One Shot (Jack Reacher Series #9)

Awesome Book

This truly was an awesome read. The story starts out with a sniper gunning down five people leaving work in a small Indiana city. Although this act of violence was so random, the police managed to track down the killer very quickly to an ex-soldier named James Barr. The evidence was perfect against him. Without a doubt, this man is guilty, or is he? His few words before falling into a coma, " They got the wrong guy...Get Jack Reacher for me." Lee Child takes you into the mind of Jack Reacher, an experienced and skilled retired soldier. Jack Reacher, being one of the few that know of Barr's violent past, is prepared to do what ever it takes to expose the truth.

This book has absolutely nothing to complain about and is possibly one of the best books I have ever read. You never know what Reacher's got planned next or how he's going to take down his next victim. In other words, you would not want to mess with this guy. All in all, a fantastic book which I definitely recommend to all readers in search of a thrill.

7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

Jack Reacher is the bomb!!

Lee Childs has a great character and I can't imagine any woman reading about Jack Reacher without falling madly in love. Not only is he a man's man, he is a woman's man!!

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Pure suspense as only Jack Reacher's character can deliver

I read two Child books in a row: this one and "Nothing to Lose". the second book is one of his most recent, with an irritatingly political slant; my advice to Child is get back to his earlier formula for the Reacher novels.
"One Shot" is a great crime thriller with good character development for a genre that is primarily sock 'em, pop 'em plot development. I especially liked the firing range owner, Cash, with his ex-Marine attitude and laugh out-loud exchanges with ex-Army Reacher.
An encouraging note to those who have not read Child: the violence is somewhat explicit, but the sex and language is tasteful and restrained. Child at his best relies on clever plots and a truly unique protagonist.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

TRIPWIRE, ONE SHOT, ECHO BURNING ETC. JACK REACHER SERIES

I'VE READ ALL BUT 2 OF LEE CHILD - JACK REACHER SERIES AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR. JUST HOPE THAT LEE DOESN'T STOP WRITING - JACK REACHER SERIES. YOU CAN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN NOR STOP READING, AS THEY ARE ALL PAGE TURNERS. GREAT CHARACTERS, PLOTS, TRAVELS, AND STORY TELLING.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

A GOTTA READ

Child's Reacher character keeps getting better and better

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Lee Child's "One Shot" is exciting

This is a continutation of great writing and drama written by Lee Child. At the suggestion of a Barnes and Noble employee, I picked up one of the Jack Reacher series books and have read five so far. From the minute you pick up the book, the reader is drawn into the story line. I have found it difficult to put down. I read this book cover to cover in less than a week. The characer Jack Reacher is a strong willed and physically powerful force. Great reading.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Fast pace, fast reading and highly recommended

Another Lere Child book's that I read in record time. This one was as suspenseful as the first 8 books and I look forward to reading all of the Jack Reacher series.

bad plot

is hiding few details till the end being suspenseful or thrilling? there are a few instances where the author purposefully (through Reacher) brings details to the front just to keep the reader guessing. I think this cannot be the style of an established author. its cheating. a shame.

The best so far

Reading the jack reacher books in order, and by far ths is the best yet!

Usual good Lee Child

2nd time I read this book! All Child books have been good reading!

Very Good

As with any of the Jack Reacher Series this one is good and keeps you guessing.

Great who-done-it

Among the jack reacher series this one of the better ones.

Nice Discovery

I picked up this title as one of the weekly free offerings for Nook owners. I'm one who never expects a whole lot from "free", but every now and then I get surprised. This was one of those times.

Lee Child has created a strong, intelligent, believable character in Jack Reacher. Childs crisp, curt, to the point writing style is reflective of the story's hero. The plot of One Shot, although it slowed in a few places but picked back up, kept twisting and turning in ways that kept me in my seat and hanging on. That's saying something; mystery is not a genre I normally read.

I have already started reading 61 Hours, and I have The Hard Way in the wings. I intend to read the entire Jack Reacher series.

Good Read

Enjoyed the plot line. Well written and satisfying.

One of His Best

I've read them all in order and only found one or two that simply were not that good. One Shot? Ranks among the best Reacher novels (#1 through #9 anyway!). Great plot, solid action, interesting characters - both good and bad guys - and a powerful ending. If you like the Jack Bauer type, have enjoyed other Reacher novels or just want to try this type of book - One Shot is a great shot.

One of Lee Child's Best

Lee Child does not write for everyone. His Jack Reacher character is a bit like the hero from a "B Movie" western: he walks into town alone...takes on the bad guys (who often are backed by the town's authorities)..wins...and then walks out of town.

Every Jack Reacher novel follows that formula. If you like Jack Reacher books, this is one of the best. A fun rainy Saturday read.

A real thriller

This is the first Jack Reacher book I have ever read and I am now into the first 3 that Lee Child has written. The style is action packed, exciting, lots of drama and mystery and lets you try and figure out what Reacher is figuring out at the same time. Great detective and action book. Can't wait to read them all.

One Shot

Totally captivating and couldn't put the book down. He writes in a way that enables the reader to vision all actions like being there to experience what is going on.

One Shot

I enjoyed reading this book because it keep me thinking who did it? Then the characters of the bad guys were describe great. I would really would see them. There was more than two things going on at one time in this book that I was reading as if watching a TV show full of action and drama.

pass this up

The characters were hokey and exaggerated. Reacher was made to be super-human but his physical and mental feats seemed well beyond his ability. The book was not very imaginative.