![]() ![]() As usual, the story develops in a way that tweeks Reacher\’s instincts. He thinks the accused is guilty but the accused sister continually begs him to help her brother. However, Reacher is not a friend of the accused. Reacher and the accused know each other because they were in military at the same time for a brief period. The accused asked for Reacher because he knows that Reacher will not stop until the case is solved and the villain brought to justice. Reacher uses his instincts, experience and military investigative training to get to the bottom of the who and why of this story. The story is somewhat complex and involved but Reacher unravels the complexity. This storyline is good… six shots fired and five people are dead but the target is only one. I had read the Reader\’s Digest abridged version about 7 years ago and when I saw that audible had the unabridged version, I had to get it because the story had stayed with me and wanted to know more about it. This was my first introduction to the Reacher novels. Review #2 One Shot (Jack Reacher #9) audiobook streamming online If you\’re a Reacher fan this one is a must. Some of the villains are more than a little over the top here but they play well in the story. With that one exception mentioned earlier this story avoids some of the major holes in logic and fact that are commonplace in some selections in the series. Along the way Reacher does what he always does, he kicks, uh, butt and takes names he has sex with a woman once and she goes on her way, and finally he unravels a case that one else can. Those of us who are loyal fans of Reacher know this isn\’t just a mistake it\’s a huge mistake. Then with the case dead and the suspect in a coma someone makes a mistake they go after Jack Reacher. Child also has him being exposed to the general prison population something not done with a suspect in a high profile criminal case for that very reason. The book has the prisoner being held in prison rather than in the local jail. The suspect having been assaulted inside the lockup where he was being held, is in a coma and unable to provide any explanations. Unless of course Reacher decides to come to them with a message his lawyer and his sister don\’t want to hear. Since Reacher does an excellent job of staying off the grid it\’s not gonna be an easy task. A man arrested for a mass killing has only one thing to say to his own lawyer find Jack Reacher.
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