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Back by overwhelming demand! From #1 Bestselling Author Scott Blade is the original Get Reacher book series.
MEET CAMERON REACHER. LONER. HERO. DRIFTER. ORPHAN SON.
Set in the world of #1 International Bestseller Lee Child's Jack Reacher. In The Affair, Reacher was sent to a small town to solve a crime. In true Reacher fashion, he snuffed out the bad guys and said goodbye to a beautiful woman.
But this time, he left something behind--a son.
Cameron learns at his mother's deathbed that his father is some drifter named Jack Reacher.
Armed with Reacher genes and his sheriff mother's relentless upbringing, Cameron sets out into the world to Get Jack Reacher.
In order to know his father; Cameron follows in his footsteps--literally. With one thumb out, he hits the road to track down the father that doesn't know he exists, but what he gets instead is a small town with a deadly secret and a distraught husband fighting to find his missing wife.
Cameron is on a mission.
The need for justice drives him.
Like father, like son.
BONUS: A preview of Winter Territory: Book #2 in the Get Reacher series.
Back by overwhelming demand! From #1 Bestselling Author Scott Blade is the original Get Reacher book series.
MEET CAMERON REACHER. LONER. HERO. DRIFTER. ORPHAN SON.
Set in the world of #1 International Bestseller Lee Child's Jack Reacher. In The Affair, Reacher was sent to a small town to solve a crime. In true Reacher fashion, he snuffed out the bad guys and said goodbye to a beautiful woman.
But this time, he left something behind--a son.
Cameron learns at his mother's deathbed that his father is some drifter named Jack Reacher.
Armed with Reacher genes and his sheriff mother's relentless upbringing, Cameron sets out into the world to Get Jack Reacher.
In order to know his father; Cameron follows in his footsteps--literally. With one thumb out, he hits the road to track down the father that doesn't know he exists, but what he gets instead is a small town with a deadly secret and a distraught husband fighting to find his missing wife.
Cameron is on a mission.
The need for justice drives him.
Like father, like son.
BONUS: A preview of Winter Territory: Book #2 in the Get Reacher series.
- GenresThriller
250 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2015
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About the author
Scott Blade
57 books312 followersUSA TODAY and AMAZON BESTSELLER - Scott Blade is a Nomadvelist, a drifter and author. He writes the bestselling Jack Widow book series, two of which reached the Top 100 list on Amazon, knocking Harry Potter & Jack Reacher off the top spots, which angered one of the big publishers. Scott wears that fact as a badge of honor.
Scott Blade isn't a traditional novelist who spends his time stuck behind a computer desk in some dreary office. He truly walks the walk. He drifts around like the nomad he writes about, touring the world, writing mysteries and searching for the perfect coffee.
Scott Blade isn't a traditional novelist who spends his time stuck behind a computer desk in some dreary office. He truly walks the walk. He drifts around like the nomad he writes about, touring the world, writing mysteries and searching for the perfect coffee.
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February 12, 2019
All-in-all, this is a very uneven first book. Some action sequences are adequate, and the plot is passable. The main problem is the excessive detail, minute descriptions of everything, including clothes, people, places and even dishes and silverware. Padding out the length with verbiage is a well-worn author's trick.
This is also a clear attempt to piggyback on the success of Lee Child's Jack Reacher
The clear narrative here is that Jack Widow is somehow the son of Jack Reacher and the beautiful Sheriff, who made love to the vibrations of the train roaring near the hotel every midnight in The Affair in 1997. Other clues indicate the same lineage. However, Jack Widow at the time of publication of this book would be only 18 years old...
From The Affair, Jack Reacher #16.
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. The county sheriff is a former US Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman.
Not a great start.
Note: book #9 as significantly better.
Gun porn
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Heckler & Koch P30L suppressed
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Beretta Px4 Storm
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This is also a clear attempt to piggyback on the success of Lee Child's Jack Reacher
The clear narrative here is that Jack Widow is somehow the son of Jack Reacher and the beautiful Sheriff, who made love to the vibrations of the train roaring near the hotel every midnight in The Affair in 1997. Other clues indicate the same lineage. However, Jack Widow at the time of publication of this book would be only 18 years old...
From The Affair, Jack Reacher #16.
March 1997. A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Carter Crossing, Mississippi. Just down the road is a big army base. Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher, still a major in the military police, is sent in undercover. The county sheriff is a former US Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman.
Not a great start.
Note: book #9 as significantly better.
Gun porn
Glock 41
Full size image here
Heckler & Koch P30L suppressed
Full size image here
Beretta Px4 Storm
Full size image here
CZ 52 (junk)
Full size image here
FN-P90
Full size image here
.
September 8, 2019
Great story! Loved the characters. Well developed. The story was well written and kept me hooked throughout. Can't wait to read more.
August 14, 2015
I liked this book. It was a nice concept to think that Jack Reacher has a son whom he knows nothing about and quite refreshing to get a new perspective of the same literary world. The plot was fairly good and Cameron was perfectly okay as a character but.....while the writing is kept in the same style as Lee Child, it just doesn't completely pull it off. Sometimes there is just too much detail of mundane settings and a bit of repetition which stalls the story on occasion. It didn't take long to read and I did enjoy reading the book, but I didn't come away from it exhilarated and hyped up like I have with some Reacher books such as The Killing Floor or One Shot. I will read the others as they could very well improve as the character develops. Here's hoping!
June 15, 2015
"Nothing to Lose" by Lee Child was one of the first books I reviewed on my blog back in 2011. It was a fun book to read, despite a few issues I had with the main character. Still the idea behind the story, this Wild West cowboy of modern days traveling all over America solving cases appealed to me, and that is why when author Scott Blade emailed me and asked if I would like to read his novel I was curious enough to say yes.
First of all, I must say I was relieved to see the story is about Jack Reacher’s son and not about Reacher himself. That was a bonus point. I’m not sure I would have liked to read about a known character from another author’s point of view.
Cameron Reacher is Jack Reacher’s son. His mother, a small town sheriff, dies when Cameron is eighteen, leaving clear instructions as to what path her son must follow. He, like an obedient son, does as he is told, leaving behind the town he grew up in, on a quest to find his father. Just like his father, he walks and occasionally hitchhikes until he reaches a small town where a man is desperately looking for his missing wife. The only problem is, nobody seems to remember her and someone in the town wants the husband gone or dead. Cameron decides to help and in the process he survives some pretty impressive life threatening situations. One in a jail cell involving a rope was my favorite because I did not see how he could get out of it which obviously he had to otherwise the book would just end with the main character dead. In fact, this is the appeal of this story, the ability to surprise.
The writing is straightforward, and at times becomes technical, with a lot of information about guns that I wasn’t particularly interested in but other readers who know a lot more on the subject will probably appreciate. Detail is one thing this book abounds in. At times it felt like Cameron was a little too fixated on things – like how many minutes and even seconds it took him to do certain things, how he could tell the time without looking at a watch, and how he was always keeping his calm and never got beaten up by anybody. Sure, he was a massive guy, with long black hair and hands like a “human gorilla”, something Blade insisted on a little too much (I got the point early on) and everybody was afraid of him except the people who gave him a ride.
Also, I got a chuckle out of seeing that he named one of the characters Ann Gables.
Overall this was a good thriller with plenty of action and an interesting character. The author did a good job of creating a background that was believable, and in this way tying the story back to Jack Reacher. I’m curious to see if Cameron finds his father and what happens when he does. I just hope it won’t take ten novels to find out. Many thanks to the author who provided me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
My rating: 3.5/5 stars
First of all, I must say I was relieved to see the story is about Jack Reacher’s son and not about Reacher himself. That was a bonus point. I’m not sure I would have liked to read about a known character from another author’s point of view.
Cameron Reacher is Jack Reacher’s son. His mother, a small town sheriff, dies when Cameron is eighteen, leaving clear instructions as to what path her son must follow. He, like an obedient son, does as he is told, leaving behind the town he grew up in, on a quest to find his father. Just like his father, he walks and occasionally hitchhikes until he reaches a small town where a man is desperately looking for his missing wife. The only problem is, nobody seems to remember her and someone in the town wants the husband gone or dead. Cameron decides to help and in the process he survives some pretty impressive life threatening situations. One in a jail cell involving a rope was my favorite because I did not see how he could get out of it which obviously he had to otherwise the book would just end with the main character dead. In fact, this is the appeal of this story, the ability to surprise.
The writing is straightforward, and at times becomes technical, with a lot of information about guns that I wasn’t particularly interested in but other readers who know a lot more on the subject will probably appreciate. Detail is one thing this book abounds in. At times it felt like Cameron was a little too fixated on things – like how many minutes and even seconds it took him to do certain things, how he could tell the time without looking at a watch, and how he was always keeping his calm and never got beaten up by anybody. Sure, he was a massive guy, with long black hair and hands like a “human gorilla”, something Blade insisted on a little too much (I got the point early on) and everybody was afraid of him except the people who gave him a ride.
Also, I got a chuckle out of seeing that he named one of the characters Ann Gables.
Overall this was a good thriller with plenty of action and an interesting character. The author did a good job of creating a background that was believable, and in this way tying the story back to Jack Reacher. I’m curious to see if Cameron finds his father and what happens when he does. I just hope it won’t take ten novels to find out. Many thanks to the author who provided me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
My rating: 3.5/5 stars
August 22, 2015
I was a bit nervous to read an offshoot of a series and character I enjoy, written by someone completely different. That the main character is a son of Reacher, rather than Reacher himself helps, and is entirely believable.
The story itself is entertaining and for the most part works. What didn't work for me was the world weariness and ability at everything that Cameron had, when he was 18, raised in a small town with no real life experience. He might be a big guy, but the laying on thick of his cleverness and physical ability rang of a Gary Stu creation.
The writing style was also cleverly done to resemble that of Lee Child, but again there was a little too much detail about things that did not advance either characterisation or plot - there could have been some judicious editing done.
Overall though, it was an enjoyable read and worth reading by Reacher fans.
The story itself is entertaining and for the most part works. What didn't work for me was the world weariness and ability at everything that Cameron had, when he was 18, raised in a small town with no real life experience. He might be a big guy, but the laying on thick of his cleverness and physical ability rang of a Gary Stu creation.
The writing style was also cleverly done to resemble that of Lee Child, but again there was a little too much detail about things that did not advance either characterisation or plot - there could have been some judicious editing done.
Overall though, it was an enjoyable read and worth reading by Reacher fans.
July 26, 2015
Oh my god, I'm 20 percent through this "brand extension" on Kindle and can't stop obsessing over the bad copy editing and the use of "their" instead of "there." So far, so bad... Maybe this Lee Child-endorsed fan fiction experiment will pay off. I don't have very high hopes.
(A few days later...) Okay, after the first 40 percent of the book repeating and going nowhere, things started to heat up and Blade started to hit a bit of a Lee Child-like stride and better plot development. He has a way to go before he achieves Child competence, but he got the adrenaline pumping and drove me forward. I may actually have to try the next in the series. But I do hope the copy editors do their job a bit better and clean up the occasional jarring mistakes. 2.5 overall.
(A few days later...) Okay, after the first 40 percent of the book repeating and going nowhere, things started to heat up and Blade started to hit a bit of a Lee Child-like stride and better plot development. He has a way to go before he achieves Child competence, but he got the adrenaline pumping and drove me forward. I may actually have to try the next in the series. But I do hope the copy editors do their job a bit better and clean up the occasional jarring mistakes. 2.5 overall.
June 15, 2015
Gone Forever (Get Jack Reached #1)
Blade introduces the son that Jack Reacher never knew about! We meet the mother that raised this son all on her own, but she's dying from advanced stages of cancer. Reacher learns that his mother has planned for the future and knows that her son will be free to start a quest to find the father he never knew or may not still be alive. This book is the start of that adventure. Like Jack Reacher, the son has the same driven values, protect the innocent, destroy those who are attempting to do harm to the innocents. Get ready for a great experience and the action of Reacher. Thanks for another great read.
Blade introduces the son that Jack Reacher never knew about! We meet the mother that raised this son all on her own, but she's dying from advanced stages of cancer. Reacher learns that his mother has planned for the future and knows that her son will be free to start a quest to find the father he never knew or may not still be alive. This book is the start of that adventure. Like Jack Reacher, the son has the same driven values, protect the innocent, destroy those who are attempting to do harm to the innocents. Get ready for a great experience and the action of Reacher. Thanks for another great read.
August 2, 2015
Pretty good, but...
The premise is very good. The story is pretty good. The main character is likeable enough, for the most part. There were some parts of the book that were real page turners, but also some that were very predictable, pedantic and even, at times, boring. Reacher slipped too easily into his father's traits and that just seemed too farfetched and hard to buy as a possibility. I'm hoping that the editing improves in the next book. There are goofy little typos all through the book. I know this is the first of a series and I'm going to read the next, expecting each subsequent book to get better and better.
The premise is very good. The story is pretty good. The main character is likeable enough, for the most part. There were some parts of the book that were real page turners, but also some that were very predictable, pedantic and even, at times, boring. Reacher slipped too easily into his father's traits and that just seemed too farfetched and hard to buy as a possibility. I'm hoping that the editing improves in the next book. There are goofy little typos all through the book. I know this is the first of a series and I'm going to read the next, expecting each subsequent book to get better and better.
April 28, 2016
Is there a Jack Reacher Jr?
I really enjoyed this book but can't help but wonder how Lee Child feels about it. Is it a compliment to have other authors writing about trying to find Reacher? I've read Diane Capri's books about tracking him down and am in the midst of reading Scott Blade. Cameron is very much like Reacher, only much younger. I remember well the book in which Cameron mother met Reacher. This 18 year old thinks fast on his feet, is great in a slug-fest and I would always want to be on his side. Fast paced, well written. I'd have given it 5 stars if it were original.
I really enjoyed this book but can't help but wonder how Lee Child feels about it. Is it a compliment to have other authors writing about trying to find Reacher? I've read Diane Capri's books about tracking him down and am in the midst of reading Scott Blade. Cameron is very much like Reacher, only much younger. I remember well the book in which Cameron mother met Reacher. This 18 year old thinks fast on his feet, is great in a slug-fest and I would always want to be on his side. Fast paced, well written. I'd have given it 5 stars if it were original.
August 27, 2017
He's dedication is a thanks to Lee Childs.
The main character is a Jack Reacher Wanabee Just too similar.
This character Jack Widow is a drifter a ex navy seal.
Likes black coffee
Likes beautiful woman.
Has a strong sense of right and wrong and will enforce what he deems injustice.
Very physically strong.
Although this book is well written I can't help but thinking I am reading about Jack Reacher.
The main character is a Jack Reacher Wanabee Just too similar.
This character Jack Widow is a drifter a ex navy seal.
Likes black coffee
Likes beautiful woman.
Has a strong sense of right and wrong and will enforce what he deems injustice.
Very physically strong.
Although this book is well written I can't help but thinking I am reading about Jack Reacher.
October 17, 2020
Somehow I missed the Jack Reacher reference or the name in the book as the father. I just read about a drifter as the father and it never connected with me. I would have had to go back and read the book where Jack met the mom. Also where was the name Cameron? The name throughout was Jack Widow?
Written in the Jack Reacher vain but with excess details plus, (spoiler alert) the original Jack would not have let the groom be killed
Written in the Jack Reacher vain but with excess details plus, (spoiler alert) the original Jack would not have let the groom be killed
August 22, 2022
It's a spinoff from the Jack Reacher series from Lee Child, and it reads like fanfic.
There is no reason why an 18 year old kid would have the same skills as his father (who he never met, but somehow has the exact same mindset in life), even though Jack has had a long career in the army. All the women are super attractive, and they want to be with an 18 year old kid who talks little and punches people.
There is no reason why an 18 year old kid would have the same skills as his father (who he never met, but somehow has the exact same mindset in life), even though Jack has had a long career in the army. All the women are super attractive, and they want to be with an 18 year old kid who talks little and punches people.
June 27, 2015
If you are a Jack Reacher and Lee Child fan than you gave to read this one!very good plot and all the characters were very well placed! No exactly as Lee Child but the author gave his own writing style and it is ok! I really enjoyed reading this first book of the Get Jack Reacher series and I will read the second one for sure! Thanks to the author for sharing his talent with us!
July 13, 2015
A great surprise!!!
I have been a Jack Reacher fan for years, so I was a little Leary when I started to read this book. But as soon as I got into the book it felt as if I was reading a Lee Child book. It moved along at a quick pace and I had a hard time putting the book down. If you like reading the reacher series you should definitely give this book a try.
I have been a Jack Reacher fan for years, so I was a little Leary when I started to read this book. But as soon as I got into the book it felt as if I was reading a Lee Child book. It moved along at a quick pace and I had a hard time putting the book down. If you like reading the reacher series you should definitely give this book a try.
July 27, 2015
Does NOT Disappoint!
I gotta admit that I was very skeptical of this book, but figured I'd give it a shot based on the clip I read.
I'm happy to say that I couldn't have been more wrong!!
VERY Jack Reacher-like in every way, only his source for knowledge (as he gains experience), is his mother vs. the army.
A thoroughly enjoyable read.
I gotta admit that I was very skeptical of this book, but figured I'd give it a shot based on the clip I read.
I'm happy to say that I couldn't have been more wrong!!
VERY Jack Reacher-like in every way, only his source for knowledge (as he gains experience), is his mother vs. the army.
A thoroughly enjoyable read.
October 11, 2015
Gone Forever:Get Jack Reacher
If you've read Jack Reacher series, which I've read every one, this great idea to continue the Reacher saga is wonderful. Not quite the same but similar in the needed ways. Thank you Scott Blade for continuing Lee Child's spectacular character in your own way. I am one happy reader!
If you've read Jack Reacher series, which I've read every one, this great idea to continue the Reacher saga is wonderful. Not quite the same but similar in the needed ways. Thank you Scott Blade for continuing Lee Child's spectacular character in your own way. I am one happy reader!
July 23, 2015
A fantastic story teller!
I enjoyed your first book so much that I have purchased your other two books & I am currently reading your second book. Your a very good story teller so please continue the series.
I enjoyed your first book so much that I have purchased your other two books & I am currently reading your second book. Your a very good story teller so please continue the series.
July 28, 2015
Awesome
This is written in first person which really helps feel connected to Reacher. The action was great. And the characters were well fleshed out. I grew up in the south,and the way the small towns are described is true to life and familiar.
Fantastic to read next one.
This is written in first person which really helps feel connected to Reacher. The action was great. And the characters were well fleshed out. I grew up in the south,and the way the small towns are described is true to life and familiar.
Fantastic to read next one.
August 2, 2015
I enjoyed this book !
A very good book! I had a hard time putting it down to eat lunch. Everyone that read the original Jack Teacher series should enjoy this book about his son ! I hope Scott continues with this line. !
A very good book! I had a hard time putting it down to eat lunch. Everyone that read the original Jack Teacher series should enjoy this book about his son ! I hope Scott continues with this line. !
August 4, 2015
A new Reacher?
Having been a long time follower of Jack Reacher, I found the book interesting,b but I not sure I am a fan yet. He is a son of law enforcement, but I think he. acts far above the skills of someone of his age...despite his mother's training.
Having been a long time follower of Jack Reacher, I found the book interesting,b but I not sure I am a fan yet. He is a son of law enforcement, but I think he. acts far above the skills of someone of his age...despite his mother's training.
April 7, 2016
I really enjoy the Reacher books so I couldn't resist the idea of Son of Reacher. Not quite as cool as his father ( yet) and a fast paced read. My only question is What does Lee Child think of this?
February 1, 2017
I really wanted to enjoy this book but it just wasn't good enough writing. The point at which I gave up was at the generic Nokia wallpaper, on his previously mentioned iPhone! Inconsistency at that basic level doesn't bode well for the plot
June 6, 2016
Good story, but some inconsistencies and bad editing, as well as a not believable main character. (18 years old, no military experience yet highly capable - able to take out multiple armed enemies.
June 21, 2015
Pretty much a Reacher book, just like the Jack Ryan, Jr books are just like the older Jack Ryan books. Have to say editor did a lousy job editing, though.
July 17, 2015
Child Prodigy goes vigilante
Quick read, characters are given depth as the story evolves. Just remember to be careful who you trust as a friend.
Quick read, characters are given depth as the story evolves. Just remember to be careful who you trust as a friend.
July 9, 2015
Good read
Have read the second book and found very entertaining now have been able to read the first book and would recommend both
Have read the second book and found very entertaining now have been able to read the first book and would recommend both
July 11, 2015
Great fun!
Very gripping.couldn't put it down.really like the coffee issue coming up. Hope reacher finds reacher. Definitely going to read each and every book in this series!
Very gripping.couldn't put it down.really like the coffee issue coming up. Hope reacher finds reacher. Definitely going to read each and every book in this series!
July 14, 2015
Interesting concept. A decent copycat approach to Lee Child's writing style.
July 18, 2015
The character is fun to watch.
Cameron Reacher is an interesting watch. While he's his father's clone, he is just discovering himself also. Looking forward to reading the next book
Cameron Reacher is an interesting watch. While he's his father's clone, he is just discovering himself also. Looking forward to reading the next book
July 18, 2015
Great book!!
Always been a reacher fan. Book moves fast, good to know Jack has a son who follows in his footsteps. Keep up the good work!!
Always been a reacher fan. Book moves fast, good to know Jack has a son who follows in his footsteps. Keep up the good work!!
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