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| The Visitor (A Jack Reacher Novel) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 49 reviews)
Sales Rank: 298
Category: Book
Author: Lee Child
Publisher: Bantam Books Ltd
Studio: Bantam Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Bantam Books Ltd
Label: Bantam Books Ltd
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 501
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0553811886
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553811889
ASIN: 0553811886
Publication Date: April 2, 2001
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Before Lee Child's Jack Reacher became a wanderer, stumbling into desperate situations and sorting them out with his two fists and sharp brain, he used his skill for the US Army's military police. When he is accused of a series of killings--women who left the army after sexual harassment proceedings found with their hearts stopped in baths full of camouflage paint--he has to use his skills to clear his name, and to do the Army and FBI's work for them. The near-impossible perfection of Reacher's physique and brain are met here by a puzzle that almost meets the same standard of perfection--the reason he is suspected is simply that perfect detectives are handy patsies for perfect murders, and Reacher is, besides, a man whom those in authority find making them itch..."As a rule, the Bureau and the military don't get along too well."
"Well, there's a big surprise. Who the hell do you guys gel along with."
..."You know how it is. Military hates the Bureau, the Bureau hates CIA, everybody hates everybody else...So we need a go-between."
Reacher shrugged.
"I don't know anybody like that. I've been out too long." Lee Child's remorselessly perverse ingenuity is working overtime in this, his fourth book, though like most great puzzles or tricks, his secrets depend a little heavily on mere misdirection. A book this driven by the central character's laconic aggression ought not to be quite as smart as this is, or quite as likeable--Lee Child's clever formula is to make that paradox work. --Roz Kaveney
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 Good, but May 10, 2008
Pacy, lots of action, keeps you turning the pages, but...
The answer is obvious about half-way through and the misdirections are a little clumsy.
The murderer's method takes a lot of suspended disbelief; it reminded me of a Wilkie Collins device.
There are too many instances where Reacher knows but the reader doesn't. It stops you feeling as though you are on the same journey as him. (He also starts coming across as a little smug.)
Lee Child is something of a master, but this is not his masterpiece.
 Possibly the best Reacher novel April 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My husband and I are hooked on the Jack Reacher novels (as we are Michael Connelly's Bosch novels). I could not put this particular one down.I was gripped from the first to the last page. I have to admit that this one completly fooled me - with a completly unexpected ending - I won't say anymore as it could spoil it for you!
I think the best plot of the series ... so far April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read most but not all of the Jack Reacher series. I think The Vistor has the best detective plot. It kept me guessing throughout the book and then when the conclusion came - it made perfect sense. Sometimes this doesn't happen in the books - the plots are always good but sometimes they are obvious enough to work out or sometimes frankly bizarre. This one is right on the money and I recommend it without reservation.
Great Reacher book March 28, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Another fantastic tale from the thriller master I cant read enough of this type of book, the best new one I have read is Soft Target by Conrad Jones that is one of the best I have ever read !!! more from both please guys
A Thriller for your suitcase... March 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lee Child writes enjoyable stories, but this Jack Reacher novel gave too much away to soon. However, Running Blind has a solid plot and believable charactors, as we've come to expect from this world class author. While writing this review, I would also recommend 'The Constantine Legacy' by Andrew Towning. Found this author by mistake, and was very glad I did!
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