow & boring. This story's action was too far apart. GONE TOMORROW: My rating for this 13th book is 2.5 stars ⭐. I liked the beginning. I liked Reacher's upgrades. My problem with this story 📖 too much talk about politics & not enough action.
#8 -- I really enjoyed this book except for all of the 'I said nothing. She said nothing'. That was annoying. I definitely recommend this book. (5 stars)
#9 -- Reread July 2017 -- Dick Hill audio book -- loved it so much!!!! (5 stars)
#9 -- Read March 5-6, 2012 -- great book
#10 -- Pretty great read (five stars)
#11 -- Aug 2017 -- Audio Book with Dick Hill -- I loved this book even more the 2nd time around. (5 stars)
#11 -- March 2015 -- Really enjoyed this book
#12 -- I really enjoyed this book. Read most of it in one sitting. (5 stars)
#13 – Great read (4 stars)
#14 -- I did not like the ending at all! But I loved everything up to that point. (4 stars)
#15 -- June 2016: Great read
#15 -- June 2015: Really enjoyed this book (four stars)
I really enjoyed these books. I love the way Lee Child writes. I have trouble putting the book down once started. Recommend to anyone who enjoys a good thriller!