16 Mar 2016 mikal   » (Journeyer)

Killing Floor




ISBN: 9780553826166
LibraryThing
 I'd seen the Reacher movie (it was ok, but not amazing), but was trapped in an airport with a book too close to the end for comfort. So I bought the first Jack Reacher novel. I'm impressed to be honest -- its well written, readable, and not trying to be Tom Clancy. Where Clancy would get lost in the blow by blow details of how military hardware works, this story is instead about how the main character feels and where their intuition is up to at that point. Sure, he explains that the shot gun pointed at his is dangerous, but doesn't get too lost in the detail.

I enjoyed this book, and its a well written mystery tale. I'll read more from this series I am sure.

Tags for this post: book lee_child jack_reacher murder mystery
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Syndicated 2016-03-15 22:33:00 from stillhq.com : Mikal, a geek from Canberra living in Silicon Valley (no blather posts)

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