This novel, published in 1999, sees our hero Jack Reacher at the beginning digging swimming pools in Key West by hand. The job suits the drifting ex-army man until his calm is disturbed by the arrival of a NYC private detective who comes looking for Reacher on behalf of Mrs Jacob. Who is Mrs Jacob? Reacher doesn't know but the detective ends up dead and Reacher has a mystery to solve.He travels to New York City and discovers that Mrs Jacob is in fact the daughter of Reacher's former army commander, Leon Garber. Garber has been investigating a Vietnam mystery where a soldier did not return. He wants to find out for the parents but Garber is dying and dies before he can hand over the case to Reacher.
Jack Reacher then becomes obligated to unravel the mystery and we come along for the ride too. Of course, he has a liaison with Jody Garber, the daughter of his ex CO.
I like Reacher, I don't really notice the violence, I think we all want to be the guy with the white hat hunting down the bad guys and putting the world to rights.
7/10 for me for this one.
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